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2007 The Fountainhead Essay Contest

First Place

Rituparna Basu, Methacton HS, Lansdale, PA, USA
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Second Place

Madison Fitzpatrick, North Springs HS, Atlanta, GA, USA
Caroline Gorman, Coronado HS, El Paso, TX, USA
Austin Kase, Eastern Regional HS, Voorhees, NJ, USA
Edward Larkin, Lansing Catholic HS, East Lansing, MI, USA
Trenton Morrow, Parkview Arts/Science Magnet HS, Little Rock, AR, USA

Third Place

Michelle Ayala, Sam Rayburn HS, Pasadena, TX, USA
Nayantara Bhushan, La Reina HS, Camarillo, CA, USA
Matthew Daley, Georgetown HS, Georgetown, TX, USA
Jennifer Hall, Santiago HS, Corona, CA, USA
Douglas Laskowske, Mindanao International Christian Academy, Davao City, Davao, Philippines
Frances Mallari, Holy Spirit HS, Absecon, NJ, USA
Jason Merritt, Pine View School, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Stephen Miller, Escondido Charter HS, Escondido, CA, USA
Preston Montano, Greeley West HS, Evans, CO, USA
Hannah Thurman, William G. Enloe HS, Raleigh, NC, USA

Finalists

Manishika Agaskar, Hopewell Valley Central HS, Pennington, NJ, USA Lishan Amde, Paint Branch HS, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Lindsay Ansai, Palatine HS, Palatine, IL, USA
Tamara Ashvetiya, Rochester HS, Rochester, MI, USA
Elin Beck, Mounds Park Academy, St Paul, MN, USA
Jennifer Burka, Thomas Sprigg Wootton HS, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Stephanie Canton, Toll Gate HS, Warwick, RI, USA
Emily Cook, Quincy Notre Dame HS, Mendon, IL,
Madison Davis, Bridge City HS, Bridge City, TX, USA
Samuel Dinger, Hollidaysburg Sr HS, Duncansville, PA, USA
Derek Gideon, Rhinebeck HS, Rhinebeck, NY, USA
Anna Hall, South Western HS, Hanover, PA, USA
Kayleen Hannaway, Philomath HS, Philomath, OR, USA
Ben Hartman, Lawrence Central HS, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Sally Howe, Hastings HS, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, USA
Janine Lopez, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL, USA
Yi Lu, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Naperville, IL, USA
Gregory Marvin, Rhinebeck HS, Rhinebeck, NY, USA
Sierra Matthews, Coronado HS, Chula Vista, CA,
Sean P. McCuskey, Buena HS, Sierra Vista, AZ, USA
Ambika Natesh, Andover HS, Bloomfield, MI, USA
Erica Neville, Amador HS, Sutter Creek, CA, USA
Anne Newell, Seton Catholic Central, Plattsburgh, NY,
Rachel Pacione, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Vinny Parra, Coral Springs HS, Coral Springs, FL, USA
Michael Pattison, Mindanao International Christian Academy, Davao, Davao, Philippines
Mathias Paul Quackenbush, Columbia River HS, Vancouver, WA, USA
Peter Raimondo, St. Thomas of Villanova College, Maple, Ontario, Canada
Krystal Ramanarace, Park Vista HS, Boynton Beach, FL, USA
Robert Sanders, St. Lawrence Academy, San Jose, CA, USA
Carlos Sierra, Winter Springs HS, Winter Springs, Fl, USA
Peter St. Quintin, Windsor Secondary, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Zach Stanley, Olathe Northwest HS, Lenexa, KS, USA
Nathanael Steadman, School of the Osage, Lake Ozark, MO, USA
Jack Strelich, The Anacapa School, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Irena Tan, Northgate HS, Concord, CA, USA
Lulu Tsao, Whippany Park HS, Whippany, NJ, USA
Sruthi Valluri, Acton-Boxborough Regional HS, Lowell, MA, USA
Lauren Waldron, East HS, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Ann Wang, Lexington HS, Lexington, MA, USA
Gavin White, Mars Area HS, Mars, PA, USA
Kitty Wu, Lisgar Collegiate Institue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Frank Young, Blue Valley North HS, Leawood, KS, USA
Joshua Zagorsky, Brookline HS, Brookline, MA, USA
Kai Zhang, Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego, CA, USA

Semi-Finalists

Aubrey Alford, Alpine Valley School, Arvada, CO, USA
Caleb Bahr, New Braunfels Christian Academy, McQueeny, TX, USA
Rebecca Baird, Charleston HS, Charleston, IL, USA
Brittany Barnard, North Salem HS, Brewster, NY, USA
Stephanie Bedford, Life Church School, Kirksville, MO, USA
Brianna Beehler, Green Mountain Union HS, Chester, VT, USA
James Begley, Dobyns - Bennett HS, Kingsport, TN, USA
Kristina Bender, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Rocky Mount, NC, USA
Zachariah Berkson, Bloomington HS North, Bloomington, IN, USA
Josselyn Berry, Cactus Shadows HS, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Angela Bingham, High Tech High International, San Diego, CA, USA
Brian Bishop, Land O' Lakes HS, Spring Hill, FL, USA
Litany Boudreaux, Archbishop Chapelle HS, Waggaman, LA, USA
Emily Briegel, Sequoyah HS, Canton, GA, USA
Amelia Calsi, Rhinebeck HS, Rhinebeck, NY, USA
Nicole Cardenas, Coral Springs HS, Coral Springs, FL, USA
Veronica Cetnar, Andover HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Chen Chen, Troy HS, Diamond Bar, CA, USA
Christine Chen, Bella Vista HS, Fair Oaks, CA, USA
Michael Cherella, Toll Gate HS, Warwick, RI, USA
Shikha Chhabra, Sanskriti School, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Andrew Cholewa, Spencerport HS, Spencerport, NY, USA
Mia Cinelli, Marquette Sr HS, Marquette, MI, USA
Jennifer Clark, Beavercreek HS, Xenia, OH, USA
Shari Clarke, Bainbridge HS, Bainbridge, GA, USA
Yenesey  Concepcion, Mahattan Village Academy, New York, NY, USA
Ben Courts, Junction City HS, Fort Riley, KS, USA
Alene Covert, Fountain Hills HS, Fountain Hills, AZ, USA
Mary Crawford, Denmark HS, Denmark, WI, USA
Jennifer Cui, Troy HS, Troy, MI, USA
Bridget Cullings, Catholic Central HS, Castleton, NY, USA
Jordan Curtis, Centennial Learning Center, Gresham, OR, USA
Cara Dawson, Toll Gate HS, Warwick, RI, USA
Ana DeLong, Bloomington H.S., Bloomington, IN, USA
Zach DeLuke, Hockinson HS, Brush Prairie, WA, USA
Melissa B Denise, Home-Schooled, Montrose, WV, USA
Nicole DeZetter, Johnsburg HS, McHenry, IL, USA
Travis Dimmig, George Jenkins HS, Lakeland, FL, USA
Liza Donovan, Leicester H, Leicester, MA, USA
Levi Dudte, West Springfield HS, Springfield, VA, USA
Alesa Dunbar, O'Fallon Township HS, Belleville, IL, USA
Samantha Ellerbeck, Shawnee Mission East HS, Fairway, Kansas, USA
Jace Ellis, Salmon HS, Carmen, ID, USA
Nicholas Finio, Susquehanna Township HS, Harrisburg, PA, USA
Sophia Finkel, North HS, Worcester, MA, USA
Christopher Fite, Decatur HS, Decatur, AL, USA
Griffen Fletcher, Contoocook Valley Regional HS, Greenfield, NH, USA
Jake Friedlein, Scottsbluff HS, Scottsbluff, NE, USA
Elizabeth Fudge, Rockwall HS, Rockwall, TX, USA
Deborah Garcia, Roosevelt HS, Honolulu, HI, USA
Amber Gavin, Garnet Valley HS, Boothwyn, PA, USA
Rifka Geldwerth, Beth Jacob HS, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Laurien Gilbert, Moorestown Friends School, Mount Laurel, NJ, USA
Candace Giles, Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, GA, USA
Jeffrey Glass, Pine Crest School, Hollywood, FL, USA
Rachael Goldberg, Atlantic Community HS, Boca Raton, Fl, USA
Benjamin Goldstein, Memphis University School, Memphis, TN, USA
Susan Gonzalez, Joe T. Robinson HS, Little Rock, AR,
Kelsey Gordon, Lincoln Park Academy, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Benjamin Greenberg, Lawrence Free State HS, Lawrence, KS, USA
Brock Grenfell, Mountain View HS, Bend, OR, USA
Garrett Groesbeck, Cheyenne Central HS, Cheyenne, WY, USA
Hillary Gwiazda, Mayfield Secondary School, Cheltenham, ON, CAN
Sabrina Haque, Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Drew Harper, Mt. View HS, Vancouver, WA, USA
Kristin Harrison, East Ridge HS, Montverde, FL, USA
Madeline Hartman, Las Lomas HS, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Kayla Harvey, Wayne County HS, Waynesboro, MS, USA
Andrei Hent, Earl Haig Secondary School, Toronto, ON, Canada
Zachary Herman, Bethlehem Central HS, Delmar, NY, USA
Valerie Hoerster, Llano HS, Llano, TX, USA
Jake Holler, Downingtown West HS, West Chester, PA,
Devin Holme, Crown Point HS, Crown Point, IN, USA
Christen Huber, North White HS, Monon, IN, USA
Destiny Hughes, North White HS, Monticello, IN, USA
Benjamin Jackson, Grand Forks Central HS, Grand Forks, ND, USA
Christine Kappel, Bethpage HS, Plainview, NY, USA
Sarah Karnes, Monticello HS, Monticello, AR, USA
Marc Keith, Fairfield Sr HS, Hamilton, OH, USA
Kathryn Kell, George Washington HS, Charleston, WV, USA
Greg Kerestan, Hempfield Area HS, Greensburg, PA, USA
Jessica Kiernan, Sanderson HS, Raleigh, NC, USA
Melissa Kimmy, Corry Area HS, Corry, PA, USA
Sarah Kimsey, Cresent HS, Starr, SC, USA
Caitlin Knierim, Willa Walsh Academy, Randolph, NJ, USA
Kyul Ko, The Bear Creek School, Sammamish, WA, USA
Mary Kreus, Swanton HS, Swanton, OH, USA
Maciej Krolikowski, Red Cross Nordic United World College, Wroclaw, Poland
Michael Laskin, Hanfrod HS, Richland, WA, USA
Nick Lewandowski, Stevens HS, Rapid CIty, SD, USA
Yanxi Li, James E. Taylor HS, Katy, TX, USA
Jingwen Liu, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Stephen Lovely, Guilderland HS, Schenectady, NY, USA
Kim Lowe, Mountain View HS, Vancouver, WA, USA
Tracy Lum, Morris Knolls HS, Denville, NJ, USA
Karl Lundin, Fountain Hills HS, Fountain Hills, AZ, USA
Ashutosh Mahapatra, Blue Valley Northwest, Overland Park, KS, USA
Allan Malaguit, Victor Valley HS, Victorville, CA, USA
Amanda Marotta, St Pius X HS, Glandstone, MO, USA
Paul Marx, Torrey Pines HS, San Diego, CA, USA
Amanda Massie, Lake Havasu HS, Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
Nicholas Masso, Miller HS, Shawnee, Ohio, USA
Natasha Mazumdar, Cienega HS, Tucson, AZ, USA
Mary McCarthy, The Charter School of Wilmington, Hockessin, DE, USA
Grace McGee, Izmir Academy, San Leandro, CA, USA
Samantha Melby, Northside Christian School, Tierra Verde, FL, USA
Daniel Metzger-Traber, Lexington HS, Lexington, MA, USA
Anthony Monterrosa, Foothill HS, Pleasanton, CA, USA
Claire Ines Morales, Denton HS, Denton, TX, USA
Trevor Morgan, Sam Barlow HS, Damascus, OR, USA
Joshua Morse, Wellesley HS, Wellesley, MA, USA
Cassandra Nader, Palmer Trinity School, Coral Gables, FL, USA
Anna Nay, St Pius X HS, Glandstone, MO, USA
Josh Neifeld, Rhinebeck HS, Rhinebeck, NY, USA
Ji-Wah Ng, Crystal River HS, Crystal River, FL, USA
Hien Nguyen, The Academy of Irving ISD, Irving, TX, USA
Isaac Nicholson, Rhinebeck HS, Rhinebeck, NY, USA
David Niselson, Sparta HS, Sparta, NJ, USA
Elisse Ota, El Modena, Santa Ana, CA, USA
Jessica Overbey, Tabb HS, Yorktown, VA, USA
Wayne Pence, A.J. Diamond HS, Anchorage, AK, USA
Zachary Pence, duPont Manual HS, Louisville, KY, USA
A. Lynn Phillips, Shiloh Academy (Homeschool), Pasadena, CA, USA
Liz Pierce, Lake HS, Walbridge, OH, USA
Monica Ramirez-Santana, Winter Springs HS, Winter Springs, FL, USA
Harrison Reback, South Palntation HS, Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Lauren Redmond, duPont Manual, Louisville, KY, USA
Samantha Reed, LaSalle-Peru HS, Peru, IL, USA
Jack Reynolds, St Pius X HS, Kasas City, MO, USA
Michael Riehl, Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, Cambridge, ON, Canada
Taylor Rinehart, Alcoa HS, Knoxville, TN, USA
Paul Rink, St. Mary Cathedral HS, Gaylord, MI, USA
Gregory Rittchen, Daniel Hand HS, Madison, CT, USA
David Rittner, Toll Gate HS, Warwick, RI, USA
Quay Roberts, Lake Ridge Academy, Olmsted Falls, OH, USA
Laura Rodriguez, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL, USA
Daniel Rosenblum, Amity Regional HS, Woodbridge, CT, USA
Kyle Runeckles, Newmarket HS, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Danielle Sahota, Unionville HS, Unionville, ON, Canada
Brenda Salinas, Awty International School, Houston, TX, USA
Jennifer Schug, Central HS, NYA, MN, USA
Tyler Scowcroft, The Prout School, Wakefield, RI, USA
Michael Sears, Findlay HS, Findlay, OH, USA
Max Silverstein, Andover HS, West Bloomfield, MI, USA
Sheena Singh, Centereach HS, Lake Grove, NY, USA
Dakin Sloss, Clayton HS, Clayton, MO, USA
Logan Smith, Brandywine Heights HS, Alburtis, PA,
Amanda Springer, Signature HS, Wadesville, IN, USA
Jessica Stuart, Georgetown District HS, Georgetown, ON, Canada
Carys Tanner, Bloomington HS, Bloomington, IN, USA
Emily Taylor, Bayridge Secondary School, Kingston, ON, CAN
Ashley Thompson, Southwest HS, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Amanda Troxell, Owasso HS, Owasso, OK, USA
Minna Vandervliet, Erin District HS, Erin, ON, Canada
Gaurav Venkataraman, Andover HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Celene Ventura, Lake Havasu HS, Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
David Wadleigh, Nashua Christian Academy, Hollis, NH, USA
Andrew Walker, Gallia Academy, Gallipolis, OH, USA
Forrest Walker Roth, Rogers HS, Rogers, AR, USA
Ryan Wang, Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, Woodridge, IL, USA
Melissa Warren, Sardis Secondary School, Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Brenna Watry, Liberty HS, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Jessica Watson, Groton HS, Groton, NY, USA
Hannah West, Homeschooled, Allentown, PA, USA
Nicole Whitehead, John Carroll Catholic HS, Shannon, AL, USA
Jonathan Williams, Home School, Fairmont, WV, USA
Ayana Wilson, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, USA
Keith Michael Wine, Glendale HS, Springfield, MO, USA
Carlen Wirth, Pennridge H.S., Bedminster, PA, USA
Qi (Jade) Wu, The Woodlands School, Mississauga, ON, CAN
Dianne Xiao, Acton-Boxborough Regional HS, Boxborough, MA, USA
Catherine Yang, State College Area HS, State College, PA, USA
Scott Yeskie, The Independent School, Wichita, KS, USA
Jessica Zuo, Downington West HS, Downington, PA, USA
Cody Zupnick, Paul D. Schreiber HS, Port Washington, NY, USA