In the spring of 2004, Global Harmony Through Personal Excellence, Inc. held the 17th annual Celebration of Youth essay contest. This was the essay question:
“Write about an obstacle in your life. What is a quality within yourself that you have drawn upon to deal with this obstacle? Share what you have learned.”
First-place essays are listed below, and the names of all winners and honorable mentions are listed below the essays.
WINNING ESSAYS:
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Winners in Grades 4-6 Division:
FIRST PLACE
JUAN BAIRES
Grade 4, Truesdell Elementary
SECOND PLACE
STUART MAEDER
Grade 5, Key Elementary
THIRD PLACE
CALLIE FOSBURGH
Grade 5, Key Elementary
FOURTH PLACE
DAMIEN LIVINGSTON
Grade 4, J.C. Nalle Elementary
FIFTH PLACE
DALTON POWER
Grade 5, Key Elementary
Winners in Grades 7-9 Division
FIRST PLACE
JULIO MONTIEL
Grade 9, Bell Multicultural Sr. High
SECOND PLACE
BERTA GONZALEZ
Grade 9 – Bell Multicultural Sr. High
THIRD PLACE
WILLIAM VASQUEZ
Grade 9 – Bell Multicultural Sr. High
FOURTH PLACE
ELLEN LEVINE
Grade 7 – Alice Deal Junior High
FIFTH PLACE
WHITNEY JEROME
Grade 7, Alice Deal Junior High
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
F. S. KEY, grade 5
REBECCA ANDRASKO
WILLIAM NASH
F. S. KEY, grade 4
JANAN SHOUHAYIB
HARRIET TUBMAN, grade 6
BRITTANY WALKER
J.C. NALLE, grade 5
JYMEASE MITCHELL
NOYES, grade 6
DELVON FITZGERALD
OYSTER, grade 6
SAHARA ARTIGA-OLIVER
DAVID BRESCIA-WEILER
INGMAR MOLINA
MARITZA SANABRIA
POWELL, grade 5
JACKELIN REYES
STEVENS, grade 5
JOEL BATTLE
ALICE DEAL, grade 7
NADINE FOTY
SARAH GIFFIN
ALICE DEAL, grade 9
NGUYET NGUYEN
PETRA TOTH
BELL SHS, grade 9
CYNDEA CONARD
DENNIS HERNANDEZ
MARINA IRAHETA
JEFFERSON, grade 9
GREKAN SIMPSON
DOMINIQUE WEST
ROOSEVELT SHS, grade 9
CLIVE BAKER, Grade 9
STUART HOBSON, grade 7
BRIANNA WILSON
TAKOMA EC, grade 8
ROSE SHERMAN
WILSON, grade 9
CHALONDA ARRINGTON
KELVIN ANH LE
CATHERINE MANN
ALEXANDER ZABALOIEFF