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1998 Anthem Essay Contest

First Place

Robbie Hames, Hanford HS West Campus, Hanford, CA

Second Place

Catherine Hsiao, Mills HS, Millbrae, CA
Stephanie Hanna, Mission Viejo HS, Mission Viejo, CA
Cynthia R. Harris, U.C. High, San Diego, CA
Jeffrey M. Clapp, Southeast HS, Bradenton, FL
Kathryn E. Malizia, Woodward Academy, College Park, GA
Sam Noble, North Hall HS, Gainesville, GA
Jeff Leek, Highland HS, Pocatello, ID
Sarah Anderson, Bothell HS, Bothell, WA
Irene Malatesta, The Bush School, Seattle, WA
Melissa Tee, The Woodlands School, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Third Place

John Wallach, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, CA
Matthew Janson, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
Melanie Rabe, Wheat Ridge HS, Wheat Ridge, CO
David M. Darst, Brunswick School, Greenwich, CT
Stephanie Erin Brewer, Masuk HS, Monroe, CT
Desiree Yee-Barnes, Miami Sunset Sr. High, Miami, FL
Alexandra Chludzinski, Bishop Moore HS, Orlando, FL
Anthony Rella, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis, IN
Melissa Elizabeth Meng, McPherson HS, McPherson, KS
Dylan Davey, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bethesda, MD
J. P. McAfee, St. Paul's School, Brooklandville, MD
Anne Shapere, Mt. Tabor HS, Winston Salem, NC
Anjeni Keswani, Governor Livingston HS, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Allison Pieja, Governor Livingston HS, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Andrew S. Kay, Canandaigua Academy, Canandaigua, NY
Jennifer Norton, Shaker HS, Latham, NY
David Katz, Westmont Hilltop HS, Johnstown, PA
Edward Thomas Bertrando, Avon Grove HS, West Grove, PA
Bruce Brown, Union City HS, Union City, TN
Missy Bailey, James E. Taylor HS, Katy, TX

Finalists

Jesse Kern, Stapley Junior High, Mesa, AZ
Glenda Ong, Ayala HS, Chino Hills, CA
Steve Cota, Elizabeth Learning Center, Cudahy, CA
Meg Patton, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
Hannah Rider, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
Laura West, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
Dean Tolla, Tift County HS, Tifton, GA
Megan K. Todoroff, Jackson HS, Jackson, MI
Derek Yuan, Enloe HS, Raleigh, NC
Gayle MacDonald, Contoocook Valley Regional HS, Peterborough, NH
Jeannette Valentini, Canajoharie HS, Canajoharie, NY
Erin Silverman, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
Morgan Bernal, White Station HS, Memphis, TN
Jennifer C. Lorrang, Home Schooling, Houston, TX
Courtney Ayn Glass, The Kinkaid School, Houston, TX
Maren K. Spaldo, Stonewall Jackson HS, Manassas, VA
Maria Dunn, Central HS, Victoria, VA
Rebecca Jardine, Eastmont HS, East Wenatchee, WA
Keerthi Shiva Sai Arani, Kamiak HS, Mukilteo, WA

Semi-Finalists

Brad Krauss, Colony HS, Palmer, AK
Patrick Reasonover, A.P. Brewer HS, Somerville, AL
Dagny Lauren Looper, Bryant HS, Bryant, AR
Natalia Cirstea, Apollo HS, Glendale, AZ
Courtney Simala, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ
Manisha Bahl, Pleasant Valley Senior High, Chico, CA
Ashley Granberry, Bear River HS, Grass Valley, CA
Tim Shoffner, Laguna Beach HS, Laguna Beach, CA
Dona Le, Livermore HS, Livermore, CA
Ma. Raissa Corella, Eagle Rock HS, Los Angeles, CA
Christine Lazo, Eagle Rock HS, Los Angeles, CA
Sofiya Goldshteyn, Milken Community HS, Los Angeles, CA
G. Justin Hulog, East Union HS, Manteca, CA
Emily Beck, Mission Viejo HS, Mission Viejo, CA
Elizabeth Olsen, Palisades Charter HS, Pacific Palisades, CA
Elysia Au, Notre Dame HS, San Jose, CA
Katie Bignell, Notre Dame HS, San Jose, CA
Andrea Florina Gallegos, Notre Dame HS, San Jose, CA
Judy Li, Notre Dame HS, San Jose, CA
Mary McClain, Notre Dame HS, San Jose, CA
Christine Nasol, Notre Dame HS, San Jose, CA
Natasha Lee, Notre Dame High, San Jose, CA
Kristy Trujillo, San Pedro HS, San Pedro, CA
Kate Baker, Westlake HS, Westlake Village, CA
Andrea Mall, Liberty HS, Colorado Springs, CO
Sharon Bates, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
Naomi Habegger, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
Gretta Simpson, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
Matt Thomas, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
Rachel Wilkenson, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
John D'Antonio, Heritage HS, Littleton, CO
Christopher Glennon, Central Magnet HS, Bridgeport, CT
Thu Nguyen, Central Magnet HS, Bridgeport, CT
Nar Taing, Central Magnet HS, Bridgeport, CT
Elizabeth Dimenno, Masuk HS, Monroe, CT
Michael Colanti, Rockville High, Vernon, CT
Kendra Eckert, Rockville HS, Vernon Rockville, CT
Stratos Pahis, Rockville HS, Vernon Rockville, CT
Lisa Downen, J.P. Taravella HS, Coral Springs, FL
Tamara Gober, J.P. Taravella HS, Coral Springs, FL
Lisa Choe, Dunedin HS, Dunedin, FL
Jamie Gerhardt, Dunedin HS, Dunedin, FL
Andrea Horne, Dunedin HS, Dunedin, FL
Melissa Bourgeois, Cypress Lake SHS, Fort Myers, FL
Meredith Robert, Hollywood Hills HS, Hollywood, FL
Rebecca Phillips, George Jenkins HS, Lakeland, FL
Rachel Weingrad, Miami Palmetto SHS, Miami, FL
Michael Zaragoza, Miami Beach SHS, Miami Beach, FL
John Hutchinson, Woodham HS, Pensacola, FL
Amanda Denise Johnson, Woodham HS, Pensacola, FL
Brent M. Smith, Durant SHS, Plant City, FL
Erin McLemore, Glynn Academy, Brunswick, GA
Elizabeth Costner, Dunwoody HS, Dunwoody, GA
Angela Nam, Dunwoody HS, Dunwoody, GA
Malina Joy Haider, Lassiter HS, Marietta, GA
Laura Gary, Walton HS, Marietta, GA
Sunni Haag, Walton HS, Marietta, GA
Bian Li, Northview Middle School, Ankeny, IA
Haley Swedlund, Northview Middle School, Ankeny, IA
Katie Welsh, Wapsie Valley HS, Fairbank, IA
Greg England, Highland HS, Pocatello, ID
Jamie Nelson, Highland HS, Pocatello, ID
Trina Oborn, Highland HS, Pocatello, ID
Kurt G. Elster, Maine Township South HS, Park Ridge, IL
Katie Lemke, Crown Point HS, Crown Point, IN
Chase Richards, McPherson HS, McPherson, KS
Anna Holt, Shawnee Mission West HS, Shawnee Mission, KS
Jenny Weddle, Jeffersontown HS, Jeffersontown, KY
Rakhi Lahiri, Milford HS, Milford, MA
Jay Pendse, Norwood SHS, Norwood, MA
Eric S. Cartier, West Bridgewater HS, West Bridgewater, MA
Courtney Richard, Williamstown, MA
Diana Fridberg, Havre De Grace HS, Havre De Grace, MD
Lindsay Clark, Marshwood HS, Eliot, ME
Gillian Malloy, Marshwood HS, Eliot, ME
Rebekah Friedman, Wells HS, Wells, ME
Dan Grimm, Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Ben Edmunds, Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Joel Martin, Hopkins North JHS, Minnetonka, MN
Erica Campbell, Pattonville HS, Maryland Heights, MO
Jennilee Hahn, C.M. Russell HS, Great Falls, MT
Jeff Levine, Charles M. Russell HS, Great Falls, MT
William Mosley, North Surry HS, Mount Airy, NC
Sam Stephens, Mount Tabor HS, Winston Salem, NC
Matthew Drake, Brownell-Talbot, Omaha, NE
Sarah Welch, Brownell-Talbot, Omaha, NE
Lindsay Hathaway, Brownell-Talbot School, Omaha, IA
Travis Penn, Brownell-Talbot School, Omaha, NE
Erin Weaver, Farmington HS, Farmington, NH
Tim Wilson, Hanover Park HS, East Hanover, NJ
Emma Hiatt, Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS, Scotch Plains, NJ
Jennifer Zehr, Beaver River Central School, Beaver Falls, NY
Jonathan Lehrer, Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY
Mary Aufrecht, East Hampton HS, East Hampton, NY
Seth Goldberg, East Meadow HS, East Meadow, NY
Adam Luckwaldt, Farmingdale SHS, Farmingdale, NY
Larissa Korhun, Shaker HS, Latham, NY
Sara Armstrong, HS for Environmental Studies, New York, NY
Melissa Wu, Pittsford Mendon HS, Pittsford, NY
Petie L. Russo, Red Hook HS, Red Hook, NY
Renee Keller, Brighton HS, Rochester, NY
Kristoffer Piper, Odyssey HS, Rochester, NY
Andrew Mattheyses, Schenectady HS, Schenectady, NY
Jennifer Melkun, Seaford HS, Seaford, NY
Jeff Kidd, Boardman HS, Boardman, OH
Chelsea Leven, West Geauga HS, Chesterland, OH
Gareth Basset, Putnam City North, Oklahoma City, OK
Wilhelmina D. Copley, Western Heights HS, Oklahoma City, OK
Owen Wickenkamp, Pauls Valley HS, Pauls Valley, OK
Tiffany Staudenmier, Rex Putnam HS, Milwaukie, OR
Sarah Grove, Bellefonte Area HS, Bellefonte, PA
Zhou Dong, Greensburg Salem HS, Greensburg, PA
Shuyi Zhang, Upper Merion Area HS, King of Prussia, PA
Chaim Bloom, Akiba Hebrew Academy, Merion Station, PA
Pius Uzamere II, New Castle SHS, New Castle, PA
Chris McClure, Red Lion Area SHS, Red Lion, PA
Linnea Duvall, Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, TN
Rushina Cholera, White Station HS, Memphis, TN
James Doyle, White Station HS, Memphis, TN
Helen McLendon, White Station HS, Memphis, TN
Chris Wright, Tascosa HS, Amarillo, TX
Amanda Brown, Lamar HS, Arlington, TX
Judy Babis, Harwood JHS, Bedford, TX
Jeffrey Wang, Crowley HS, Crowley, TX
Nathan Crow, Booker T. Washington HS, Dallas, TX
Amanda White, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX
Themis H. Lorrang, Home Schooling, Houston, TX
Michael Gucwa, The Kinkaid School, Houston, TX
Cristina Montez, Rio Hondo HS, Rio Hondo, TX
Dan Broderick, B.F. Terry HS, Rosenberg, TX
Stacy Stubblefield, Terry HS, Rosenberg, TX
Eric Larson, Santa Fe HS, Santa Fe, TX
Paul Gonzalez, Klein Oak HS, Spring, TX
Andrew Smialek, John Tyler HS, Tyler, TX
Jennifer Bennett, St. Stephens and St. Agnes School, Alexandria, VA
Don Watkins III, West Springfield HS, Springfield, VA
Gaia Fried, U-32 Jr./Sr. HS, Montpelier, VT
Ellen Go, Newport HS, Bellevue, WA
Michael Brotherton, Moses Lake HS, Moses Lake, WA
Anah Cain, Moses Lake HS, Moses Lake, WA
Josiah Lybbert, Moses Lake HS, Moses Lake, WA
Emily Stuber, Moses Lake HS, Moses Lake, WA
Maggie Sandford, Shorecrest HS, Shoreline, WA
Evelyn Gottlieb, University SHS, Spokane, WA
Rebecca Meyer, Lincoln HS, Manitowoc, WI
Byram Karanjia, Marshfield HS, Marshfield, WI
Mike Zillmer, Pulaski HS, Pulaski, WI
Jennifer Whitson, Sturgeon Composite HS, Namao, AB, Canada