Essay Competition

Why Character Matters

1st Place: Lauren Rishovd – 11th grade, Elk River High School, teacher Denise Green

2nd Place: Sophia Kruger – 11th grade, Elk River High School, teacher Denise Green

3rd Place: Bashir Muhumed – 11th grade, Southwest High School, teacher Caroline Hooper

4th Place: Emily Sizen – 11th grade, Elk River High School, teacher Alyssa Ray

5th Place: Amanda Krinke – 9th grade, Buffalo High School, teacher Rachel Busch

6th Place: Jared Leslie – 10th grade, Cloquet Senior High, teacher Jason Richardson

7th Place: Milan Stolpman – 11th grade, Washburn High School, teacher Molly Koppel

8th Place: Miranda Cox – 11th grade, Mabel-Canton, teacher Bonnie Wenthold

9th Place: Kerryn Lund – 10th grade, Brandon Evansville High School, teacher Robert Bosma

10th Place: Sophie Wu – 9th grade, Woodbury High School, teacher Erika Jungwirth

11th Place: Camden Sharp – 10th grade, Spectrum High School, teachers Amy Kinney & Stacy Pinz

12th Place: Kalahari Szarkowicz – 9th grade, Washburn High School, teacher Nicky Sunde

13th Place: Chia Thao – 11th grade, Highland Park, teacher Michael Burgdorf

14th Place: Keleenah Yang – 11th grade, Como Park Senior High School, teacher Risa Luther

15th Place: Lindsay Popp – 11th grade, Pierz Healy High School, teacher Derrick Paulson

16th Place: Ashlyn Bohrer – 9th grade, White Bear Lake North Campus, teacher Shannon Grant

17th Place: Sinaam Mohamed – 11th grade, Columbia Heights High School, teacher Jessica Ortiz

18th Place: Fatima Menawa -10th grade, Stillwater Area High School, teacher Brandon Maxwell

19th Place: Donovan Eidem – 10th grade, Spectrum High School, teachers Amy Kinney & Stacy Pinz

20th Place: Evelynn Szakatits – 10th grade, Spectrum High School, teachers Amy Kinney & Stacy Pinz