Announcing Our Top Ten Essay Contest Finalists!
The Alliance for Science is proud to announce the Top Ten Finalists for the 2008 National High School Essay Contest. The essays written by these finalists are now being reviewed by our judging committee to determine our top four prize winners. All of the finalists will receive an award certificate and a previously unannounced book prize (details below).
28-April Update: Finalist awards were sent out via priority mail today.
The finalists are (in alpabetic order by student last name):
| Student | Grade | School | City | State | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal B. Desai | 10 | The Pembroke Hill School | Kansas City | MO | Kathy Ketchum |
| Frances Eugenia Ellerbe | 12 | Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | Columbia | SC | Dr. George Scouten |
| Brandon Hall | 10 | Pottstown High School | Pottstown | PA | Mary Ann Murrow |
| Marleigh Higgins | 11 | Brookline High School | Brookline | MA | Ms. Plati |
| Christine Kelly | 12 | Academies at Englewood | Englewood | NJ | Claire Kennedy |
| David Martorana | 11 | Iolani School | Honolulu | HI | Dr. Carey S. Inouye |
| Elen Miteva | 10 | Bergen County Academies | Hackensack | NJ | Victor Samarakone |
| Brian V. Monahan | 9 | Bergen County Academies | Hackensack | NJ | Dr. Judith Pinto |
| Sami Rahmani | 11 | Lawrence Central High School | Indianapolis | IN | Anne Marie Milligan |
| Susan Tan | 12 | Bronx High School of Science | Bronx | NY | Richard Lee |
