2008 Essay Contest Winners

Elementary School

Elementary School 1st Place
Ryan Hastings, Grade 4 Solana Highlands Elementary
Essay Title: Lessons from the Diamond
Teacher: Jerry Jones

Elementary School 2nd Place
Johannes Osypka, Grade 5
All Hallows Academy
Essay Title: Why Character Matters
Teacher: Jennifer Carbone

Elementary School 3rd Place
Dalton Robinson, Grade 5
Toler Elementary School
Essay Title: Character Matters
Teachers: Lin Kondrick

Middle School

Middle School 1st Place
Megan Micheletti, Grade 8
All Hallows Academy
Essay Title: Why Character Matters
Teacher: Mary Alice Fares

Middle School 2nd Place
Megan Hastings, Grade 8
Bishop's School
Essay Title: The Journey
Teacher: Jono Zissi

Middle School 3rd Place
Connor Mollon, Grade 8
Mountain Empire Middle School
Essay Title: It Matters to Care
Teacher: Jacki Maize

Middle School 3rd Place
Kelsea Fleming, Grade 8
Coronado Middle School
Essay Title: Character Matters
Teacher: Ananda DeJamette

High School

High School 1st Place
Erin Brinig, Grade 11
Cathedral Catholic High School
Essay Title: My Brother and Mentor
Teacher: Marilyn Harmaning

High School 2nd Place
Kendall Lord, Grade 11
The Bishop's School
Essay Title: Dear Tim O'Brien
Teacher: Steve Brown

High School 3rd Place
Navid Barkzai, Grade 12
St. Augustine High Schooll
Essay Title: Who is my role model of virtue?
Teacher: Patrick Healy