2017-2018 Essay Contest Finalists

Burnsville High School
Burnsville, Minnesota
Teacher: Kathryn Wendling

• Matthew Fischer
• Kelly Solberg

Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Teacher: Steven Cullison

• Sandra Chen
• Mark Kivimaki
• Mihika Sathe

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

• Emily Orr
• Aaron Sanoski

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

• Brandon Else
• Kyle MacHalec, Third Place Essay
• Vidhya Mallikarjunan
• Claudia Seyfarth

Teacher: Aaron Oseland

• Maggie Cai
• Till Konczak

Nova Classical Academy
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Teacher: Chris Shepard

• Jane Krohn
• Ashling Quinn

Orono High School
Orono, Minnesota
Teacher: Michelle Naylor

• Andrew Baran
• Oscar Edwards-Hughes 

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Plymouth, Minnesota
Teacher: James Redelsheimer

• Parker Erickson
• Helen Radovic
• Jess Schletzer

Spectrum High School
Elk River, Minnesota
Teacher: Rachel Chrest

• Benjamin Harvey, First Place Essay

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

• Alphonse Matt
• Axel Raarup
• Jacob Weinstein
               

St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Teacher: Claire Wahmanholm

• Julia Scott

The Blake School
Hopkins, Minnesota
Teacher: David Zalk

• Nicholas Crosby
• Samuel Gelb
• Chris Gill
• Kyra Willoughby

Woodbury High School
Woodbury, Minnesota
Teacher: Nora Wise

• Esperanza Lee, Second Place Essay