The names of all winners and honorable mentions of the 23rd 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
First Place
AKARI DAVIDSON
Grade 5, Janney Elem. – Ms. Jaclyn Seward
Second Place
CLARE MESSINA-FITZGERALD
Grade 5, Key Elem. – Ms. Williams
Third Place
MARTIQUE G. HENDERSON
Grade 4, J.O. Wilson Elem. – Prin. Warley
Fourth Place
CHRISTABELL MBAH
Grade 6, Whittier Education Campus – Ms. Brawley
Fifth Place
AYOMIDE OKULEYE
Grade 6, Hope Community Public Charter School – Lamond Campus – Ms. Shendrina Alexander
Sixth Place
DANIELA ILHAN
Grade 5, Key Elem. – Ms. Williams
Seventh Place
AUNYE WHORLEY
Grade 6, Whittier Education Campus – Ms. Brawley
Winners in Grades 7 to 9
First Place
DELPHINE URIBURU-WILDER
Grade 9, School Without Walls – Mr. Kamel Igoudjil
Second Place
RACHEL PAGE
Grade 7, Alice Deal Middle School – Mr. Hughes
Third Place
CLAIRE PARKER*
Grade 8, Alice Deal MS – Mr. Otterstatter
Fourth Place
EMMA WALSH-ALKER
Grade 7, Alice Deal MS – Mr. Hughes
Fifth Place
ITIESHA DEAN**
Grade 7, Whittier Education Campus – Ms. Ola
Sixth Place
EMILY DAVIES*
Grade 8, Alice Deal MS – Mr. Otterstatter
Seventh Place
BRANDON NOUNDA
Grade 8, Whittier EC – Ms. Abby Smith
* Honorable Mention in 2010
** Third Place Winner in Grades 4 to 6 category in 2010
Honorable Mentions in Grades 4 to 6
Hardy MS
EMMANUEL HOUSTON*^, Grade 6 – Mrs. Kimberly Hughes
Janney ES
GWENDOLYN TSAI, Grade 5 – Ms. Jaclyn Seward
DAVID VADEN, Grade 5 – Ms. Osterman
J. O. Wilson
CHASE ROLLINS, Grade 5 – Ms. V. Pugh
Whittier EC
JA’ BRIA AGNEW, Grade 6 –Ms. Brawley
Honorable Mentions in Grades 7 to 9
Alice Deal JHS
- DAVID CARUTH, LEO CONFALONE, & HELEN MALHOTRA, Grade 7 – Ms. Hattie Spann-Goode
- XIU QI CHEN***, SOFIA LAGUARDA**, STUART LINDSTROM, SAMANTHA MEHRING, ASHA PAPPAJOHN, LAURA SCHWARTZ & ZAHRA WARDRICK, Grade 7 – Mr. Michael Hughes
- JOSEY LONEY, ADAM SCHANS, MARGOT TROUVE, Grade 7 – Mr. McDowell
Lincoln MS
NYAT GHIDEI & ASTRID REYES, Grade 8 – Mrs. Armerding
School Without Walls
ISABELLA BOLAND & DESTINI SMITH, Grade 9 – Mr. Kamel Igoudjil
Wilson
NATHANIEL REMEZ*, Grade 9 – Mr. Leroy Jenkins, Jr.
* First Place Winner in 2009 and Honorable Mention in 2010
** Second Place Winner in Grades 4 to 6 in 2009
*** Third Place Winner in Grades 4 to 6 in 2009
*^ Special Mention at end of year 2010