Alyssa Green of Jacksonville’s Sandalwood High School is one of 13 who have been awarded a $1,000 scholarship as district winners of the Florida Realtors 2009-2010 Scholarship Essay Contest for high school seniors.
She will now compete to win one of three $5,000 state-level scholarships. Scholarships from Florida Realtors this year total $28,000.
A panel of community leaders, media representatives, educators, business executives and Realtors from across the state judged the district-level essay competition.
The first-place district-winning essays - written on the topic, “How Does a Realtor Professional Benefit the Community?” - will be reviewed by a state panel of judges, who will select the top three.