2007-2008 Essay Contest Finalists

Columbia Heights High School
Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Teacher: Jason Lavine

• Lewis Churchfield

Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Teacher: Jason Szporn

• Madeline Christensen
  First Place-Overall Winner
• Patrick Schnettler
• Elizabeth Schulze

Prior Lake High School
Prior Lake, Minnesota
Teacher: Eric Serbus

• Sarah Gontarek

St. Thomas Academy
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Teacher: Dean Simmons

• Eric Harms
• Charles Nocker
• Trevor Ryan

St. Paul Central High School
St. Paul, Minnesota
Teacher: Ethan Cherin

• Michael Crellin
• Evan Damon
• Maria de Sam Lazaro
• Anna Graziano
• Zachary Kagan
  Second Place
• Sophia Kissin
• Tristan McCormick

Shakopee High School
Shakopee, Minnesota
Teacher: Ed Loiselle

• Andy Greeley

Tartan High School
Oakdale, Minnesota
Teacher: Gail Colbert

• Allyson Bestland
• Brian Huang
• Eva Moline
• Jannelle Yin

Chaska High School
Chaska, Minnesota
Teacher: Allison Hanson

• Scott Miller
  First Place

Grantsburg High School
Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Teacher: Keith Lehne

• Nathan McConnell

Little Falls High School
Little Falls, Minnesota
Teacher: Tom Stockard

• Dominica Carrillo

Maple Grove High School
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Teacher: Patricia Sheehan

• Kenneth Feng
  Second Place
• Erikka Korpi
• Shelley Pavlas

Norway High School
Norway, Michigan
Teacher: Tony Adams

• Paul Dzik

Roseville Area High School
Roseville, Minnesota
Teacher: Steve Bekemeyer

• Jimmy Chen
• Andrew Schultz

St. Thomas Academy
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Teacher: Dean Simmons

• Joe Meyer