2008 Sterling Scholar winners

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FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE

Allissa Jamie Huffaker

Springville High School

Parents: Mike and Shana Huffaker

Springville

"Family is an important part of my life. Without my family, I wouldn't have support with my extracurricular activities. I have been taught how to enrich the home and make it a place of refuge. Family and consumer sciences will help me to prepare for my own family in the future. Not only will I learn more about nutrition, food preparation, clothing construction and child care, but I will be able to help my future family be successful. It is important for me to learn the essentials of being a homemaker in order to help my family become self-reliant. 'A good home must be made, not bought' (Joyce Maynard). It is in the home where learning begins. I feel that learning family and consumer skills can help me in creating the home I desire.

"As a child I was always interested in what my mom was doing, whether it was preparing food, sewing or making crafts. Her interests have become mine and I am learning more each day from her example. In accounting I learn how to budget. Having a budget is the key to knowing how many groceries you can buy and how much money you have to spend on other family necessities. I can then teach my own children how to correctly budget their money so that when they grow up they will know how to use their money wisely. Family and consumer science education contains many interests of mine including clothing, food and preparation, nutrition, child care and other family essentials. These necessities will help me as I have my own family."

SCHOLARSHIP: Ranks first out of 496; overall GPA is 4.0; 29 composite ACT.

AWARDS AND PROJECTS: National Honor Society vice president; cross country All-state Academic Award; Buddy Walk; Award of Merit and grand prize in a local Art City Days flower show; youth leader at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum; second in regional Make it with Wool competition; student of the month; conducted the Harvest Dinner for senior citizens; sports letter in girls track and field and cross country; yearbook staff; tied blankets for humanitarian aid; Key Club.

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BUSINESS & MARKETING

Brent J. Anderson

American Fork High School

Parents: Brian and Kathy Anderson

Pleasant Grove

"As chief technical officer at the Christa McAuliffe Space Center in Pleasant Grove, I have been able to reach out to the community through service while refining my own capabilities in leadership and business. The Space Center provides educational and entertaining space flight simulations to elementary school students in Utah Valley. When I accepted the position in 2005, I was given neither instruction nor assistance. Since then. I have created their entire programming department, given hundreds of hours to several projects, created marketing campaigns, taught technology and business to junior high-age students and revolutionized the way the Space Center educates and entertains students from across the country. This experience has been vital in my development as a businessman and as a member of society. Working there has helped me develop people skills, make executive decisions and experience the 'real world' with a safety net. I have had an opportunity to experiment, practice and implement my own ideas in a stable environment."