11Th–12Th Grade

2019 ANTHEM ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS 11TH–12TH GRADE

FIRST PLACE • Cynthia Lu, Belmont, MA – Belmont High School, Belmont, MA

SECOND PLACE • Victor Gelfuso, Richfield Springs, NY – Richfield Springs Central School, Richfield Springs, NY • Briauna Leonard, Sunnyvale, CA – Challenger School–Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA • Marc Fishkind, Spring Valley, NY – Frisch Yeshiva High School, Paramus, NJ

THIRD PLACE • Kala Pham, Houston, TX – DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston, TX • Christopher Babcock, Seeley’s Bay, ON, Canada – The Virtual Learning Centre, Lindsay, ON, Canada • Juliana Phan, Buena Park, CA – Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA • Alexis Cordova, Mansfield, TX – Mansfield High School, Mansfield, TX • Joshua Cameron, Wyoming, MN – North Lakes Academy 56, Forest Lake, MN

FINALISTS • Hope Andera, Anaheim, CA – Canyon High School, Anaheim, CA • Sydney Antczak, Marine on Saint Croix, MN – North Lakes Academy, Forest Lake, MN • Yun Seo (Emily) Bae, Seoul, South Korea – Seoul International School, Seoul, South Korea • Timothy Bogan, Crandall, TX – Crandall High School, Crandall, TX • Victor Borup, White Rock, NM – Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, NM • Jake Bradshaw, Forest Lake, MN – North Lakes Academy, Forest Lake, MN • Avrey Callis, Henderson, NV – College of Southern Nevada High School, Henderson, NV • Ryan Cross, Bellbrook, OH – Bellbrook High School, Bellbrook, OH • Christina Dudley, Lanham, MD – Parkdale High School, Riverdale, MD • Pauline Duong, Houston, TX – DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston, TX • Nicklaas Dykema, Newbury, ON, Canada – Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, Strathroy, ON, Canada

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FINALISTS (continued) • Olyvia Feifarek, Brandon, SD – Brandon Valley High School–01, Brandon, SD • Faith Gladwin, Conquerall Mills, NS, Canada – Park View Education Centre, Bridgewater, NS, Canada • Jeremy Guerin, Elkton, MD – Elkton High School, Elkton, MD • Olivia Hall, Irvine, CA – Irvine High School, Irvine, CA • Kiera Hall, Forest Lake, MN – North Lakes Academy 56, Forest Lake, MN • Rachel Hur, Palisades Park, NJ – Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ • Clifford Jones, Elkton, MD – Elkton High School, Elkton, MD • Anthony Karambelas, Rolling Hills Estates, CA – Early Entrance Program | Cal State LA, Los Angeles, CA • Muhammad Khalid, New Delhi, DL, India – Jamia Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, DL, India • Adam Kim, Anaheim, CA – Canyon High School, Anaheim, CA • John Kirchner, San Diego, CA – Montgomery Senior High School, San Diego, CA • Adam Larson, Camarillo, CA – Rancho Campana High, Camarillo, CA • Brian Lee, Diamond Bar, CA – Diamond Bar High School, Diamond Bar, CA • Eli Leece, Allegan, MI – Allegan High School, Allegan, MI • Jennifer Li, Houston, TX – DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston, TX • Rachel Li, Apex, NC – Holly Springs High School, Holly Springs, NC • Ruijia Li, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China – Three Wits, Nanjing, JS, China • Kathy Luna, Norwalk, CA – Norwalk High School, Norwalk, CA • Garrett Mayer, Sioux Falls, SD – Washington High School 01, Sioux Falls, SD • Rory McDermott, Madrid, IA – Madrid High School, Madrid, IA • Lauren McKee, Sunnyvale, CA – Challenger School–Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA • William McLaughlin, Port Saint Lucie, FL – Port St Lucie High School, Port Saint Lucie, FL • Breah Morlan, Sunnyvale, CA – Challenger School–Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA • Tishrei Movich-Fields, Enterprise, OR – Enterprise High School, Enterprise, OR • Derek Ni, Herndon, VA – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA • Jinwoo Park, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea – Chadwick International, Incheon, GP, South Korea • Liza Park, Sunnyvale, CA – Challenger School–Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA

FINALISTS (continued) • Lucas Pringle, Bretby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom – Repton School, Repton, DE, United Kingdom • Matthew Pyle, Douglassville, PA – Daniel Boone Area High School, Birdsboro, PA • Eleni Retta, Vienna, VA – Edmund Burke School, Washington, DC • Destiny Riley, Harvey, LA – Helen Cox High School, Harvey, LA • Liliana Ruvalcaba, Pomona, CA – Diamond Bar High School, Diamond Bar, CA • Lorelai Schoch, Anaheim Hills, CA – Canyon High School, Anaheim, CA • Arthanious Shafik, Union, NJ – Union Senior High School, Union, NJ • Nicole Stern, Port Washington, NY – Paul D Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington, NY • Cameron Willis, Little Rock, AR – Catholic High School, Little Rock, AR • Lucy Zhang, Houston, TX – DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston, TX • Yousra Zouani, Canton, MI – Plymouth High School, Canton, MI • Rachel Hannah Zozobrado, Potomac, MD – Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, MD