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2006 The Fountainhead Essay Contest

First Place

George Singer, Enid HS, Enid, OK
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Second Place

Sophia Chen, Cypress Falls HS, Houston, TX
Matthew Shaffer, Bethlehem Central HS, Delmar, NY
Amy Shen, Ithaca HS, Ithaca, NY
Jason Spellmire, Lebanon HS, Lebanon, OH
Kristin Wetzel, Hilton Head Prep School, Middletown, NY

Third Place

Alex Bassett, A. J. Diamond HS, Anchorage, AK
Claire Bates, Andover HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Kathleen Clark-Adams, Los Gatos HS, San Mateo, CA
Tamanna Gulati, Glenbard North HS, Carol Stream, IL
Alex Krimkevich, American HS, Fremont, CA
Anne Lane, Denver School of the Arts, Centennial, CO
Rachel Pelaez, North Davidson HS, Winston-Salem, NC
Julie Schwartzwald, Grossmont HS, El Cajon, CA
Hannah Thurman, William G. Enloe HS, Raleigh, NC
Ming Tseng, Hunter College HS, Forest Hills, NY

Finalists

Emily Anderson, Downingtown East HS, Downingtown, PA
Benjamin Bingham, Homeschool, Seffner, FL
Ryan Bird, Winston Churchill HS, Livonia, MI
Stephen Blair, LaGuardia HS, New York, NY
Sarah Boling, Vero Beach Senior HS, Vero Beach, FL
Kiriko Brindley, Balt.School for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Bradley Brown, Plymouth HS, Shelby, OH
Wesley Burton, Vero Beach Senior HS, Vero Beach, FL
Calvin Cangco, Westview HS, Avondale, AZ
Candace Chouinard, Pinkerton Acad., Chester, NH
Sudeep Desai, Washington HS, Fremont, CA
Arkajit Dey, The Harker School, Palo Alto, CA
Philp Dimitratos, Merrill F. West HS, Tracy, CA
Yen Duong, Troy HS, Fullerton, CA
Valerie Enriquez, Homeschool, Valley Glen, CA
Naphtali Fields, Kodiak HS, Kodiak, AK
Rachel Frawley, Williamston HS, Williamston, MI
Katharine "Kate" Frederick, Bakersfield HS, Bakersfield, CA
Tatiana Gast, Buena HS, Sierra Vista, AZ
Jennifer Guilford, T C Roberson, Asheville, NC
TImothy Gulsvig, Devils Lake HS, Devils Lake, ND
Zoe Jazwinski, Redford Union HS, Redford, MI
Michelle Johnson, Weber HS, Pleasant View, UT
Brynne Jones, Bearden HS, Sheffield, UK
Zaid Khot, Iroquois Ridge HS, Oakville, ON, CA
Matthew K. Lee, Brazoswood HS, Lake Jackson, TX
Sarah LeVahn, Jefferson Senior HS, Alexandria, MN
Cassandra Luftspring, Unionville HS, Thornhill, ON, CA
Kerry Mahuron, Mission San Jose HS, Fremont, CA
Nathan Maxwell, Stanton College Prep., Jacksonville, FL
Shaina Meyer, Fairfield Career Center, Gahanna, OH
Spencer K. Neff, Crystal River HS, Homosassa, FL
Timothy Oshida, Hidden Valley HS, Roanoke, VA
Sean Parmelee, Naperville Central HS, Naperville, IL
Laura Peach, Bowness HS, Calgary, AB, CA
Bryan Perfetti, Wayzata HS, Minnetonka, MN
James Pflaum, New Smyrna Bch HS, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Kelsey Radwilowicz, Belchertown HS, Belchertown, MA
Emily Rials, The Columbus Acad., New Albany, OH
Elizabeth Severinovskaya, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, ON, CA
Rebecca Seymour, Clay City Jr/Sr HS, Cory, IN
Mingda Sun, Basha HS, Chandler, AZ
Ilan Wurman, Henry M. Gunn HS, Palo Alto, CA
Yang Zhang, Jamesville-DeWitt HS, Syracuse, NY
Jing Zhuang, Davis Senior HS, Davis, CA

Semi-Finalists

Randall Abbott, Vero Beach Senior HS, Vero Beach, FL
Ashley Adams, Sylvania Southview HS, Sylvania, OH
Marilynn Anater, Lehman HS, Piqua, OH
Laura Anderson, Jefferson Senior HS, Alexandria, MN
Dustin Armstad, Fergus HS, Lewistown, MT
Varun Avula, Lansing Catholic HS, East Lansing, MI
Vanessa Bailey, Danville Area Senior HS, Danville, PA
Carina Barrera, Toll Gate HS, Warwick, RI
Liz Beckett, Bloomington HS South, Bloomington, IN
Caleb Bennett, Osceola HS, Osceola, MO
Irtefa Binte-Farid, Albemarle HS, Charlottesville, VA
Jamie Bost, St. Charles West HS, St. Charles, MO
Trevor Breen, Delbarton School, Far Hills, NJ
Rebecca L. Brendel, Franklin Regional HS, Murrysville, PA
Alexandra Cadicamo, Hackley School, Shrub Oak, NY
Kimberly Canter, Clarkstown HS North, New City, NY
Alyssa Cantor, Andover HS, West Bloomfield, MI
Aileen Carroll, Naperville Central HS, Naperville, IL
Brendan Case, Seminole High, Geneva, FL
Christina Chen, Arcadia HS, Arcadia, CA
Samhita Chitturi, Mallya Aditi Internl School, Bangalore, KA, India
Allison Chopin, Redemptorist HS, Baton Rouge, LA
Carolina Clemente, Thomas Sprigg Wootton HS, Gaithersburg, MD
Kinigra Cohill, Shelby County HS, Wilsonville, AL
Vanessa Corry, Bowness HS, Calgary, AB, CA
Jordan Davison, Wray HS, Wray, CO
Eric Day, Fallbrook HS, Bonsall, CA
Sarah DeSantis, Selinsgrove Area HS, Winfield, PA
Darryl DeWeese, Payson HS, Payson, AZ
Alyssa Diltz, Columbia River HS, Vancouver, WA
Joy Doriety, Shelby County HS, Jemison, AL
Jack Drysdale, Lockerby Composite School, Sudbury, ON, CA
Laura Elliott, Mohonasen HS, Schenectady, NY
Luke Fidler, Ingraham HS, Seattle, WA
Donald Foster, Miami Palmetto HS, Miami, FL
Jenny Fuchs, Stuyvesant HS, Brooklyn, NY
Jerianne Fulton, Vero Beach Senior HS, Vero Beach, FL
William Gamerota, Lakeland Senior HS, Mahopac, NY
Lacey Garigan, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, AZ
Amanda Gau, Saratoga HS, Cupertino, CA
Matthew Gelber, Matthew Gelber, Highland Park, IL
Meghan Giffin, Gerard Redmond, Hinton, AB, CA
Daniel Giterman, Old Scona Academic, Edmonton, AB, CA
Michelle Grindle, Narbonne HS, Harbor City, CA
Olivia Gutierrez, Sandia HS, Albuquerque, NM
James Hammond, Lewisville HS, Lewisville, TX
Kathleen Hartley, Bishop Kelley HS, Tulsa, OK
Savanna Harvey, École Sécondaire Beaumont Composite HS, Beaumont, AB, CA
Daren Hasenkamp, Atascadero HS, Atascadero, CA
Joy Henry, Cyrstal River HS, Inglis, FL
Prantoli Hiremath, Garfield HS, Seattle, WA
Elyse Hoffman, St. Viator HS, Arlington Heights, IL
Amy Hu, Indiana Acad.for Science, Valparaiso, IN
Michelle Huang, Westview HS, San Diego, CA
Jessica Hughes, Kings HSSchhool, Loveland, OH
Jillian Hughes, Airdrie Koinonia Christian School, Airdrie, AB, CA
Michael Hughes, Billings Senior HS, Billings, MT
Sondra Jeske, New Prairie HS, Rolling Prairie, IN
Athena Jiang, HSTechnology HS, Ocean, NJ
Adam Johnson, Prairie Ridge HS, Crystal Lake, IL
Jana Johnson, Deer Valley HS, Glendale, AZ
Benjamin Jones, Maumee HS, Maumee, OH
Mi Suk Ju , North Hollywood HS, Los Angeles, CA
Grace Junge, Midwestern Academy of the New Church, Glenview, IL
Remi Kanji, Old Strathcona Academic HS, Edmonton, AB
Liz Kelly, Osbourn HS, Manassas, VA
Aaron Khan, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, AZ
Lindsay Kidson, Sequoyah HS, Canton, GA
Kyle King, Greenville HS, Greenville, PA
Elizabeth Klimas, Redford Union HS
Kristen Kugler, Sterling HS, New Raymer, CO
Patrick Lee, Barrington HS, South Barrington, IL
Fiona Lee, Junius H. Rose HS, Greenville, NC
Jesse Leon, Hebrew Acad.of Nassau County Brookdale HS, West Hempstead, NY
Lusha Liang, University HS, Irvine, CA
Bethany Lick, Poly HS, Riverside, CA
Laura Llewellyn-Butts, Capital HS, Olympia, WA
Andrew Locke, Milan HS, Milan, TN
Alice Lu, Longwood Senior HS, Shirley, NY
Stephanie Luke, Natick HS, Natick, MA
Angela Luo, Sandwich Secondary School, LaSalle, ON, CA
Charles M. Magnone, Owen D. Young Central School, Fort Plain, NY
Cort Malmberg, Kodiak HS, Kodiak, AK
Robert March, Rogers HS, Rogers, AR
Courtney McCormick, Lansing Catholic Central, Lansing, MI
Mary McDougall, Glendora HS, Glendora, CA
Cate McGillivray, Bloomington HS South, Bloomington, IN
Jordan McIver, Jefferson Senior HS, Alexandria, MN
William McKim, R.J Reynolds HS, Winston-Salem, NC
Jacob Metzger, Olathe East HS, Overland Park, KS
Cody Miller, Bonneville HS, Idaho Falls, ID
Drew Milligan, Warwick HS, Lancaster, PA
Hemma Mistry, Hampton HS, Gibsonia, PA
Valerie Montes, Lamar Consolidated HS, Richmond, TX
Mark Forrest Morales, Point Pleasant Beach HS, Lavallette, NJ
Caitlin Morrow, Clairemont HS, San Diego, CA
Krystina Mueller, Lakeland HS, Mohegan Lake, NY
Ann Murray, Fenwick HS, Oak Park, IL
Juliann Neher, Jesse O. Sanderson, Raleigh, NC
Lea Norcross, Eaglecrest HS, Denver, CO
Jennifer Nykiel, Benet Acad., Naperville, IL
Erik Olson, Lahser HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Melissa Paquette, Ecole Sec. Catholique L'Escale, Rockland, ON, CA
Ekta Patel, Danbury HS, Danbury, CT
Melissa Patterson, Hidden Valley HS, Roanoke, VA
Michael Pavlick, Downington West HS, Downingtown, PA
Elizabeth Perry, Thunderbird HS, Phoenix, AZ
Katherine Phaneuf, Burrillville HS, Pascoag, RI
Daniel Pietrucha, Mount Anthony Union HS, Bennington, VT
Benjamin Pomerance, Plattsburgh HS, Plattsburgh, NY
Amy Port, West Valley HS, Fairbanks, AK
Amanda Pronk, Woodland Christian HS, Arthur, ON
Hillary Rainone, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, AZ
Julian Rajeshwar, Orange HS, Pepper Pike, OH
Anthony Raucci, Suncoast Community HS, Jupiter, FL
Mariel Reed, Nauset Regional HS, Orleans, MA
Jeff Richmond, Marion HS, Marion, KS
Isabel Roitman, Clarkstown HS North, New City, NY
Brittney Roy, Walker HS, Walker, LA
Alex Schindler, Yeshivah of Flatbush HS, Brooklyn, NY
Alex Schulte, Keokuk Senior HS, Keokuk, IA
Marie Schutt, West Ottawa HS, Holland, MI
Andrew Schweichert, Lake Norman HS, Mooresville, NC
Amelia Schwingle, LaSalle Peru Township HS, Peru, IL
Leah Scogin, Sam Rayburn HS, Pasadena, TX
Stephanie Sebille, Gilbert HS, Gilbert, AZ
Albert Shieh, Chaparral HS, Paradise Valley, AZ
Stacey Shomenta, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, AZ
Julie Silva, Toll Gate HS, Warwick, RI
Maxime Simonet, Sonoma Valley HS, Sonoma, CA
Katie Sims, Athens HS, Athens, Al
Nirmish Singla, Andover HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Emma Smiley, Fort Mill HS, Fort Mill, SC
Pieter Smith, West Forsyth HS, Clemmons, NC
Tacy Smith, Hana HS, Hana, HI
Joshua Solis, Del Valle HS, El Paso, TX
Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Hellgate HS, Missoula, MT
Alice Song, Chatahoochee HS, Alpharetta, GA
Anne Sonnenschein, Herbert Henry Dow HS, Midland, MI
Jennifer Souers, Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, CA
Stephanie Soule, Lansing Catholic HS, Holt, MI
Maxine Speier, Stuyvesant H.S., Brooklyn, NY
Benjamin Staplin, Allentown, PA
Sarah Stevens, Fountain Hills HS, Fountain Hills, AZ
Khylen R. Steward, Meadowcreek HS, Lilburn, GA
WenBo Su, Osbourn HS, Manassas, VA
Albert Sun, Andover HS, West Bloomfield, MI
Connie Sung, Saratoga HS, Saratoga, CA
Amy Tannenbaum, Rhinebeck HS, Rhinebeck, NY
Cora Tench, Athens Acad., Athens, GA
Jordan Thompson, Weatherford HS, Weatherford, TX
Adrienne Todd, Queen Elizabeth Senior H. S., Calgary, AB, CA
Andrew Tschirhart, Staples HS, Westport, CT
Stephanie Tuck, Dunwoody HS, Dunwoody, GA
Celia Turner, homeschool, Duluth, MN
Kyle Turney, Dyersburg HS, Dyersburg, TN
Belinda Tzen, Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY
Christopher Valencia, Blue Valley West HS, Overland Park, KS
Lauren Wallace, Weddington HS, Waxhaw, NC
Arthur Wang, Horace Greeley HS, Chappaqua, NY
Charley Wang, The Univ. of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON, CA
Jeremy Weyer, Washington HS, South Bend, IN
Imogen Whittaker-Cumming, West Toronto Collegiate, Toronto, ON, CA
Heather Widgren, Lake Orion HS, Lake Orion, MI
Stephanie Wilcox, Lansing Catholic Central, Lansing, MI
Gautam Wilkins, Patrick Henry HS, San Diego, CA
Ebony V. A. Wilson, College of Early Learning, Columbia, SC
Elliot Wolfe, Francis Parker School, San Diego, CA
Christy Wong, Pinole Valley High, San Pablo, CA
Alex Wurzel, Monroe-Woodbury Senior HS, Monroe, NY
Wendy Xiao, Andover HS, West Bloomfield, MI
Esther Yi, Ridgewood HS, Ridgewood, NJ
Henry Yuen, Tustin HS, Irvine, CA
Jayden Ziegler, Center-Stanton HS, Mandan, ND