2004-2005 Essay Contest Finalists

Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Teacher:Jason Szporn

• Grant Dasher
• Nathan Elliott

North St. Paul High School
North St. Paul, Minnesota
Teacher: Sara Paul

• Steven Smallpage

Eau Claire Memorial
  High School
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Teacher: Kenneth Ripp

• Petra Passell

Fargo North High School
Fargo, North Dakota
Teacher: Terry Jellison

• Xiaowen Li

Saint Thomas Academy
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Teacher: Dean Simmons

• Kareem El Muslemany
• Carl Forsberg - Second Place
• Justin Griggs
• Tim Hallman
• Fabrizio Montermini
• Timothy Scallen

Grand Rapids High School
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Teacher: Lyn Ellingson

• Jolene Brink
• Lee Feltman
• Amy Mixa

Shakopee High School
Shakopee, Minnesota
Teacher: Ed Loiselle

• Dan Mayberry
  First Place - Overall Winner

Burnsville High School
Burnsville, Minnesota
Teachers: Colleen Coleman and
Kathryn Shaughnessy

• Sharia Ahmed
• Alex Heinzen
• Elizabeth Kunkel
• Mikala Steenholdt
• Rachael Steenholdt
• Brittany VonBank - 
  Second Place

Maple Grove High School
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Teacher: Patricia Sheehan

• Nicholas Treat - First Place

Marquette High School
Marquette, Michigan
Teacher: Mary Stevenson

• Angela Cools

Coon Rapids High School
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Teacher: Jeanne Ashton

• Melissa Burch

Roseville Area High School
Roseville, Minnesota
Teacher: Steven Bekemeyer

• Marjorie Haight

Fargo North High School
Fargo, North Dakota
Teacher: Terry Jellison

• Johan Kian
• Elizabeth Olson

West Central High School
Hartford, South Dakota
Teacher: JoAnne Bohl

• Sara Jones

L'Anse High School
L'Anse, Michigan
Teacher: Frank Taddeucci

• Kelly Ranta