Continuing a 12-year tradition of encouraging higher education and training, Channellock Inc., a worldwide leader in the manufacture of high-quality pliers and assorted hand tools, recently awarded three scholarships to Meadville-area students who won the company’s annual Senior Scholarship Essay Contest.
Ellen Mook, a senior at Meadville Area Senior High School, won first place in this year’s competition. Madison French and Emmett Vorisek, both students at Conneaut Area Senior High School, won second and third place, respectively.
Students were asked to write a 500 to 1,000-word essay on an assigned topic while providing research and support for their arguments. Entries were scored on adherence to the theme, research and argument support and overall presentation. The topic of this year’s essay was: How can the United States of America regain the respect among nations it once had?
As the first place winner, Mook received a $2,000 scholarship. For second place, French received $750 and Vorisek received $250 for third place. The funds were mailed directly to the students’ educational institutions to be used for their educational expenses. The essay contest is held annually and open to all 12th-grade Crawford County high school students enrolled, or planning to enroll, in any form of post-secondary education at any accredited college, university, trade school or technical school.
