22nd Annual Feldman Orthodontics Scholarship Essay Competition Winners

PRLog (Press Release) - May 29, 2012 - Each year Dr. Randy Feldman, of Feldman Orthodontics, awards an outstanding graduating senior, or two in this case,with a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice. An essay competition is held for graduating seniors and a winner selected for their response to to question, "What a smile means to ME!".

Additional scholarship criteria are the winners must have maintained a cumulative start grade point average of 3.0 or better, have achieved a minimum SAT score of 1000 or minimum ACT score of 22, must have submitted a letter of recommendation from their school, and have a letter of acceptance from a college of their choice.

This year’s winning essays of the $1000 scholarship is awarded to two outstanding seniors: Zachary Rocca, a graduating senior from Steinbrenner High School, and Noah Stebbins, a graduating senior from Bloomingdale High School.

To celebrate their achievements, Dr. Feldman and his staff treated the winners, their parents, and their guidance counselors to an awards dinner at Ceviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant in South Tampa; which was held on Thursday, May 10, 2012. In order to keep the ambition alive, he also presented each winner with a copy of the book, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss.

Over the past 20 years, Dr. Feldman has awarded the Feldman Orthodontics Scholarship to over 40 graduating seniors from local public high schools. This scholarship is given to outstanding graduating seniors in recognition of their potential to both excel in their future endeavors and to become a contributing member of their community.

Dr. Feldman strongly believes in giving back to the Tampa Bay community and is committed to recognizing those individuals with the potential to continue with that legacy of service.

Congratulations Zachary Rocca and Noah Stebbins! You deserve this scholarship along with your successes along the way.

“The Feldman Orthodontics Scholarship provides financial support to graduating seniors from local high schools who demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to their community,” said Dr. Feldman. “We are thrilled to present these scholarships to Zachary and Noah and wish them the best of success in their future endeavors.”

To read the winning essays, please visit: http://YourBite.com/Community/Feldman-College-Scholarship...

To learn more about Dr. Feldman and Feldman Orthodontics, please visit: http://YourBite.com or call (813) 968-BITE (2483).

About Dr. Randy Feldman & Feldman Orthodontics: Dr. Randy Feldman continues to bring happy, healthy, and beautiful smiles to his orthodontic patients in Tampa Bay.  For over 29 years Dr. Feldman has been a distinguished leader and dedicated to his community.  Dr. Feldman received his DDS and BA in Zoology from The Ohio State University.  He currently is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Plastic Surgery at the USF College of Medicine.  He also holds a patent for ceramic brackets.  These are just a few among the numerous academic and professional accomplishments Dr. Feldman has to his credit.

About Invisalign ELITE Preferred Provider: Dr. Feldman is Tampa Bay's only Invisalign ELITE Preferred Provider placing him in the top 1% of all Invisalign providers in the world. No one in Tampa Bay has more experience with Invisalign than Dr. Feldman.