Committed to Radiant Peace

First Annual Peace Education Awards
(including Eighth Annual Peace Essay Awards)
(1998-99 School Year)
List of Winners

National Winners

National Winners received certificates and $200 cash awards 
Special Recognition awards included certificates and $100 cash
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 consider contributing today!

School Awards

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

$500 Cash Awards
Bauder Elementary School, Seminole FL
Brooker Elementary School, Brandon FL
Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak CA

$300 Cash Awards
Cape View Elementary School, Cape Canaveral FL
Indian Harbour Montessori, Indian Harbour Beach FL
John F. Turner Elementary School, Palm Bay FL
Keys Academy of Marine Science, Key Largo FL
Mount Vernon Elementary School, St. Petersburg FL
Normandy Village Elementary School, Jacksonville FL
St. Agatha Catholic School, Miami FL
74th Street Elementary School, St. Petersburg FL

$150 Cash Awards
Arlington Heights Elementary School, Jacksonville FL
Belle Vue Middle School, Tallahassee FL
C.E. Bennett Elementary School, Green Cove Springs FL
Epiphany School, Miami FL
Palm Harbor Montessori Academy, Palm Harbor FL
St. Joseph School, Miami FL
Suncoast Elementary School, Spring Hill FL

National Honorable Mentions
Kindergarten through Second Grades

(In alphabetical order)
Casey Amoss, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Kasie Andoe, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Apollo Elementary School, Titusville, FL
Ashley Behm, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Apollo Elementary School, Titusville, FL
Terry Shawn Burkhardt Jr., Age 6, 1^st Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Angela C. Canessa, Age 8, 2^nd Grade, Brooker Elementary School, Brandon, FL
David Chancey, Age 8, 2^nd Grade, Port St. Lucie Elementary School, Port St. Lucie, FL
Erin Church-Rose, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Whitnee Condrey, Age ?, 1^st Grade (?), Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak, CA
Karen Conner, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Barrineau Park Elementary School, Molino, FL
Steven Cook, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Barrineau Park Elementary School, Molino, FL
Taylah Coppotelli, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Port St. Lucie Elementary School, Port St. Lucie, FL
Theresa Decint, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Mark Feltz, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Claudia Fernandez, Age 7, 1^st Grade, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Noe Fernandez, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Port St. Lucie Elementary School, Port St. Lucie, FL
Mary-Kate Fiddes, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Clinton Fillingim, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Barrineau Park Elementary School, Molino, FL
Michael Fitting, Age 8, 2^nd Grade, St. Joseph's Episcopal School, Boynton Beach, FL
John Foltz, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Christian Gomez, Age 7, 1^st Grade, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Reinol Gonzalez, Age 7, 1^st Grade, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Travis Hunter, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, St. Mark’s Episcopal School, Cocoa, FL
Courtney James, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Brigham Academy, Winter Haven, FL
Christine Kennelly, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Port St. Lucie Elementary School, Port St. Lucie, FL
Michelle Kropkowski, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Taylor LoCascio, Age 8, 2^nd Grade, Brigham Academy, Winter Haven, FL
Katie Loupe, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, St. Mark’s Episcopal School, Cocoa, FL
Kimberly Mann, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Port St. Lucie Elementary School, Port St. Lucie, FL
Laura K. Meeks, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Brooker Elementary School, Brandon, FL
Caitlin Melvin, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Kayla Nelson, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Brooker Elementary School, Brandon, FL
Courtney O’Connell, Age 8, 2^nd Grade, Academie Da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Alexa Palmero, Age 6, 1^st Grade, St. Agatha Catholic School, Miami, FL
Brittney S. Pearson, Age 8, 2^nd Grade, Vance Elementary School, Vance, AL
Katrina Prewitt, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Academie Da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Patrick Rutenber, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Apollo Elementary School, Titusville, FL
Kathleen Saenz, Age 6, 1^st Grade, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Arielle D. Shaw, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Apollo Elementary School, Titusville, FL
Shelby Spalter, Age 8, 2^nd Grade, Brooker Elementary School, Brandon, FL
Melissa Smith, Age 7, 1^st Grade, Port St. Lucie Elementary School, Port St. Lucie, FL
Chloé Vecchio, Age 7, 1^st Grade, Academie Da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Corey Winkler, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Johnny Wortman, Age 7, 2^nd Grade, Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke, Baltimore, MD
Kelli Ziegenmeyer, Age 6, 1^st Grade, Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak, CA

National Honorable Mentions
Third through Fifth Grades

(In alphabetical order)
Rebekah Burtis, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Daniel Chen, Age 9, 4^th Grade, Ojus Elementary School, North Miami Beach, FL
Nicole Collins, Age 9, 4^th Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Thomas Courtnay, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Justine Dharni, Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak, CA
Corrine Engelgau, Age 11, 5^th Grade, Indian Harbour Montessori, Indian Harbour Beach, FL
Stefanie Dawn Fisher, Age 11, 5^th Grade, Levi Fry Intermediate, Texas City, TX
Kirstin Gardzina, Age 9, 4^th Grade, Roosevelt Elementary School, Cocoa Beach, FL
Jacob Goldberg, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Ocean Breeze Elementary, Indian Harbour Beach, FL
Njeri Grubbs, Age 8˝, 3^rd Grade, Crestview Elementary, Miami, FL
Melissa Gutierrez, Age 11, 5^th Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Carlyssa Halley, Age 8, 3^rd Grade, Crestview Elementary, Miami, FL
D.J. Hammond, Age 8, 3^rd Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Kayci Hoff, Age 9, 4^th Grade, Providence Elementary School, Fries, VA
Chandler Jagodzinski, Age 8, 3^rd Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Kushal Kelkar, Age 8, 3^rd Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Lidia Lazo, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Tamarac Elementary, Tamarac, FL
Jarad Leitner, Age 11, 5^th Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Takeisha McFarland, Age 10, 4^th Grade, Providence Elementary School, Fries, VA
Michael Mikorski, 5^th Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Laura Moore, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Cape View Elementary School, Cape Canaveral, FL
Ashish Nadan, Age 8, 3^rd Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Megan Nowikowski, Age 10, 4^th Grade, Academie Da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Corbin Orr, Age 8, 3^rd Grade, Saint Joseph’s Episcopal School, Boynton Beach, FL
Ashley Pickering, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Amber Post, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Shashank Ravi, Age 11, 5^th Grade, Quail Summit Elementary, Diamond Bar, CA
Jessica Rivera, Age 11, 5^th Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Shannon Russ, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak, CA
Victoria Schandel, Age 9˝, 4^th Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL
Brandon R. Scott, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Ian Skupski, Age 8, 3^rd Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Danielle Thompson, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Ocean Breeze Elementary, Indian Harbour Beach, FL
Leanne Thompson, Age 9, 4^th Grade, St. Joseph Catholic School, Jacksonville, FL
Jerrymar D. Torres, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Nicole Verga, 5^th Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Michael Weaver, Age 10, 5^th Grade, Brooker Elementary, Brandon, FL
Christina Williams, Age 11, 5^th Grade, Conway Christian School, Orlando, FL

National Honorable Mentions
Sixth through Eighth Grades

(In alphabetical order)
[still to be posted]