Three area students have been awarded scholarships by the Florida Association of Realtors.
The three District 1 winners were Britni Moore of Fernandina Beach High, who got the top award of $5,000; second-place winner Dana Teppert of Nease High, who got $1,500; and third-place winner Brian Readout of Lake City Columbia High, who got $500.
The winners were chosen in an essay contest and each of the state’s 13 districts has three winners. The essays were written with the theme “How Does a Realtor Professional Benefit the Community?”
All high school seniors were eligible except for immediate family members of a Realtor, of a person licensed to sell real estate or of a Realtor association’s staff. The top winning essays from FAR’s 13 districts across Florida now compete to win one of three $5,000 state-level FAR scholarships. Scholarships from FAR this year total $111,000.
“The Florida Association of Realtors originally created its scholarship/essay contest because Realtors understand the value of education,” says FAR President Mike Dooley. “It’s not only good for our young people, but a good educational system builds strong communities and draws high-paying jobs to Florida. Show me a top-notch school and I’ll show you a thriving community with rising home values.”
A number of community leaders, media representatives, educators, business executives and Realtors from across the state served as judges for the district-level essay competition.