Committed to Radiant Peace

Tenth Annual Peace Education Awards
(2000-2001 School Year)
List of Winners

National Winners

All award-winners received certificates and cash awards.
Every participant -- students, teachers, parents, staff -- received a Peace Patch

Please note:  all these awards are possible because of generous donations from individuals -- if you want to help the annual Peace Education Awards continue, please donate generously today!

Special School Awards
Schools won cash awards and certificates of merit for school and class projects

Entered by December 15, 2000: Christ the King School, Tampa, FL

Entered by March 1, 2001

National First Place (tie)

Mrs. Brady and Ms. Bearss’ Kindergarten Class: report on Peace Year
Goldie Feldman Academy, Sarasota, FL

Mrs. Wheelus’ Sixth Grade Class: Peacemaker’s Journal
Walker Elementary School, Northport, AL

National Second Place (tie)

Advent Lutheran School: all-school peace activities
Advent Lutheran School, Boca Raton, FL

Cindy Andrus and participants: Peace Play
Emerson Elementary School, Salt Lake City, UT

National Third Place

Mrs. Thomson’s Sixth Grade: Peacemakers Bulletin Board
Vance Elementary School, Vance, AL

National Honorable Mentions (essays)
Kindergarten through Third Grades
(For entries sent by December 15, 2000)

(In alphabetical order)
Wade McMillen, 1st Grade, age 7, Brorson School, Sidney, MT
Warey McMillen, 2nd Grade, age 8, Brorson School, Sidney, MT
Alaina Seidle, 1st Grade, age 6, West Broward Christian School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

(For entries sent by March 1, 2001)

(In alphabetical order)
Danny Dunlap, 1st Grade, Sweetwater Episcopal Academy, Longwood, FL
Robert Estridge, 2nd Grade, age 8, Spruce Creek Elementary School, Port Orange, FL
Alexander Halil, 2nd Grade, age 7, Pinewood Elementary School, North Lauderdale, FL
Alicia Larkin, 2nd Grade, age 7, Mildred Helms Elementary School, Largo, FL
D.J. Leggon, 3rd Grade, age 9, Mt. Vernon Elementary School, St. Petersburg, FL
Bobby Lovell, 3rd Grade, age 8, Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak, CA
Veda Loyd, 2nd Grade, age 7, Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak, CA
Tyler Nichols, 1st Grade, age 6, Walker Elementary School, Northport, AL
Landan Parson, 1st Grade, age 7, Walker Elementary School, Northport, AL
Cynthia Salaises, 1st Grade, age 7, Linwood Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK
Julia Schade, 3rd Grade, age 8, Advent Lutheran School, Boca Raton, FL
Hannah Noelle Schnatz, 3rd Grade, age 8, Harbor City Elementary School, Melbourne, FL
Jacoby Grant Scott, 2nd Grade, age 8, Vance Elementary School, Vance, AL
Ashley Smith, 3rd Grade, age 8, Bardmoor Elementary School, Largo, FL
Tavner Snelson, 2nd Grade, age 7, Linwood Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK
Rachel Tew, 1st Grade, age 6, Academie da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Jeremy Tran, 2nd Grade, Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary School, Baldwin, FL
Richard Weber, 3rd Grade, age 9, St. Mark’s Academy, Cocoa, FL
Jacqueze Young, 2nd Grade, age 7, Mt. Vernon Elementary School, St. Petersburg, FL

National Honorable Mentions (essays)
Fourth through Eighth Grades
(For entries sent by December 15, 2000)

(In alphabetical order)
Chase Adler, 5th Grade, age 10, Binks Forest Elementary School, Wellington, FL
Marc Max Adorno, 6th Grade, age 11, P.S. 20, New York, NY
Niomara Berberena, 6th Grade, age 11, P.S. 20, New York, NY
Brianne Duffy, 4th Grade, age 10, Green Valley Elementary School, New Albany, IN
Talisa Erazo, 6th Grade, age 11, P.S. 20, New York, NY
Tony Hodges, 4th Grade, age 10, Green Valley Elementary School, New Albany, IN
Simone Hunt, 8th Grade, age 13, Coral Springs Middle School, Coral Springs, FL
Jad Matuk, 6th Grade, age 11, St. Mark’s Academy, Cocoa, FL
Ashley Miller, 8th Grade, age 13, Bay Point Middle School, St. Petersburg, FL
Heather Rosensteel, 8th Grade, age 15, Riviera Middle School, St. Petersburg, FL
Jonathan Walters, 7th Grade, age 12, Bay Point Middle School, St. Petersburg, FL
Rebecca Elizabeth Wilson, 5th Grade, age 10, St. Mark’s Academy, Cocoa, FL

(For entries sent by March 1, 2001)

(In alphabetical order)
Luis G. Arroyo, 4th Grade, age 10, Harbor City Elementary School, Melbourne, FL
Brandon Bannow, 5th Grade, age 10, Advent Lutheran School, Boca Raton, FL
Drew Barker, 5th Grade, Sweetwater Episcopal Academy, Longwood, FL
Sean Cahill, 6th Grade, age 12, Advent Lutheran School, Boca Raton, FL
Michael Clauson, 7th Grade, age 12, Seaside Neighborhood School, Seaside, FL
Francisco J. Duenas, 6th Grade, age 12, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Gilmore Estrill, 5th Grade, Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary School, Baldwin, FL
Stephanie Marie Gayol, 6th Grade, age 12, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Jennifer Lay, 5th Grade, age 11, Linwood Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK
K.C. Logan, 6th Grade, age 11, Walker Elementary School, Northport, AL
Brandon McEachern, 4th Grade, age 9, Harbor City Elementary School, Melbourne, FL
Nicole Morrison, 6th Grade, age 11, Vance Elementary School, Vance, AL
Stephanie Oliver, 5th Grade, age 10, Dumbarton Elementary School, Richmond, VA
Crystal Ramirez, 5th Grade, age 10, St. John the Apostle, Hialeah, FL
Hector Valdez, 4th Grade, age 11, Linwood Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK
Will Weber, 4th Grade, age 9, Dumbarton Elementary School, Richmond, VA
Charles E. Wells, 4th Grade, age 10, Harbor City Elementary School, Melbourne, FL

National Honorable Mentions, Peace Artists

(For entries sent by December 15, 2000)
Grades K-8

(In alphabetical order)
Jose Espinal. 8th Grade, age 14, Allapattah Middle School, Miami, FL
Michelle Grabau, 7th Grade, age 12, Manatee School for the Arts, Palmetto, FL
Nicole Klepacki, 6th Grade, age 12, Keswick Christian School, St. Petersburg, FL
Eric Newsome, 6th Grade, age 11, Keswick Christian School, St. Petersburg, FL
Kala D. Reed, 7th Grade, age 13, Manatee School for the Arts, Palmetto, FL
Brentney Satterfield, 7th Grade, age 13, Roulhac Middle School, Chipley, FL

(For entries sent by March 1, 2001)

(In alphabetical order)
Ashley Battles, 5th Grade, age 11, Vance Elementary School, Vance, AL
Leann Cepuran, 2nd Grade, age 8, Spruce Creek Elementary School, Port Orange, FL
Cristina Enriquez, 6th Grade, age 11, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Amanda Ravey Fernandez, 5th Grade, age 10, Vance Elementary School, Vance, AL
Sara Lloyd, 6th Grade, age 12, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Adriana Lorenzo, 6th Grade, age 12, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Taylor Miller, 3rd Grade, age 9, All Saints Catholic School, Sunrise, FL
Jessica Nevin, 5th Grade, age 12, Walker Elementary School, Northport, AL
Rocio Jazmin Rios, 1st Grade, age 6, Emerson Elementary School, Salt Lake City, UT
Alfredo Rivera, Kindergarten, age 6, Linwood Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK
David Shepherd, 3rd Grade, age 9, All Saints Catholic School, Sunrise, FL
Mike Trese, Kindergarten, age 5, St. Mark’s Academy, Cocoa, FL
Chris Walker, 6th Grade, age 12, James Weldon Johnson School, Jacksonville, FL

National Honorable Mention -- School Project

Mamie Agnes Jones School Video, Mamie Agnes Jones School, Baldwin, FL