2011-2012 Essay Contest Finalists

Apple Valley High School
Apple Valley, Minnesota

• Amanda Bauer

The Blake School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teacher: David Zalk

• Matthew McFarland                
  First Place Essay

Burnsville Senior High School
Burnsville, Minnesota
Teacher: Matthew Eppen

• Brita Preus
• Allie Waters

Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Teacher: Jason Szporn

• Karl Otness

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

• Rochelle Herzog
• Marie Veillette

Minnehaha Academy
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teacher: David Hoffner

• Brady Ryan
• Emily Wagner

Minnetonka High School
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Teacher: Christopher Pears

• Jeremy Nelson

Mounds View High School
Arden Hills, Minnesota
Teacher: Martha Rush

• Nick Helgeson
• Maximillian Wang
  Third Place Essay

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Plymouth, Minnesota
Teacher: James Redelsheimer

• Michaela Bunke

Roseville Area High School
Roseville, Minnesota
Teacher: Steven Bekemeyer

• Jacob Hall

Shakopee High School
Shakopee, Minnesota
Teacher: Ed Loiselle

• Joseph Huynh
• Jeffrey Qiu
• Hannah Ramthun
• Janneta Tabakov
  Second Place Essay

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

• Louisa Richardson-Deppe

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

• Sean Byom
• Sean Byrne
• John Gould
• Kevin Gust
• Robert Hughes
• William Leber
• Nik Neiberger
• Richard Nuñez
• Tyler Rossmann

Tartan High School
Oakdale, Minnesota
Teacher: Gail Colbert

• Kelsey Youngquist

Thomas Jefferson Senior High School
Bloomington, Minnesota
Teacher: Brian Trusinsky

• Hannah Torvick