The Scholarship Jacket
by Marta Salinas
Martha, a hardworking student, expects to receive her school’s Scholarship Jacket because she has maintained the highest grades. When the school suddenly demands money for it, she faces an unfair choice.
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- Martha has maintained excellent grades for eight years.
- The school traditionally awards a gold-and-green Scholarship Jacket to the valedictorian.
- A teacher suggests that another student should receive it.
- The principal says Martha must pay fifteen dollars.
- Martha’s grandfather refuses because she should not buy what she has earned.
- Martha returns to school and says she cannot pay.
- The principal changes his decision and awards her the Jacket.
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Martha is a hardworking student who has maintained the highest grades for eight years. She expects the traditional Scholarship Jacket, which is given to the class valedictorian.
She learns that the school wants to charge fifteen dollars for the Jacket. Since her family is poor, she cannot afford it. Her grandfather tells her that if she earned it, she should not have to buy it.
Martha tells the principal that she cannot pay. Her honesty and dignity force the adults to reconsider the unfair policy. The principal finally allows her to receive the Jacket because she has earned it.