ESA & Chapters Honor Students of Police and Firefighters
Children of firefighters from California and Michigan were awarded $10,000 in scholarships by the Electronic Security Association (ESA) through the ESA Youth Scholarship Program. Altogether, ESA and its participating Chartered State Associations awarded $47,500 in scholarships to 38 winners from more than 900 applications. The program has awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships to children of police officers and firefighters since its inception in 1996.
Brian Roxas of La Crescenta, Calif., was the first place winner of the ESA Youth Scholarship Program and received a $7,500 scholarship for his outstanding essay and scholastic achievements. Brian’s stepfather, Alberto Hugo, is a firefighter in Los Angeles County. In his essay Brian writes this of his stepfather, “His example to me taught me that if there’s a need and there’s something I can do to meet that need, I shouldn’t hesitate. Watching him at work…even when he is off-duty…made me determined that I want to spend the rest of my life helping my community as well.”