Congratulations to all the students who entered the competition and
thank you to all the teachers who participated!
The Letters to Lucy Essay Competition attracted over 800 entries from schools all over the United States. This competition showed that there are some excellent programs in writing, science, and history in our K through 12 schools and some amazingly talented, thoughtful, and creative writers! Thank you to each and every student who entered the essay competition. We enjoyed reading all the essays!
We congratulate the following schools, their teachers and students for
having two or more winners and/or honorable mentions:
High Schools
Central Bucks West HS, Doylestown, PA
Asheville School, Asheville, NC
Avon HS, Avon, CT
/Harry D. Jacobs HS, Algonquin, IL
Middle Schools
Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA
Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM
Elementary Schools
ASU Prep Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Note: following each contestant's name and school is a link reading “click here for [name] essay”. Clicking this link will deliver a download of that student's essay to whatever folder you have set up for downloads. The student's last name is in the file name.
THE WINNERS
High School Category
First Place
Colleen M. Smith
10th Grade/Central Bucks West HS, Doylestown, PA
Click here for Colleen's Essay
Second Place
Jack Wendler
10th Grade/Avon HS, Avon, CT
Third Place
Camille Groh
9th Grade/Asheville School, Asheville, NC
Click here for Camille's essay
Honorable Mention (alphabetical)
David Choi
12th Grade/Harry D. Jacobs HS, Algonquin, IL
Anne Collett
9th Grade/Asheville School, Asheville, NC
Mary Kaminski
10th Grade/Avon HS, Avon, CT
Hari Manikandan
10th Grade/Harry D. Jacobs HS, Algonquin, IL
Cayla McCaughan
10th Grade/Central Bucks HS, Doylestown, PA
Ariana Ray
11th Grade/Hastings High, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Ethan Williamson
12th Grade/Houston HS, Houston, MO
Middle School Category
First Place
Robin S.
Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA
Second Place
Jeanna Qiu
8th Grade/Heritage MS, Livingston, NJ
Third Place
Riya Berry
6th Grade/Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA
Honorable Mention (alphabetical)
Ian Alsobrook
8th Grade/Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM
Claire Boom
8th Grade/Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM
Kaitlyn Davis
7th Grade/Cedar Crest MS, Lebanon, PA
Click here for Kaitlyn's essay
Ross Douglas
8th Grade/Herberger Young Scholar Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Craig Short
8th Grade/Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM
Hisham Temmar
8th Grade/Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM
Tyera Zweygardt
8th Grade/Herberger Young Scholar Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Elementary School Category
First Place
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Maria Paula Arvizu-Diaz
4th Grade/ASU Prep Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Click here for Maria Paula's essay
Second Place
Charles Rez
5th Grade/Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Third Place
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Allison Lamanna
5th Grade / Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Click here for Allison's essay
Honorable Mention (alphabetical)
Julia Alvarez
4th Grade/ASU Prep Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Jezebell Connor
4th Grade/ASU Prep Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Click here for Jezabell's essay
Laiza Escareno
4th Grade/ASU Prep Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Jaden Garcia-Morris
4th Grade/ASU Prep Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Izhuatl Ibarra
4th Grade/ASU Prep Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Click here for Izhuartl's essay
Violet Rez
5th Grade/Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Kevin Wooden
5th Grade / Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, Scottsdale, AZ