A fifth grader from Florence K-8 School has received an impressive honor.
Benjamin Ramirez is among the 20 winners of the AZ529 statewide essay contest. He was selected from among 631 students who entered essays in the contest sponsored by the AZ529 program and administered through the Arizona State Treasurer’s Office, according to a press release.
The Arizona State Treasurer’s Office and the AZ529 Advisory Committee invited fifth graders from across the state to write a three-paragraph essay in which to share their dream jobs and how they planned to achieve them. Ramirez wrote that his dream was to join the U.S. Air Force:
