2019-2020 Essay Contest Finalists

Breck School
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Teacher: Lori Merrill

• Sahana Mangipudi, First Place Essay

The Blake School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teacher: Beth Calderon

• Thomas Hemphill

Teacher: David Zalk

• Ford Ashmun
• Morgan Fleming
• Joseph Gustaferro
• Charles Nowak
• Joshua Vorbrich
• Brian Zhang

Burnsville Senior High School
Burnsville, Minnesota
Teacher: Kathryn Wendling

• Emelia Hovde
• Charlie Mejia
• Chance Persons

Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Teacher: Steven Cullison

• Evan Jiang
• Cole Statz

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

• Emily Liddell

Minnehaha Academy
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teacher: David Hoffner

• Patrick Cullinan, Third Place Essay

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

• Elisa Guo
• Justin Wang

Orono Senior High School
Long Lake, Minnesota
Teacher: Michelle Naylor

• Margaret Kraus
• Grace Miner
• Logan Rodewald

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Plymouth, Minnesota
Teacher: James Redelsheimer

• Harry Larimore
• Jack Major, Second Place Essay

Shakopee High School
Shakopee, Minnesota
Teacher: Ed Loiselle

• Rohan Sastri

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

• Alex Adams
• Judd Fenlon
• Jacob Goldade
• Sophia Hoppe
• Devin Klein
• Blake Prall
• Andrew Schreier