2008-2009 Essay Contest Finalists

Burnsville Senior High School
Burnsville, Minnesota
Teacher: Kathryn Wendling

• Corey Babcock
• Emma Martin

Cloquet High School
Cloquet, Minnesota
Teacher: Tim Prosen

• Elizabeth Litke

Hopkins High School
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Teacher: Nick Abel

• Alexander Weir

Minnehaha Academy
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teacher: David Hoffner

• Zachary Robbins

Minnetonka High School
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Teacher: Christopher Pears

• Erica Du
• Martha Sebald
  Second Place
• Claire Willits

Roseville Area High School
Roseville, Minnesota
Teacher: Steve Bekemeyer

• Nick Allen

• Jack Butler
• Tim FitzPatrick
• Tucker Hubbell
• Robert Litwin
• Jeff Merriam
• Rob Muellerleile
  First Place

Tartan High School
Oakdale, Minnesota
Teacher: Gail Colbert

• Valentina Yapel

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

• Erik Ducker
• Christopher Kramer

Shakopee High School
Shakopee, Minnesota
Teacher: Edward Loiselle

• Eric Engdahl
• Alyssa Hargrave

Twin Oaks School
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Teacher: Dean Larson

• Neil Turner

Lead-Deadwood Technical
High School
Nemo, South Dakota
Teacher: Audrey Karinen

• Michael Gaul

Orono High School
Long Lake, Minnesota
Teacher: David Herring

• Andrew Robison

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

• Nicole Bergman
  Second Place
• Jake Devine
  First Place—Overall Winner
• Elizabeth Hauer
• Madeline Jarvis
• Anna Pfohl
• Philip Prosapio
• Stephanie Virnig