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2006 Anthem Essay Contest

First Place

Lian States, Fairfield Community HS, Geff, IL
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Second Place

Korynne Bolt, Homeschool, South Bend, IN
Emily Eckart, Norton HS, Norton, MA
Sally Howe, Hastings HS, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Ketan Ramakrishnan, Madison West HS, Madison, WI
Stephanie Spencer, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA

Third Place

Rachel S. Drummey, Mansfield HS, Mansfield, MA
Katrina Enright, MMI Prep., Berwick, PA
Jessica Lange, Home School, Chesterfield, MO
Matt Mahoney, Chandler HS, Chandler, AZ
Stephanie Newman, Fairfield Warde HS, Fairfield, CT
Alyson Pittman, Bainbridge HS, Climax, GA
Anna Springfield, Raleigh Charter HS, Raleigh, NC
Sarah Sullivan, Palm Desert HS, Palm Desert, CA
Sinye Tang, U. of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON, CA
Joe Thiel, Skyline HS, Idaho Falls, ID

Finalists

Shannon Aeschliman, Germantown HS, Milwaukee, WI
Sarah Best, Northeast HS, Clarksville, TN
Scott Bowen, Clear Lake HS, Houston, TX
Megan Brawner, El Camino HS, Ventura, CA
Kelly Meagan Brewer, Louisberg HS, Louisburg, NC
Bizz Browning, Skyline HS, Idaho Falls, ID
Chris Cho, Centennial HS, Norco, CA
Raymond Chouinard, Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta, GA
Dan Ewert, Germantown HS, Germantown, WI
Alison Gould, Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta, GA
Kelly Grossman, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Colin Hannifin, Chancellor HS, Fredericksburg, VA
Jennifer Hurst, Parkway West HS, Manchester, MO
Paul Jeffrey, Mission Viejo HS, Trabuco Canyon, CA
Stefan Karlsson, Redlands East Valley HS, Highland, CA
Laurie Kenyon, Schoolcraft HS, Schoolcraft, MI
Thomas Kinnebrew, S.Vigo HS, TerreHaute, IN
Lynne Kohlhase, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Whitney Landon, Mohave HS, Fort Mohave, AZ
Shir Levkowitz, Andover HS, Andover, MA
Kristine Lirio, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Kelly Nishikawa, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Matthew Oursbourn, Lebanon HS, Lebanon, MO
Biplab Panda, Roswell HS, Roswell, GA
Komal Patel, Seminole HS, Casselberry, FL
Hermann Piard, Homestead, FL
Lauren Pindroh, Mission Viejo HS, Mission Viejo, CA
Hunter Sceats, Cheyenne Mountain HS, Colorado Springs, CO
Hayley Schilling, Bloomington HS South, Bloomington, IN
Kristen Schmeisser, NewCastle Chysler HS, New Castle, IN
Andrew Sindoni, Palm Desert HS, Indian Wells, CA
Andrea Snow, Germantown HS, Germantown, WI
Alyssa Stevenson, Brighton HS, Brighton, MI
Alyssa Taylor, Grand Blanc HS, Grand Blanc, MI
Maret Tindal, Priorlake HS, Prior Lake, MN
Elizabeth Tompkins, Marian Central Cath.HS, McHenry, IL
Corrine Wager, Ludlow Senior HS, Ludlow, MA
June Wang, Shorecrest HS, Shoreline, WA
Zachary Weimer, Rockwood Area HS, PA
Rachel Williams,TriCity Prep HS, Prescott, AZ
Addison Wright, Lassiter HS, Marietta, GA
Katy Wright, Mesquite HS, Gilbert, AZ
Danni Xie, Westlake HS, Thousand Oaks, CA
Ray Xiong, Cordova HS, Cordova, TN
Frank Zhang, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA

Semi-Finalists

Alia Alanizi, Mission Viejo HS, Capistrano Beach, CA
Neha Bagadiya, Lassiter HS, Roswell, GA
Matthew Banks, Boiling Springs, Inman, SC
Amy Bartholomew, Elizabeth AreaHS, Elizabethtown, PA
Nicole Battisti, Hammond HS, Columbia, MD
Ernest Bean, Alliance Acad. International, Quito, Ecuador
Paul Beckman, Clear Lake HS, Houston, TX
Erica Begley, Hannibal HS, Hannibal, MO
Alexia Bell, Lee Freshman HS, Midland, TX
Kristina Bender, Rocky Mount Acad., Rocky Mount, NC
Benjamin Berk, Pinecrest HS, Southern Pines, NC
Sarathi Bhattacharyya, Mission Viejo HS, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Irteza-Binte Farid, Albmarle HS, Charlottsville, VA
Ashley Biondich, Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta, GA
Jennifer Blackie, Mission Viejo HS, Mission Viejo, CA
Laura Bonner, Parkway West HS, Ballwin, MO
Erika Bronikowski, Germantown HS, Germantown, WI
Elise Buckwalter, Dowingtown HS, Downingtown, PA
Stephanie Burbage, Cinco Ranch HS, Katy, TX
Haley Cade, Jeffersontown HS, Louisville, KY
Elizabeth Caruth, Morrilton HS, Morrilton, AR
Ross Caton, Western Albemarle HS, Earlysville, VA
Margaret Chardiet, Easton Area HS, Easton, PA
Leah Cofer, Calera HS, Calera, AL
Allison Daminger, Pitman HS, Pitman, NJ
Chris Davis, Sahauaro HS, Tucson, AZ
Courtney DeKlotz, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Robin Dembroff, Homeschooled, Visalia, CA
Benjamin Dozier, Los Alamos HS, Los Alamos, NM
Lacey Dunkley, Blackman HS, Murfreesboro, TN
John Easton, Parkway West HS, Manchester, MO
MacKenzie Edwards, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
KJ Eikenberry, Rhodes Junior HS, Mesa, AZ
Leila Einhorn, Cinnaminson HS, Cinnaminson, NJ
Brad Elliott, Mississenwa HS, Gas City, IN
Elaine Fang, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Lisa Fitton, South Haven HS, South Haven, MI
Brad Frandsen, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ
Chris Fulton, South Plainfield HS, South Plainfield, NJ
David Galvin, Clear Lake HS, Houston, TX
Kristyn Goodman, Union Endicott HS, Endicott, NY
Jenny Gu, McClintock HS, Chandler, AZ
Danny Guerra, Jersey Community HS, Elsah, IL
Jessica Hale, Ludlow Senior HS, Ludlow, MA
Amelia Hall, Natchitoches Central HS, Natchitoches, LA
Alex Hanson, Olympus HS, Taylorsville, UT
Marian Harper, North Thurston HS, Lacey, WA
Kevin Heatherington, Chandler HS, Chandler, AZ
Kylie Hensley, Granite Hills HS, El Cajon, CA
Brian Hepler, Downingtown West HS, Glenmoore, PA
Jack Holkeboer, Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta, GA
Christopher Hong, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Chris Hooks, Brighton HS, Brighton, MI
Jinling Huo, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Elizabeth Jacob, The Wheatley School, Roslyn Heights, NY
Pooja Jaeel, Amador Valley HS, Pleasanton, CA
Hannah Jarman-Miller, Beaverton HS, Beaverton, OR
Alyson Jarvis, Ludlow Senior HS, Ludlow, MA
Andrew Johnson, Klein Collins HS, Spring, TX
Adam Katcher, The Bromfield School, Harvard, MA
D.C. Kelley, PA Cyber Charter School, West Chester, PA
Jordan Kent-Bryant, Grand Blanc HS, Grand Blanc, MI
Andrea Kim, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Mason Kingsley, Highland HS, Craigmont, ID
Elizabeth Kingston, Grand Blanc HS, Grand Blanc, MI
Katelyn Kirk, Leavitt Area HS, Leeds, ME
Alexis Klefeker, Homestead HS, Fort Wayne, IN
Neeraj Kohirkar, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Priscilla Kwan, Bayside Secondary School, Trenton, ON, CA
Kenneth Kwitek, St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS, Vallejo, CA
Sarah Lavinder, Heritage HS, Lynchburg, VA
Kayla Layton, Havre de Grace HS, Havre de Grace, MD
Drake LeBrun, Westwood HS, Austin, TX
Rachel Lederstein, Alisa M. FlatowYeshivea HS, Spring Valley, NY
Rebecca Lee, Desert Mountain HS, Scottsdale, AZ
Laura Levan, Conrad Wieser HS, Wernersville, PA
Eric Li, Cinco Ranch HS, Katy, TX
Roxanne Li, Clear Lake HS, Houston, TX
Benjamin Lin, Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, CA
Jeremy Liss, Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit, Southfield, MI
Elizabeth Little, Union Endicott HS, Endicott, NY
Sarah Loiselle, Hamilton HS, Chandler, AZ
Uvette Lou, Roswell HS, Roswell, GA
Lauren Lowe, Dobyns Bennett, Kingsport, TN
Valiant Lowitz, Whitney M. Young Magnet HS, Chicago, IL
Julia Lyon, Morrilton HS, Morrilton, AR
Natalie Malowany, Holy Trinity Acad., Calgary, AB, CA
Douglas McDonald, Harriton HS, Bryn Mawr, PA
Naveen Mehta, Westwood HS, Austin, TX
Gary Meisner, Buena HS, Sierra Vista, AZ
Chelsea Mendola, Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta, GA
Jerrika Meyer, Morrilton HS, Morrilton, AR
Kayla Milewski, Hanover Area Jr./Sr. HS, Hanover, PA
Megan Miller, Franklin Regional HS, Murrysville, PA
Rebecca Minorini, Westwood HS, Austin, TX
Andrew Moir, Mother Ter.Cath.Secondary, Lucan, Ontario
Taylor Montgomery, Lassiter HS, Marietta, GA
Michael Morrison, Clear Lake HS, Houston, TX
Angie Mullally, Grand Blanc HS, Grand Blanc, MI
Shannon Nakai, McPherson HS, McPherson, KS
Navya Tej Nandamudi, Marshall HS, Marshall, TX
Sarah Evelyn Nielson, Moscow HS, Moscow, ID
Steven Niette, Natchitoches Central HS, Natchitoches, LA
Amelia Noor, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Leanne Nott, Stanwood HS, Stanwood, WA
Joel Ockerman, Douglas MacArthur HS, San Antonio, TX
Laura Orozco, C.Douglas Killough HS-North, Lewisville, TX
Amber Oswald, Skyline HS, Idaho Falls, ID
Alex Oxyer, Homestead HS, Fort Wayne, IN
Katie Palleschi, Malvern HS, Malvern, OH
Shawn Pan, White Station HS, Cordova, TN
Lala Park, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Jimmy Parker, Middletown HS, Middletown, DE
Cameron Pennock, Mayfield HS
Alex Perkins, Ontario Christian HS, Corona, CA
Caitlin Peterkin, Mariemont HS, Terrace Park, OH
Julianne J. Peters, Perryville HS, Conowingo, MD
Chelsea Phipps, Smoky Mountain HS, Sylva, NC
Justin Preuett, Obion County Central HS, Troy, TN
Renetta Rawlings, McCook HS, McCook, NE
Joanna Resh, Mesquite HS, Gilbert, AZ
Nash Riggins, West Junior HS, Lawrence, KS
William Roane, Paul W. Bryant HS, Tuscaloosa, AL
Christopher Russo, Clear Lake HS, Houston, TX
Sarina Sadana, Albany Academy For Girls, Queensbury, NY
Stephanie Sagey, Mission Viejo HS, Trabuco Canyon, CA
Chris Schreiber, Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta, GA
Becky Schroeder, Union Endicott HS, Endicott, NY
Nonie Sethi, West Windsor Plainsboro HS South, Plainsboro, NJ
Samuel Settle, St. Joseph's Prep., Philadelphia, PA
Amanda Shaheen, Central Cambria HS, Johnstown, PA
Kimberly Shupe, homeschool, Lusby, MD
Dylan Simms, Schenectady HS, Schenectady, NY
Shifali Singh, Morgan Park Academy, Dyer, IN
Chris Sinquefield, Lassiter HS, Roswell, GA
Leah Smith, Lakewood HS, Arvada, CO
Joanna Smulska, Grand Blanc HS, Grand Blanc, MI
Nina Soonthornthiti, Redlands East Valley HS, Highland, CA
Robbie Souza, St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS, Vallejo, CA
Teresa St. Pierre, Moscow HS, Moscow, ID
Stevie Stewart, Mesquite HS, Gilbert, AZ
Jennifer Suiter, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Carson Sullivan, Gaston Day School, Fort Mill, NC
Vincent Sung, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Emilia Szeszko, Rockville HS, Vernon, CT
Kelsey Taylor, Downingtown HS, Downingtown, PA
Kevin Tham, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Max Theielr, Los Alamos HS, Los Alamos, NM
Jamie Thomas, Dobyns-Bennett HS, Kingsport, TN
Christine Thrasher, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Paul Tindall, Linfield HS, Fallbrook, CA
Alex Tockstein, Benton Consolidated HS, Benton, IL
Luke Tolley, Avon HS, Avon, IL
Stacey K. Torigoe, Waiakea HS, Hilo, HI
Alexa Tzaferos, Hammonton HS, Hammonton, NJ
Adam Uranic, Victor Senior HS, Victor, NY
Noah VanBergen, North Muskegon HS, North Muskegon, MI
Andrew Vance, Seminole HS, Sanford, FL
Donnie Vineyard, South Rowan HS, China Grove, NC
Elizabeth Visosky, Conc-Carlisle Regional HS, Concord, MA
Harsha Viswanathan, University City HS, San Diego, CA
Caithin Walsh, Redlands East Valley HS, Mentone, CA
Katlin Wannow, Heritage HS, Conyers, GA
Elizabeth Webb, Western Albermarle HS, Charlottesville, VA
Jessica Weizer, Clear Lake HS, Houston, TX
Abi Werner, St. Johns HS, St. Johns, MI
Daniel B. Williams, Albuquerque HS, Albuquerque, NM
Jennifer Xie, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
Jennifer Yeh, Auburn HS, Auburn, AL
Taylor Yust, Joplin HS, Joplin, MO
Parisa Zaeri, C.D. Killough HS-North, Lewisville, TX
Melanie Zajac, Rockville HS, Vernon, CT
Carolyn Zemanian, Norfolk Collegiate School, Norfolk, VA
Helena Zhang, West HS, Torrance, CA
Sloane Zimmerman, Mount Home JHS, Mountain Home, AR