history: It was really cool to be at the award ceremony for my friend whose paper received a scholarship. I knew she had a good piece of writing on her hands that I'd helped edit, but I didn't expect it to win an award! My friend wrote a creative writing piece that I helped edit_comma_ and it won her a scholarship. I was so proud_comma_ like a dad_comma_ even though we're roughly the same age.
current: Congrats to your friend! That is an amazing accomplishment.
next: Yeah it was! I joke with her that I should get a portion of the money since I told her she had a really good piece and that she should submit it. She wasn't originally going to.