Young Encampment author wins 'Remarkable Moral Courage'

8th grade student, Morgan Dale from Encampment was one of the six essays chosen from over 100 submissions, and placed third in the Division One 7th-9th grade in a regional essay contest sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. Dale chose to write her essay on Susan B. Anthony, the famed women's rights pioneer, since this year's theme was, "A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice."

Dale immediately thought of Anthony as the subject of her essay, "She is so inspirational because she rose above all of the prejudice and obstacles and is pretty much responsible for getting (women'...