The names of all winners and honorable mentions of the 22nd annual Celebration of Youth essay contest are listed below. We congratulate them and are very proud of each one.
Winners in Grades 4 to 6
1st Place
MARGUERITE HARRIS
Grade 6, Oyster Adams Bilingual School – Mr. Paul Gerber
2nd Place
ERIC LEON CELI
Grade 5, Harriet Tubman Elem. – Ms. Maria Samenga
3rd Place
ITIESHA DEAN
Grade 6, Whittier Education Campus – J. Brawley
4th Place
DWIGHT HARRIS
Grade 4, Randle Highlands Elem. – Ms. Audu
5th Place
CELESTE SARA ALEXANDRA WILLIAMS
Grade 6, Oyster Adams Bilingual School – Mr. Paul Gerber
6th Place (Tie)
CARMEN BONILLA
Grade 5, H. Tubman Elem. – Ms. Sheila Copeland
6th Place (Tie)
ARNOLD CRUZ
Grade 5, Harriet Tubman Elem. – Ms. Maria Samenga
Winners in Grades 7 to 9
1st Place
GRISSELLE RIVERA
Grade 9, School Without Walls – Mr. Kamel Igoudjil
2nd Place
BRIGID CARMICHAEL
Grade 9, School Without Walls – Mr. K. Igoudjil
3rd Place
MICHELLE SMITHAM
Grade 9, School Without Walls – Mr. Kamel Igoudjil
4th Place
KATE STOKES
Grade 7, Alice Deal MS – Ms. Hattie Spann-Goode
5th Place
JOY NICHOLAS
Grade 7, Alice Deal MS – Ms. Hattie Spann-Goode
6th Place
OLIVIA WEISSKOPF
Grade 9, School Without Walls – Mr. Kamel Igoudjil
HONORABLE MENTIONS in Grades 4-6
Janney Elementary School
ELENA REMEZ, Grade 4 – Ms. Camille Anderson
Randle Highlands
DANDRE McLAUGHLIN, Grade 4 – Ms. Audu
Thomson Elementary School
RANIKA DAVIS & DERRICK HOWARD Grade 5 – Ms. Dixon
JASON ZOU, Grade 5 – Ms. Jacqueline Bruce-Yamin
Whittier Elementary School
ANDERE ROSA, Grade 6 –Ms. Abby Smith
HONORABLE MENTIONS in Grades 7 to 9
Alice Deal Junior High School
DANIEL BRITO, EMILY DAVIES, ANNIE FISHER, CLARA McCURDY,
CLAIRE PARKER, Grade 7 – Ms. Hattie Spann-Goode
NATHANIEL REMEZ*, Grade 8 – Mr. Rob Otterstatter
EMMA KEYES & HAZEL ROSENBLUM-SELLERS, Grade 7 – Mr. Michael Hughes
Jefferson Middle School
CHINA BUTLER-STITH, Grade 8 – Mrs. Martinez
MacFarland Middle School
TORENA NICKS, Grade 7 – Ms. Trilby Hillenbrand
Whittier Elementary School
SIATTA BAKANA, Grade 7 – Ms. Abby Smith
School Without Walls
KIMKIA HUNTER, JOYCELYNN KANE, ALEX MORALES-SANZ,
ANATOL STECK, Grade 9 – Mr. Kamel Igoudjil
* First Place Winner in 2009