Committed to Radiant Peace

Ninth Annual Peace Education Awards
(1999-2000 School Year)
List of Winners

National Winners

National Winners received certificates and cash awards ($50 for grades K-2, $100 for grades 3-8)
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

Entered by December 1, 1999

Entered by March 1, 2000
$300 Cash Awards
Alva Elementary School, Alva, FL
   School Peace Project 1999-2000

Vance Elementary School, Vance, AL
   "Wall of Peace" Project
    Class: Sixth Grade, Mrs. Wheelus

$200 Cash Awards
Academie da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
   Peace Garden
    Coordinated by Mark Masoni, Fine Arts Director

Eugene Field Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK
    "Eugene Field Peace Makers" project
    Coordinated by Mrs. Susan Heinen, Counselor

John F. Turner Elementary School, Palm Bay, FL
   Peace Quilt
    Ms. Atwood’s Class

St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
    Poetry and pictures displayed on a hall bulletin board
    Class: Fifth Grade, Mrs. Navarro

National Honorable Mentions
Kindergarten through Second Grades

(In alphabetical order)

National Honorable Mentions
Third through Eighth Grades
(Entered by March 1)

(In alphabetical order)
Davey Coble, 5th grade, Brick Church Middle School, Nashville, TN
Trevor Colarusso, 5th grade, Loudon Elementary School, Loudon, NH
Dewayne Daugherty, 5th grade, Brick Church Middle School, Nashville, TN
Sydney Kastner, 4th grade, Dumbarton Elementary School, Richmond, VA
Amanda Hedrick, 4th grade, H.R. Edmunds Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA
Alex Parker, 4th grade, Dumbarton Elementary School, Richmond, VA
Natalie F. Rochner, 5th grade, Levi Fry Elementary School, Texas City, TX
Joey Samuels, 4th grade, Dumbarton Elementary School, Richmond, VA
Nimmerta Sangera, 4th grade, Nuestro Elementary School, Live Oak, CA
Mary Emily Sparks, 5th grade, Woodland Forrest Elementary School, Tuscaloosa, AL
Destiny Traweek, 4th grade, Walker Elementary School, Northport, AL
Emil Trinidad, 5th grade, Dumbarton Elementary School, Richmond, VA
Ken Walton, 5th grade, Brick Church Middle School, Nashville, TN

Florida Honorable Mentions
Third through Eighth Grades
(Entered by March 1)

(In alphabetical order)
Maria-Fernanda Aguerrebere, 6th grade, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Daniel R. Amelio, 6th grade, Cape View Elementary School, Cape Canaveral, FL
Alyssa J. Bassani, 5th grade, J. Allen Axson Montessori School, Jacksonville, FL
Alisa Benjamin, 4th grade, Crestview Elementary School, Miami, FL
Giezi Blanco, 3rd grade, William Jennings Bryan School, N. Miami, FL
Jessica Fitzgerald, 5th grade, W.J. Bryan Elementary School, N. Miami, FL
Stephanie Freeman, 6th grade, James Weldon Johnson Middle School, Jacksonville, FL
Turner Gibson, 5th grade, St. Mark’s Academy, Cocoa, FL
Kathleen Hernandez, 6th grade, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Osmonique Maitland, 4th grade, Crestview Elementary School, Miami, FL
Blair Kathryn Martin, 4th grade, J. Allen Axson, Jacksonville, FL
Emily Matchett, 5th grade, J. Allen Axson Elementary School, Jacksonville, FL
Sarah Michaelsen, 5th grade, John F. Turner Elementary School, Palm Bay, FL
Joel Ortega, 6th grade, St. Timothy Parish School, Miami, FL
Caitlin Lee Pearse, 6th grade, Academie da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Melissa Prewitt, 5th grade, Academie da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Lacey Richardson, 5th grade, Harbor City Elementary School, Melbourne, FL
Michele Roca, 6th grade, Academie da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Kara Rowells, 4th grade, Academie da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Layne Roytman, 3rd grade, St. Mark’s Academy, Cocoa, FL
Jason Shur, 6th grade, Academie da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Mike Sively, 6th grade, Suntree Elementary School, Melbourne, FL
Danielle Springer, 5th grade, Cape View Elementary School, Cape Canaveral, FL
Stephanie Starke, 6th grade, Discovery Elementary School, Palm Bay, FL
Serena Utz, 3rd grade, Academie da Vinci, Dunedin, FL
Kevin N. Vu, 6th grade, James Weldon Johnson Middle School, Jacksonville, FL