Created by McKinney Middle School/YS High School Social Studies teachers Kevin Lydy and John Day, the Scholarship for the Study of History and the Social Sciences (up to $500) is intended for YSHS students who have taken more than (3) credits in the social sciences, and expresses an intent to major in and/or pursue a career in the social sciences. Student responds in 500 words or less to this prompt: Why are the social sciences still relevant in the 21st century and why should you be awarded this scholarship?