Previous Essay Winners
The following essays represent the past winners of the Tribute to the Rescuers Essay Contest ( .pdf format requires Acrobat Reader)
See examples of the winning essays:
9-10th Grade Category:
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2008 Winning Essays:
First Place:
Rut Matthijsen, Rachel Biddlecombe, Skutt Catholic High School
Second Place:
Combatants for Peace, Alia Khalil, Westside High School
Third Place:
Stand Up, Lauren Meyer, Burke High School
2007 Winning Essays:
First Place:
Crimes of Hate, Crimes of Opportunity, Kaitlin Wakeman, Burke High School
Second Place:
A Lesson in Compassion, Leslie Walker, Burke High School
Third Place:
Lion of Panjshir, Laura Warburton, V. J. Skutt Catholic High School
2006 Winning Essays:
First Place:
Freedom, Katie Fenwick, Westside High School
Second Place:
One Decisive Moment, One Lasting Example, Lisa Oberlander, Burke High School
2005 Winning Essays:
First Place:
Heart, Amanda Johnson-Zetterström, Westside High School
Second Place:
Unwarranted Hatred: Unselfish Love, Jennifer Reed, Westside High School
11-12th Grade Category:
2008 Winning Essays:
First Place:
The Yellow Brick Road, Maya Doghman, Central High School
Second Place:
Human Compassion Amidst Human Atrocities, Miriam Furst, John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY
Third Place:
Breaking the Silence, Stephanie Weddington, Burke High School
2007 Winning Essays:
First Place:
Acceptance, Not Tolerance, Callie Messick, Central High School
Second Place:
Building a Better World, Ope Omojola, Burke High School
Third Place:
A Single Spark, Allison Gill, Burke High School
2006 Winning Essays:
Third Place:
Open Yourself to the Words of Simon Wiesenthal, Siera Cerny, Marian High School
Third Place:
Long Live Freedom!, Abbie Groff, Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, PA
Third Place:
In the Cafeteria, Around the World, Jessie Jenkins, Burke High School
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