I Won A Scholarship!!!!

Hello all!!

Life update from probably a month ago, but I'm still excited about:

I WON A SCHOLARSHIP!! AND I GOT A PAGE ON AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE!! 

I applied for (and won) the Washington Homeschool Organizations yearly $1000 scholarship. I worked really hard on this essay, and I am very proud to have won. :))

Here is the link to their post on the website, where you can read my essay if you want to. :))


Man, it feels so good to see my name in a website link. Especially right after the word "winner"

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