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2008 Essay Contest Winners Recognized at Oklahoma State Congress

February 26, 2008

All winners were recognized at the Oklahoma House of Representatives on February 26th. Winning essays are included in the Virtual Archives at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum for one year, allowing the opportunity for hundreds of thousands of Museum visitors to read the inspirational words of students.

2008 Essay Contest Winners

Grades 5 - 6			Teacher
1st Place	Zavier Ramsey (6th)	Sequoyah Middle School Edmond, OK	Miriam LoPresto
2nd Place	Jordan Hall (6th)	Park Haven Academy Wichita Falls, TX	Jean Hall
3rd Place	Tressa Gould (6th)	Sequoyah Middle School Edmond, OK	Miriam LoPresto

Grades 7 - 8
1st Place	Elise Heigle (8th)	Sequoyah Middle School Edmond, OK	Anne Whillhite
2nd Place	Karlyn Willis (8th)	Sequoyah Middle School Edmond, OK	Christina Pope
3rd Place	Carrie Funderburk (7th)	Sequoyah Middle School Edmond, OK	Laura Deaver

Grades 9 - 10
1st Place	Kayla Hope (10th)	Lawton High School Lawton, OK	Dr. Terry Freeman
2nd Place	Jess Tucker (10th)	Pawnee High School Pawnee, OK	Becky Beagle
3rd Place	Troy Smalley (10th)	Deer Creek High School Edmond, OK	Jason Stephenson
Honorable Mention	Jasmine Htoon (10th)	Deer Creek High School Edmond, OK	Jason Stephenson

Grades 11 - 12
1st Place	Jake McClure (11th)	Lawton High School Lawton, OK	Dr. Terry Freeman
2nd Place	Sara Bermudez (12th)	Memorial High School West New York, NJ	Myra Schnur
3rd Place	Jill Fennell (12th)	Valliant High School Valliant, OK	Louise Scarborough
Hororable Mention	Marcia McIntosh (12th)	Bartlesville High School Bartlesville, OK	Susan Schmidt

This program is made possible through the generous support of Allegiance Credit Union.

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