Updated on: 2/26/2019
How to Vote
- Read the essays
- Go to the pinned post on Davis Law Group's Facebook page
- Use the blue like button to vote for Francesca Feltrin's essay. Use the red heart button to vote for Alysia Newton's
Safety Hazard
This essay is by Alysia Newton, one of the contestants in Davis Law Group's Law and Justice scholarship essay contest. Alysia is majoring in criminal justice. Her goal is to assist people in disadvantaged neighborhoods by working as a probation officer. Read the full essay here. Exerpt:
Last year, November 23, 2015, I lost my sister in law in a car accident due to poor road conditions. She was on her way back from Vegas and while she was driving in the city of Baker, she drove over an unnoticeable dip that led her to swerve her car onto the other side of the road. She was facing toward oncoming traffic and got into a head on collision with a trailer. Unfortunately, she did not make it. She leaves behind a 5 year old daughter and a 6 year old daughter.
Are Pedestrians Safe?
This essay is by Francesca Feltrin, one of the contestants in Davis Law Group's Law and Justice scholarship essay contest. Francesca is majoring in criminal justice. Her dream is to make a difference in people's lives by working for the United Nations. Read the full essay here. Exerpt:
One of the statics that scare me a lot is ”In 2013, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States. This averages to one crash-related pedestrian death every 2 hours.” This is really concerning, every 2 hours a person die because hit by a car, how can we prevent this tragically event?
Contest Rules
The student will have until November 30th, 2016 to participate in the Community Engagement & Support portion of the contest. This portion of the contest will be worth a total of 50 points. The nominee must use social media to spread the word in their community about their essay. Members of the community will vote on the essay they believe should win. Voting will be performed by clicking the "like" or "heart" buttons on the Facebook post on Davis Law Group's page. Emails directly to us do not count as votes; voters must use Facebook to vote.
All nominees will have from the moment their official nominee page is published on the Davis Law Group website until November 30th, 2016 to collect as many votes as possible. Attempting to game this portion of the contest by creating multiple fake social media accounts may result in disqualification.
Winners will be contacted via email, then announced on the website shortly after the contest has concluded.