2009-2010 Winners
Congratulations to our 2009-2010 Winners!
The winners in the 2009-2010 Being an American Essay Contest were recognized at the Bill of Rights Institute's Being an American Essay Contest Awards Gala Celebration on March 23, 2010 in Washington, D.C. First, second, and third place winners can be found here.
To jump to the winners of a specific region, please select one of the following regions:
- New England Region: Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont
- Mid-Atlantic Region: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York
- South Atlantic Region: Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
- Mid-South Region: Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky
- Great Lakes Region: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin
- South-Central Region: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas
- Great Plains Region: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota
- Mountain Region: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona
- Pacific Region: Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States Virgin Islands, American Armed Forces Schools Abroad (APO)
All top three prize winners from each reagion will participate in an Awards Program that includes visits to the National Archives, the Smithsonian Museum of American History, the Supreme Court and the U.S. Capitol. Check back in April to read more about their experiences in Washington, D.C.
Top Three (in alpha order):
- Rebecca Frost - Essex High School, Vermont
- Hayley Hutchins - Watershed Academy, Rhode Island
- Christopher Morse - Kimball Union Academy, New Hampshire
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Joshua Herzberg - Framingham High School, Massachusetts
- Brad Lockhart - East Greenwich High School, Rhode Island
- Rebecca Noble - Neeham High School, Massachusetts
- Allegra Mondillo - East Greenwich High School, Rhode Island
- Brendan Moran - St. John's Prep, Massachusetts
- Jordan Segall - Weston High School, Massachusetts
- Ethan Sullivan - St. John's Prep, Massachusetts
Top Three (in alpha order):
- Michael Hibshman - Manheim Township High School, Pennsylvania
- David Rinder - Marlboro High School, New Jersey
- Lindsay Rindskopf - Clarkstown High School South, New York
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Hamid Ardolic - Monsignor Farrell High School, New York
- Kelsey Cobourn - Immaculate Heart Academy, New Jersey
- Hannah Dardashti - Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Pennsylvania
- Brianna Fernandez - Immaculata High School, New Jersey
- Jesse Idun - Sun Valley High School, Pennsylvania
- Christopher Kennedy - Bayonne High School, New Jersey
- Catherine Wong - Morristown High School, New Jersey
Top Three (in alpha order):
- Geidys Mederos - John A. Ferguson High School, Florida
- Elyana Pierce - World Christian Academy, North Carolina
- Styrker Watts - Home School, Florida
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Ali Antar - Universal Academy of Florida, Florida
- Savanna Buckner - Seton Home Study School, Virginia
- Matthew DeFranks - Christopher Columbus High School, Florida
- Ivy Johnson - J.R. Tucker, Virginia
- Nicholas Liu - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, North Carolina
- Natalie Nysetvold - Oakton High School, Virginia
- David Vitek - W.G. Enloe High School, North Carolina
Top Three (in alpha order):
- Cody Franklin - Franklin Home School, Kentucky
- McKenzie Van Meter - Independence High School, Tennessee
- Jared Vanover - Whitley County High School, Kentucky
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Rachel Conry - Vestavia Hill High School, Alabama
- Marianela D'Aprile - Westview High School, Tennessee
- MaryKate Fitzpatrick - Louisville Male Traditional High School, Kentucky
- Erica Jarvis - Daviess County High School, Kentucky
- Caleb Paul - Blackman High School, Tennessee
- Zachary Phipps - Bob Jones High School, Alabama
- Lexington Souers - Assumption High School, Kentucky
Top Three (in alpha order):
- Lindsey Bergholz - Hindsdale Central High School, Illinois
- Hannah Deindorfer - Saranac High School, Michigan
- David Sutter - Archbishop Hoban High School, Ohio
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Karen Angiulo - Stow-Munroe Falls High School, Ohio
- Rebecca Cassiday - Miami Valley Christian School, Ohio
- Shaina Goldfarb - Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, Ohio
- Abby Greves - Miami Valley Christian School, Ohio
- Hannah Meckstroth - Penn High School, Indiana
- Kayla Sklener - Ithaca, Michigan
- Nathan Smith - Smith Home School, Illinois
Top Three (in alpha order):
- Rebecca Areaux - Mount Carmel Academy, Louisiana
- Krishna Manohar - Jenks High School, Oklahoma
- Haley Shopp - Grace Preparatory Academy, Texas
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Trey Bastible - Valliant High School, Oklahoma
- Macy Blair - Post High School, Texas
- Kris Carmona - Denton High School, Texas
- Sara Gordon - The Oakridge School, Texas
- Rufus Lindsay - Lawton High School, Oklahoma
- Mateo Martinez - Cypress Falls, Texas
- Jordan Pople - Elkins High School, Texas
Top Three (in alpha order):
- Scott Brackey - Seaman High School, Kansas
- Timothy Cahill, Jr. - Aletheia Christian School, Kansas
- Catherine Williams - Beloit High School, Kansas
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Eric Allen - Beloit High School, Kansas
- Justin Hagedorn - Carlisle High School, Iowa
- Daniel Hellkamp - Hellkamp Home School, Minnesota
- Sara Pasha - Muscatine High School, Iowa
- Jordan Parker - Seaman High School, Kansas
- Abra Pittman - Seaman High School, Kansas
- Jamie Zvirgzdins - DeSoto High School, Kansas
Top Three (in alpha order):
- William Peterson - Ridgeview Classical Schools, Colorado
- Dixie Sorensen - Gunnison Valley High School, Utah
- Taylor Williams - Cheyenne Central High School, Wyoming
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Amanda Bischoff - East High School, Utah
- Clare Duncan - Brighton High School, Utah
- Cameron Etchart - Home School, Nevada
- Abigail Lipschultz - Home School, Idaho
- Meri Nimz - Manitou Springs High School, Colorado
- Taylor Perry - Southern Colorado Early College, Colorado
- Alex Thistlethwaite - Green Valley High School, Nevada
Top Three (in alpha order):
- Katrina Durnford - Faith Bible Christian School, Oregon
- Radost Ivanova - La Quinta High School, California
- Geoffrey Whitener - Kealakehe High School, Hawaii
Honorable Mentions (in alpha order):
- Jennifer Chong - Middle College High School, California
- Garrett Colkitt - Kelso High School, Washington
- Danielle Henry - City Christian School, Oregon
- Allison Lee - Ellen Richards Educational Services, California
- Cheyenne Liddicote - Paso Robles High School, California
- Ashley Lo - Torrey Pines High School, California
- Carmen Zheng - Oakland Technical High School, California
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