In fact, a few months ago I received an email from a high schooler in California who had read The Concord Review, looking for some research advice!
From: Name Withheld
Date: May 25, 2017 at 20:49:39 EDT
To: Will Fitzhugh <fitzhugh@tcr.org>
Subject: Emerson Prize
Dear Mr. Fitzhugh,
Last night I came home late from an orchestra concert to find your letter about the Emerson Prize. What an amazing surprise! I just wanted to say how grateful I am for both this, and the chance to be published in your impressive journal in the first place.
I have no doubt that it helped me get into the University of Chicago, where I'll be going next year. From the moment I visited it I knew it was the place where I could see myself finding that same entrancement in learning (what our headmaster calls "flow,") that I get while deep in the research process.
Although I'm not usually one for awards and such, your recognition has allowed me to feel that maybe pursuing what I love most in school is not so futile after all...and that something as seemingly solitary as a history paper can exist outside of the classroom and reach a wider audience. In fact, a few months ago I received an email from a high schooler in California who had read The Concord Review, looking for some research advice!
Thanks again for all of your help, the prize (which I promise to put to good use,) and your invaluable journal.
Sincerely,
(Signed)
(Signed)
[Commonwealth School, Class of 2017
"Judicial Independence,"
The Concord Review, Winter 2016
Volume 27 Emerson Prize]
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Quod Erat Demonstrandum
Premise 1:
Bright Diligent High School students can write serious interesting History research papers
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Premise 2:
Their History papers will inspire emulation among their High School peers.
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