2009 AMERICANISM & AADAA CONTEST WINNERS

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AMERICANISM ESSAY

6TH Grade

1st Place - Thomas Montgomery, Dearborn, MI
2nd Place - Abigail Gardener, Nutley, NJ
3rd Place - Payne Wissler, Chillicothe, OH

7th Grade

1st Place - Eric Leichty, Mt. Pleasant, IA
2nd Place - Alison Mansfield, Ft. Wayne, IN
3rd Place - Joel Okpara, Riverdale, MD

8th Grade

1st Place - Shayne Cofield, Lampasas, TX
2nd Place - Claire Peterson, Merrill, WI
3rd Place - Victoria Kauffman, Hanover, PA

10th Grade

1st Place - Natalie McAuliffe, Anderson, CA
2nd Place - Imani Cox, Tacoma, WA
3rd Place - Drew Busch, OshKosh, WI

11th Grade

1st Place - Allyssa Bailey, Rockbridge, OH
2nd Place - Andrew Maurer, Greenville, IL
3rd Place - Andrew Kline, Chesapeake, VA

12th Grade

1st Place - Anna Le, Tacoma, WA
2nd Place -Brittney Metheny, Lampasas, TX
3rd Place - Mellay Gardner, Salem, OH

2009 FREEDOM FOUNDATION WINNERS

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

Department            Name

California               Calos Mares – Long Beach, CA
Delaware               Roy Meadows  - Smyrna, DE
Florida                    Alena Binegar – Bradenton, FL (National)
                                Michael Jones – Brandon, FL (Department)
Kansas                  Tilyn Bell – McDonald, KS
Iowa                        Michaela Lunsford – Mt. Pleasant, IA
Massachusetts    Aalliyah Kidd – Fitchburg, MA
Maryland                PENDING
Maine                     PENDING
Michigan               Carl King – Bay City, MI
Minnesota             Stephen Enger – Madison, MN
Missouri                Abby Lappe – Perryville, MO
New York              Frederick Bevacqua – Potsdamn, NY
North Dakota       Jewel Enget – Beulah, ND
Ohio                      Paige Peterson – Calion, OH
Pennsylvania       Anna Kelemen – Lititz, PA
Tennessee          Kayla Segars – Parrottsville, TN
Texas                    Zoeie Kennedy – Wortham, TX
Washington         Greggory Heller – Walla Walla, WA
Wisconsin            Mackenzie Baacke – Merrill, WI

2009 Americanism & AADAA Contest Winners

AMERICANISM POSTER

2nd Grade

1st Place - Anourine Pullano, Potsdamn, NY
2nd Place - Jaci Carter Denver, IA
3rd Place - Emma Korth, Sterling, ND

3rd Grade

1st Place - Michael Slivinski, Pittston, PA
2nd Place - Torie Horning, Zap, ND
3rd Place - Kiley Allgood, Grand Island, NE

4th Grade

1st Place - Dhilan Ramapnasad, Morristown, TN
2nd Place - Veronica Ruiz, Lancaster, PA
3rd Place - Allison T. Harrell, Lampasas, TX

5th Grade

1st Place - Makayla B. Edwards, Bulls Gap, TN
2nd Place - Tate Hoffmaster, Columbia, PA
3rd Place - Raegan Whitehead, Lampasas, TX

AMERICANISM FLAG DRAWING

Kindergarten

1st Place - Gracie Erickstad, Horace, ND
2nd Place - Harley Kauffman, Whinfield, IA
3rd Place - Kohe Black, Etowah, TN

1st Grade

1st Place - Jaeger Borcherding, Waterloo, IA
2nd Place - Ben Anderjaska, Palisade, NE
3rd Place - Jenna Simurdiak, Phillisps, WI

TED LESZKIEWICZ (AADAA) - STORY

6th-8th Grade

1st Place -Brianna Michelle Schultz     Martinsburg, WV
2nd Place - Philip Gawel                     Troy, MI
3rd Place - Joshua R. Nisler                New Holstein, WI

9th-12th Grade

1st Place - Bo Godawa, Port Orange, FL
2nd Place - Emma Sloma, Reedsville, WI
3rd Place - Robert Buchanan, Shelby Twp, MI

AADAA - POSTER

K-2nd Grade

1st Place - Emily Cohen, Brillion, WI
2nd Place - Megan Wright, Culbertson, NE
3rd Place - Jace Bower, Port Orange, FL

3rd-5th Grade

1st Place - Caitlin Berge, Collins, WI
2nd Place - Payton Mineweaser, Russell, PA
3rd Place - Aayush Patel, Edgewater, FL