Westbury High School Student Wins 1st Place in Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest

Optimum Community visited Westbury High School to recognize 12th grade student Danielle McDougall for her prize winning essay in the 7th annual Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest. Senator Jack Martins joined the event and congratulated Danielle, encouraging her and her fellow classmates to continue to learn beyond the walls of their school. Danielle read her essay on the famous physician and biochemist Servero Ochoa, which won her first prize in the high school level. She was then presented with her prize, an Apple iPad.

"Danielle wrote a great essay about how, as an aspiring medical student, it would be wonderful to spend a day with Noble Prize Winner Dr. Severo Ochoa. She wrote with great passion and excitement about Dr. Ochoa's contributions to science and medicine. That's the great thing about this program; it helps students learn about, and get inspired by, the many contributions individuals of Hispanic descent have made to our society. Congratulations to Danielle and to Optimum Community," said Senator Martins.