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2008-2009 Winners and Honorable Mentions

The following is a list of the 2008-2009 National Peace Essay Contest winners and honorable mentions. Each listing lists the student's name, school, city, state and their coordinator.

Alabama

First Place
Annalisa N. Fowler
Haleyville High School
Haleyville, Alabama
Coordinator: Ms. Suzzane Fowler

Arizona

First Place
Amita Gupta
University High School
Tucson, United States
Coordinator: Dr. Amar Gupta

Honorable Mention
Molly E. Baker
Northland Prep
Flagstaff, Arizona
Coordinator: Dr. Michelle Abeshaus

Honorable Mention
Jahara C. James
Millennium High School
Goodyear, Arizona
Coordinator: Ms. Venita James

Arkansas

First Place
Erin L. Morbeck
Pulaski Academy
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinator: Mr. William Topich, Ginger Kidd, Keena Vellance

Honorable Mention
Tania E. Anaissie
Pulaski Academy
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinator: Mr. William Topich, Ginger Kidd, Keena Vellance

Honorable Mention
Christopher G. Martindill
Pulaski Academy
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinator: Mr. William Topich, Ginger Kidd, Keena Vellance

California

First Place
Siddharth S. Nair
Chaminade College Prep
West Hills, California
Coordinator: Mr. Shrikumar Nair

Honorable Mention
Alex D. Leader
Redwood High School
Larkspur, United States
Coordinator: Mr. Dennis Leader

Colorado

First Place
Megan E. Lang
Niwot High School
Longmont, Colorado
Coordinator: Ms. Linda Lang

Honorable Mention
Riley Carney
The Strive School (Homeschool)
Englewood, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Wendy Carney

Honorable Mention
Stephanie M. Nevel
East High School
Denver, Colorado
Coordinator: Ms. Anna Alejo

Connecticut

First Place
Nicole A. Boucher
Northwest Catholic High School
West Harford, Connecticut
Coordinator: Mr. William Tressler

Honorable Mention
Leah M. Igdalsky
Hall High School
West Hartford, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Sarah Lawrence

Delaware

First Place
Henry G. Gorman
Charter School of Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinator: Ms. Nancy Gorman

Honorable Mention
Michael E. Matheny
Summit Academy
Middletown, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Carole Matheny

Honorable Mention
Blair W. Stoakley
Caesar Rodney High School
Camden, Delaware
Coordinator: Ms. Tracey Gross

District of Columbia

First Place
Patrick Riechert
St. Anselm's Abbey School
District of Columbia
Coordinator: Mr. Kirk Otterson

Florida

First Place
Melissa E. Charles
Palm Beach Central High School
Wellington, Florida
Coordinator: Ms. Marie Charles

Honorable Mention
Emily A. Blanzy
Emily Blanzy
Melbourne, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Eileen Blanzy

Honorable Mention
Paxton R. Hoogland
Pedro Menendez High School
Saint Augustine, Florida
Coordinator: Mr. Gary Hoog

Georgia

First Place
Nicholas S. Eberhart
Parkview High School
Lilburn, Georgia
Coordinator: Mr. Brian Eberhart

Honorable Mention
Leslie E. Albrycht
Mount de Sales Academy
Macon, Georgia
Coordinator: Mr. Nash Mayfield

Hawaii

First Place
Kyan Renie C. Agbayani
Aiea High School
Aiea, Hawaii
Coordinator: Mr. Bill Taylor

Idaho

First Place
Mike Kalange
Bishop Kelly High School
Boise, Idaho
Coordinator: Ms. Jessica Lipschultz

Honorable Mention
Adam M. Kinalski
Bishop Kelly High School
Boise, Idaho
Coordinator: Ms. Jessica Lipschultz

Honorable Mention
Cole R. Kosydar
Bishop Kelly High School
Boise, Idaho
Coordinator: Ms. Jessica Lipschultz

Illinois

First Place
Andrew N. Tapper
Libertyville High School
Libertyville, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Lisa Tapper

Honorable Mention
Kara V. Brandeisky
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Kathleen Brandeisky

Honorable Mention
David A. Von Nordheim
Belleville East High School
Belleville, Illinois
Coordinator: Mrs. Sheila Misselhorn

Indiana

First Place
Tyler J. Thomas
Elkhart Central High School
Elkhart, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Denise Thomas

Honorable Mention
Savannah J. Thais
Theresa Thais
Mooresville, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Theresa Thais, Theresa Thais

Iowa

First Place
Dhrooti V. Vyas
Valley High School
West Des Moines, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Karen Downing

Kansas

First Place
Anne E. Collingwood
Beloit High School
Beloit, Kansas
Coordinator: Ms. Jo Dean

Honorable Mention
Jacee J. Simmons
Beloit High School
Beloit, Kansas
Coordinator: Ms. Jo Dean

Kentucky

First Place
Chelsea R. Spata
Notre Dame Academy
Park Hills, Kentucky
Coordinator: Ms. Veronica Mitchell

Honorable Mention
Sarah G. Gregory
Notre Dame Academy
Park Hills, Kentucky
Coordinator: Ms. Veronica Mitchell

Honorable Mention
Gina M. Palazzo
Notre Dame Academy
Park Hills, Kentucky
Coordinator: Ms. Veronica Mitchell

Louisiana

First Place
Brandi A. Pembrook
Haynes Academy for Accelerated Students
Metairie, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Patricia Becker

Honorable Mention
Kayla J. Pelman
Haynes Academy for Accelerated Students
Metairie, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Patricia Becker

Honorable Mention
Samantha Stieffel
Haynes Academy for Accelerated Students
Metairie, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Patricia Becker

Maine

First Place
Mary R. Kircher
Biddeford High School
Biddeford, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Heather Tremblay

Maryland

First Place
Rebecca L. Neubauer
Hereford High School
Parkton, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Terese Trebilcock

Honorable Mention
Samirauit S. Ayane
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, Maryland
Coordinator: Ms. Stefanie Weldon

Honorable Mention
Katy L. Jackson
Hereford High School
Parkton, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Terese Trebilcock

Massachusetts

First Place
Margo A. Balboni
Rockport High School
Rockport, Massachusetts
Coordinator: Ms. Marianne Sheridan

Honorable Mention
Catrina A. Doxsee
Worcester Academy
Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinator: Ms. Jean Chausse

Honorable Mention
Courtney F. Moran
Newton Country Day School
Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinator: Ms. Juliette Zener

Michigan

First Place
Matthew J. Vengalil
Grosse Pointe North High School
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Coordinator: Ms. Shyla Vengalil

Honorable Mention
Mirele A. Mann
Detroit Country Day School
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Coordinator: Mr. Donald Corwin

Honorable Mention
Alyssa D. Phillips
Andover High School
Bloomfield Hlls, Michigan
Coordinator: Ms. Belinda Phillips

Minnesota

First Place
Hannah S. Nemer
Henry Sibley High School
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Coordinator: Ms. Amy Usdin

Honorable Mention
Kayla L. Kohanek
Elk River High School
Elk River, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Denise Eidem

Honorable Mention

Chelsea A. Skone
Highland Park Senior High School
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinator: Jody Rohweller

Mississippi

First Place
Sean Ray
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Columbus, Mississippi
Coordinator: Ms. Donna Ray

Honorable Mention
Danny A. Davis
Gautier High School
Gautier, Mississippi
Coordinator: Mrs. Chary Davis

Honorable Mention
Sydney D. Hurt
MSMS
Columbus, Mississippi
Coordinator: Ms. Kimberly Hurt

Missouri

First Place
Sophia L. Sanchez
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Saint Louis, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Megan McCorkle

Honorable Mention
Austin M. Malach
Fort Zumwalt West High School
O'Fallon, Missouri
Coordinator: Ms. Julie Malach

Nebraska

First Place
Benjamin J. Kotopka
Saint Pius X High School
Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinator: Mr. Michael Kotopka

Honorable Mention
Taylor K. Bridges
The Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (Omaha)
Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinator: Mr. Chad Krier

Honorable Mention
Madeline R. Kramper
The Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (Omaha)
Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinator: Mr. Chad Krier

Nevada

First Place
Constance L. Dutra
Edward C Reed High School
Sparks, Nevada
Coordinator: Ms. Jo Ann Nance

New Jersey

First Place
Lisa Wang
East Brunswick High School
East Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinator: Mr. Alan Brodman

Honorable Mention
Hye Won Cho
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, New Jersey
Coordinator: Ms. Michelle Crimmel

Honorable Mention
Kevin Duh
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Flemington, United States
Coordinator: Mr. John Duh

New Mexico

First Place
Arik Burakovsky
Los Alamos High School
Los Alamos, United States
Coordinator: Mr. Brian Easton

New York

First Place
Archit Verma
Horace Greeley High School
Chappaqua, United States
Coordinator: Mr. Dinesh Verma

Honorable Mention
Cassandra J. Hartt
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
Burnt Hills, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Karen Ferris-Fearnside

Honorable Mention
Ankur Sakaria
Longwood HS
Middle Island, New York
Coordinator: Mr. Daniel Tapia

North Carolina

First Place
William A. Killinger, III
Ravenscroft School
Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinator: Ms. Mary Beth Immediata

Honorable Mention
Sarah E. Amos
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinator: Ms. Pamela Heyl

Honorable Mention
Camille R. Gross
Home School
Charlotte, United States
Coordinator: Dr. Pushpa Gross

North Dakota

First Place
Jiyeon Baek
South High Campus II
Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinator: Eunji Lee

Ohio

First Place
Vipul S. Shekhawat
Dublin Jerome High School
Dublin, Ohio
Coordinator: Mr. Charles Heywood

Honorable Mention
Patrick Cully
Saint Edward High School
Lakewood, Ohio
Coordinator: Ms. Barbara Cully

Honorable Mention
Alex C. Polivka
Turpin High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinator: Mr. Bruce Eisenhard

Oklahoma

First Place
Michelle R. Stamper
Jenks High School
Jenks, Oklahoma
Coordinator: Mr. Eric Fox

Honorable Mention
Sean M. Baser
Jenks High School
Jenks, Oklahoma
Coordinator: Mr. Eric Fox

Honorable Mention
Jacob D. Boren
Waurika High School
Waurika, Oklahoma
Coordinator: Ms. Judy Biby

Oregon

First Place
Maren S. Killackey
St. Mary's School
Medford, Oregon
Coordinator: Mr. Fred Aebi

Honorable Mention
Jessica J. Robertson
Clackamas High School
Clackamas, Oregon
Coordinator: Ms. Laura Pridmore-Brown

Honorable Mention
Anne Twombly
Clackamas High School
Clackamas, Oregon
Coordinator: Ms. Laura Pridmore-Brown

Overseas Schools

First Place
Isabel A. Yoon
Daewon Foreign Language High School
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Coordinator: Dr. Keumsoon Lee

Honorable Mention
Cathleen Nalezyty
Osan American High School
APO, United States
Coordinator: Mr. Duke Allen

Pennsylvania

First Place
Matthew J. Roseti
Roseti Home School
Henryville, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Susan Scully

Honorable Mention
Jessina L. Leonard
Leonard Home School
Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Coordinator: Ms. Carolynn Leonard

Honorable Mention
Julianne McCobin
McCobin Homeschool
State College, Pennsylvania
Coordinator: Mr. David McCobin

Rhode Island

First Place
Dylan V. Neel
Moses Brown School
Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinator: Ms. Lilamini Neel

Honorable Mention
Robert Santurri
Cranston High School West
Cranston, Rhode Island
Coordinator: Ms. Paula Titon

South Carolina

First Place
Alexia A. Arani
South Aiken
Aiken, South Carolina
Coordinator: Mr. Michael Foster

Honorable Mention
Ms. Jessica N. Krust
Irmo High School
Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinator: Ms. Jan McCarthy

Honorable Mention
Kristen J. Polinski
Irmo High School
Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinator: Ms. Jan McCarthy

South Dakota

First Place
Jonathan Talbott
Roosevelt High School
Sioux Falls, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Jennifer Bergan

Tennessee

First Place
Ioana B. Florea
Girls Preparatory School
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coordinator: Ms. Kathleen Berotti

Honorable Mention
Sarah Davis
Girls Preparatory School
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coordinator: Ms. Kathleen Berotti

Honorable Mention
Devony B. Schmidt
White Station High School
Memphis, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Suzanne Wexler

Texas

First Place
Christopher D. White
The John Cooper School
The Woodlands, Texas
Coordinator: Ms. Karen White

Honorable Mention
Natasha R. Sharma
James A Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Coordinator: Ms. Rajani Ramachandran

Honorable Mention
Sharon Sun
Bellaire High School
Bellaire, Texas
Coordinator: Ms. Lori Good

U.S. Territories

First Place
Ana G. Rodriguez
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Coordinator: Ms. Marie Gillette

Honorable Mention
Veronica P. Casellas
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Coordinator: Ms. Marie Gillette

Honorable Mention
Natalia A. Woodroffe
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Coordinator: Ms. Marie Gillette

Utah

First Place
Sidney M. Bell
Davis High School
Kaysville, United States
Coordinator: Mr. Truman Carver

Honorable Mention
Amanda A. Duran
Utah County Academy of Sciences
Orem, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Dawn Duran

Vermont

First Place
Heron E. Russell
Mount Mansfield Union High School
Jericho, Vermont
Coordinator: Ms. Jennifer Adkisson

Honorable Mention
April C. Burbank
Champlain Valley Union High School
Hinesburg, Vermont
Coordinator: Mr. Vincent Crockenberg

Honorable Mention
Herrick A. Sullivan
Vermont Academy
Saxtons River, United States
Coordinator: Mr. John Bohannon

Virginia

First Place
Anna C. Boynton
Homeschool
Lynchburg, United States
Coordinator: Ms. Anne Boynton

Honorable Mention
Nora Biette-Timmons
Wakefield High School
Arlington, Virginia
Coordinator: Ms. Ann Timmons

Honorable Mention
Lindy Westenhoff
South Lakes High School
Reston, Virginia
Coordinator: Mr. Charles Westenhoff

Washington

First Place
Eldo Kim
Kamiak High School
Mukilteo, Washington
Coordinator: Mrs. Shan Oglesby

Honorable Mention
Bailey A. Moritz
Northshore Junior High
Bothell, Washington
Coordinator: Ms. Jeanne Flahiff

West Virginia

First Place
Kathleen M. Kovalick
The Linsly School
Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinator: Mr. William Brubaker

Wisconsin

First Place
Emily Schapira
Nicolet High School
Glendale, Wisconsin
Coordinator: Ms. Marilyn Schapira

Honorable Mention
Andrea N. Salus
Andrea Salus
Sussex, United States
Coordinator: Mr. David Johnson

Wyoming

First Place
Samantha L. Compton
Worland High School
Worland, United States
Coordinator: Dr. Tim McGee

Honorable Mention
Zachary L. Lentsch
Worland High School
Worland, United States
Coordinator: Dr. Tim McGee

Honorable Mention
Noni Wang
Worland High School
Worland, United States
Coordinator: Dr. Tim McGee


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