Contreras wrote an article titled “The Most Dangerous Game: The Problem with Teen Gambling.” She will receive a $1,000 Project 21 scholarship toward tuition at Lindenwood University. She plans to study political science and then go to law school.
The Missouri Gaming Association annually awards two $1,500 scholarships and four $1,000 scholarships, jointly issued to the winners and the accredited institutions of higher education they select. The Project 21 Scholarship was developed to educate young people about the issues and dangers of underage gambling. The scholarship requires students to create essays, posters or videos on the illegality and dangers of underage gambling and publish or display them in their schools to help educate other students.

The Joplin Globe © May 2015