TYLER, Texas — Three Tyler ISD students received honors for their success in Optimum’s Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest.

Jocelin from Early College High School and Luke from Hubbard Middle School were named as two of the four grand prize winners from across the country. They will each receive a $3,000 scholarship.

Also, Kenadi from Tyler Legacy High School received a runner up award to earn an iPad from Optimum. She was one of 12 students across the country to receive the honor. Below are excerpts from the students' essays:

Jocelin from Early College High School

Excerpt from the Essay titled ‘The Backyard That Fed Our Hearts’:

Those backyard cookouts were everything to me. My cousins and I would run around while the adults cooked pollo and carne asada on a small grill. The sound

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