In this podcast, West Catholic's Strategic Content Coordinator John Gonzalez interviews junior Maria Worrell, who recently won first place in the Grand Rapids Right to Life Essay Contest. She will receive $100 and have her essay submitted to the national contest.

According to Grand Rapids Right to Life, "the Prolife Essay Contest encourages students to thoughtfully examine and articulate their prolife beliefs."

In this posdcast, Maria said it was her mom, Tricia, who used to work for Right to Life, who taught her the values of life from an early age. She also submitted an essay for the same contest in middle school.

"It's nice to write down how I'm feeling about something, and to really be able to share it with people," she said.

In addition to winning the contest, Maria also will be joining 40 other students from West Catholic High School on the March for Life Rally (Jan. 18-21) in Washington D.C. She has been on the trip before and is looking forward to the speakers and sightseeing.

On this podcast, Maria also reads her essay.

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