Committed to Radiant Peace

Seventh Annual Peace Essay Awards
(1997-98 School Year)
List of Winners

National Honorable Mentions
First and Second Grades

(In alphabetical order)
Tanjila Ahmed, 2nd Grade, age 7, St. Joseph's Episcopal School, Boynton Beach, FL
Alyse Atkinson, 2nd Grade, age 7, Gemini Elementary School, Melbourne Beach, FL
Sarah Balcom, 2nd Grade, age 7, John F. Turner Elementary School, Palm Bay, FL
Shawn Brown, 2nd Grade, age 7, Broward Elementary School, Tampa, FL
Jason Carnes, 2nd Grade, age 7, Academie Da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Hannah Carroll, 2nd Grade, age 7, Hawks Rise Elementary School, Tallahassee, FL
Casey Coyle, 2nd Grade, age 8, St. Michael's School, Stuart, FL
Brittany Gamble, 2nd Grade, age 7, John F. Turner Elementary School, Palm Bay, FL
Jonathon Hike, 1st Grade, age 6, Duncan MacArthur Primary School, Greenfield, OH
Thomas Imbalzano, 1st Grade, age 6, Calvin Coolidge School, Shrewsbury, MA
Gaje Kares, 2nd Grade, age 7, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Lester Gerrod Kendrick, 1st Grade, age 7, Prairie View Elementary School, Gainesville, FL
Sara Beth Kett, 2nd Grade, age 7, Gemini Elementary School, Melbourne Beach, FL
Steven Mandolla, 2nd Grade, age 8, Our Lady of Calvary, Philadelphia, PA
Laura Meeks, 1st Grade, age 7, Brooker Elementary School, Brandon, FL
Nicholas Migliore, 1st Grade, age 6, Audubon Elementary School, Merritt Island, FL
Harji Rai, 2nd Grade, age 7, Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak, CA
Katie Roberts, 2nd Grade, age 7, Ocoee Elementary School, Ocoee, FL
Yvette Segura, 2nd Grade, age 7, Freddy Gonzalez School, Edinburg, TX
Kevin Starace, 2nd Grade, age 7, Our Lady of Calvary, Philadelphia, PA
Lauren Stolting, 2nd Grade, age 8, Hawks Rise Elementary School, Tallahassee, FL
Ariel Suazo-Maler, 1st Grade, age 6, The Children's House, Miami, FL
Amber Summers, 1st Grade, age 7, Dover Shores Elementary, Orlando, FL
Scott Vargas, 1st Grade, age 6, Brooker Elementary School, Brandon, FL
De'Shae Webb, 2nd Grade, age 8, Grandin Court Elementary School, Roanoke, VA

National Honorable Mentions
Third through Sixth Grades

(In alphabetical order)
Allen Aldrich, 6th Grade, age 11, Adams Middle School, Tampa, FL
Lori Apple, 6th Grade, age 12, Adams Middle School, Tampa, FL
Adrian Bitton, 5th Grade, age 10, Dumbarton Elementary School, Richmond, VA
Maria Borgh, 3rd Grade, age 9, Holy Spirit School, Jacksonville, FL
Brian Camarda, 5th Grade, age 10, H.R. Edmunds School, Philadelphia, PA
Cally Davis, 6th Grade, age 12, Walker Elementary School, Northport, AL
Brianna Foley, 4th Grade, age 9, H.R. Edmunds School, Philadelphia, PA
David Fulford, 6th Grade, age 12, Adams Middle School, Tampa, FL
Jasmin Goldstein, 5th Grade, age 11, St. Joseph School, Palm Bay, FL
Anna Hertel, 4th Grade, age 9, St. Joseph's Catholic School, Jacksonville, FL>BR> Brianna Hurwitz, 4th Grade, age 9, Academie Da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Francesca Johnson, 4th Grade, age 9, Christ Church School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
David Kramer, 5th Grade, age 10, Our Lady of Calvary, Philadelphia, PA
Allison Lubke, 4th Grade, age 9, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, Shrewsbury, MA
Michelle Mitchell, 4th Grade, age 9, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, Shrewsbury, MA
Stavros Moysidis, 6th Grade, age 12, Arvida Middle School, Miami, FL
Kristen Murphy, 5th Grade, age 10, Venice Elementary School, Venice, FL
Mike Nelson, 3rd Grade, age 9, Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School, Edinburg, TX
Kimberly NeSmith, 5th Grade, age 10, Walker Elementary School, Northport, AL
Jamie Owen, 5th Grade, age 10, Bethlehem School, Bonifay, FL
Elizabeth Rower, 5th Grade, age 11, Brookwood Elementary School, Kentwood, MI
Lauren Schrimsher, 4th Grade, age 9, Grace Lutheran School, Arlington, TX
Amanda Smith, 6th Grade, age 12, Adams Middle School, Tampa, FL