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DWSOC 2018 Scholarship Winners
We want to thank all of the applicants for their submissions and are delighted to announce the DWSOC 2018 Scholarship Winners:
 
Dana Hills High School
Claire Lisle
Julianne Wilde
 
San Clemente High School
Carni Campbell
Josh Greene
Gavin Kellerher-Marciello
Jake Rybczyk
 
San Juan Hills High School
Kate Finman

All of the applicants demonstrated democratic ideals through a superior level of community service and answered an essay question on one of the following topics: What does democracy mean to you?  How do you want to change the world? and  What changes would you make to our political system?   

Here is just a sample list of accomplishments from the Class of 2018 DWSOC Scholarship Winners 

Organizing demonstrations against gun violence
Removing plastic water bottles from campus
Volunteering on political campaigns
Tackling net neutrality
Giving a voice to others
Registering voters
Advocating for animal rights
Helping underserved communities
Protecting our beaches
Bringing awareness to gender issues
Founding coalitions for change
 and so much more.

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