4/24/13 - A national safety and security company has chosen a Pinckney High School student as the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship. Senior Cameron Hein won the Electronic Security Association Youth Scholarship Program competition this month. The scholarship is only available to graduating students with a parent or legal guardian who is a first responder, and requires an essay about what it means to have a parent involved in securing their community. While his selection is based on several factors, including his perfect grade point average and academic accomplishments, Hein says the major factor was the essay he wrote about his father, who is a 20-year firefighter working in the City of Ann Arbor. He tells WHMI the essay included his memories of visiting the department as a child, and how it impacted his future career plans. Hein, who will graduate next month from Pinckney Community High School, also wrote about how he plans to study engineering in college to save lives by designing new safety equipment for emergency personnel. With no ESA chapter participating in Michigan, Hein had to win the national-level nomination for the scholarship before winning the overall competition. (TD/JK)
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