The Hanover Historical Society awards a scholarship to one or two Hanover High School students who show a talent, dedication, and love for history and political studies. This year that student is Sara Linsey, a student flourishing with these traits. Sara says that her love for history and political studies started in middle school when she had teachers, Ellen Fisher and Maryann Nugent, who sparked her passion for learning what it is like to be in the greater world and not just in Hanover, NH. She has grown in her interest for Social Studies at Hanover High School where her favorite classes were Sociology and Governmental Law, with James Mills and Pamula Custer. Outside of school, Sara writes about her own experiences and works on the equality that she hopes to create more of in the world.
Sara was born in Europe, in a place where there is less equality and fewer opportunities for people, especially women. With this knowledge, fighting and working for equality has become one of her passions. Sara credits all of her inspiration to her mother, grandmother and other feminists, especially authors. She sees the inequality that women face, having to work harder than men to achieve the same things. She sees that around the world the equality gap is different, and she wants to change this and make an impact on people around the world as well as in her community. In Hanover, Sara says, we are very lucky to have the opportunities that we do, and it’s important to take advantage of them to learn more about others’ experiences and ours, so that we can make as much change as possible.
In the future, Sara is heading off to Emmanuel College and wants to become a doctor. The ability to listen, understand and empathize with people, which she learned through her studies and personal experiences at Hanover, is what she firmly believes she must have to be successful as a doctor. As for now the change, personal experience, and empathy that she brought to her classes in Hanover will leave an impact on our community and will surely help the new community she joins at college. We wish her well!
This article was written by Katie Stannard, a rising senior at Hanover High School and volunteer for the Hanover Historical Society during the Spring and Summer of 2020.