2008 AMERICANISM & AADAA CONTEST WINNERS

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AMERICANISM ESSAY

6TH Grade

1st Place - Ashley Lemon - Grand River, NY
2nd Place - Carisa Campbell - Trafford, PA
3rd Place - Kaleb Kongable - Mount Union, IA

7th Grade

1st Place - Dalton Alexander - Grand  Island, NE
2nd Place - Sabrina DePietro - Dearborn, MI
3rd Place - Meghan E. Wittaman - Bismarck, ND

8th Grade

1st Place - Natalie Messmer - Laurelville, OH
2nd Place - Stephanie Wenclawski - Cedar Rapids, IA
3rd Place - Ethan Carr - Holden Beach, NC

10th Grade

1st Place - Alex Tschampl-Diesing - Bellevue, NE
2nd Place - Seth White - Defiance, OH
3rd Place - Dawn Weil - Zap, ND

11th Grade

1st Place - Jennifer Gilmour - Daytona Beach, FL
2nd Place - Danielle Terry - Chesapeake, VA
3rd Place - Sarah Mutchler - New Bavaria, OH

12th Grade

1st Place - Ashley Burch - Westhope, ND
2nd Place - Brittany Faulknor - Bynum, TX
3rd Place - Ashley Splonskowski - Madison, MN

2008 FREEDOM FOUNDATION WINNERS

9th Grade - All 1st Place winners receive a trip to Freedoms Foundation

Department            Name

California                               Austin Roberts (Essay Winner)
Connecticut                           Jessica Reilly (Dept. Chose Winner)                    
Delaware                               Kelsey Pond (Essay Winner)
Florida                                    Bo Godawa (Essay Winner)          
Iowa                                        Tanner McArtor (Essay Winner)
Maryland                                Harley Furr (Dept. Chose Winner)
Massachusetts                    Dylan Muzzy (Essay Winner)
Michigan                                Olivia Carter (Essay Winner)
North Carolina                      Anita Overstreet (Essay Winner)
North Dakota                         Katelyn Webster (Essay Winner)
New Jersey                           Joseph Rea (Dept. Chose Winner)
New York                               Jake Kearney (Essay Winner)
Ohio                                       Cheyenne Cornell (Essay Winner)
Pennsylvania                        Kathryn Kitcho (Essay Winner)
Tennessee                           Seth Carmichael (Essay Winner)
Texas                                     Justin Sheldon (Dept. Chose Winner)
Washington                          Chelsea Power (Essay Winner)
Wisconsin                             Katie Wright (Essay Winner)
Indiana                                   Emma Knight (Essay Winner)

2008 Americanism & AADAA Contest Winners

AMERICANISM POSTER

2nd Grade

1st Place - Ryan Wells - Jacksonville, NC
2nd Place - Kristen Wenclawski - Cedar Rapids, IA
3rd Place - Cameron Graham - Teague, TX

3rd Grade

1st Place - Lindsey Schuerer - Beulah, ND
2nd Place - Marissa Castro - Anaheim, CA
3rd Place - Riley Garland - Cadillac, MI

4th Grade

1st Place - Lindsay Tran - Moore, OK
2nd Place - Melissa Ann Marra - Terrance, NY
3rd Place - Katherine Stearns - Woodlyn, PA

5th Grade

1st Place - Thomas Whicher - Robinson,MI
2nd Place - Shaan Ramaprasad - Mooristown, TN
3rd Place - Keva Rowe - Lancaster, OH

AMERICANISM FLAG DRAWING

Kindergarten

1st Place - Stephen Ritter - Fairfield, PA
2nd Place - Ben Hemsworth - Mt. Pleasant, IA
3rd Place - Christian Cote’ - Magnolia, DE

1st Grade

1st Place - Juliana Clark - Folsom, PA
2nd Place - Whitney Wasmuth - Greenleaf, WI
3rd Place - Damian Hood - Poplar Bluff, MO

TED LESZKIEWICZ (AADAA) - STORY

6th-8th Grade

1st Place - Winni Crosley - Manitowoc, WI
2nd Place - Philip Gawel - Troy, MI
3rd Place - Connie Lee - Houston, TX

9th-12th Grade

1st Place - Haruna Asanuma - Omaha, NE
2nd Place - Robert Buchanan - Shelby, MI
3rd Place - Susana Perez - Reedsville, WI

AADAA - POSTER

K-2nd Grade

1st Place - Jaime Parra - Hayes Ctr, NE
2nd Place - Emily Schaller - Manitowoc, WI
3rd Place - Ryen Wells - Jacksonville, NC

3rd-5th Grade

1st Place - Martone - Russell, PA
2nd Place - Caitlin Berge - Collins, WI
3rd Place - Gina Santillo - Oceanside, NY