a graduate student at SUNY Binghamton.

The second recipient of the award was Antony Grueness, who joined Clark in fall 2013/14. Antony also graduated from the Lycee de Garcons in Esch-sur-Alzette. He received his B.A. from Clark University in May 2017. As of 2018, Antony is pursuing a Master's degree in Molecular Biology in Germany.

The Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Grade 11 Prize and the Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Prize for the Best English Essay by a Seventeen-Year Old

Because of our shared interests in furthering academic excellence, the LLP-CU awards an annual prize to high school students for an outstanding essay in English. The prize was created to honor the Leirs, whose entrepreneurial excellence and exceptional generosity were fed by their deep and abiding interest inliterature, languages, and the arts. Entries are solicited from eligible students, and the winner is chosen by a committee of the high school faculty under the auspices of the Humanities Department.

In 2017, the Henry J. and Erna D. Leir English Essay Award presented at the Lycee de Garcons Esch-sur-Alzette was awarded to Abou Mersch. According to LGE Director, Pascal Bermes, Mersch (18) is a very talented student. His prize-winning essay is an analysis of the recent changes in US foreign policy in the aftermath of President Trump’s election. More specifically, Mersch examines Trump’s “America first” concept and finds that:
“Trump is a nationalist, not an isolationist. He isn’t seeking America’s complete withdrawal from the global economy and international politics. Therefore, even if the country’s role as the undisputed international