Congratulations to all the people who took the time to think about and submit an essay on the topic “Compassion and the Lost Child”. We received hundreds of essays from over 30 countries. Everyone who entered made it a difficult chore for all the judges. So without further delay, here are the winners of the 2009 Essay Contest. (All winners have been notified, if you are on this list and have not received notification, please get in touch with us.)
Age Group: 17 & under
First Place
Wesley Steeb from Woodinville, WA
Second Place
Kelsey Lagaly from Hot Springs, AR
Honorable Mention
Katherine Hollingsworth from Hurst, TX
Madeline Groserode from Kearney, MO
Age Group: 18 – 22
First Place
Second Place
Chloe Metzger from Ewa Beach, HI
Honorable Mention
Jessica Chu from TAIWAN
Stay tuned for more information about the Essay Contest and to read some of the winning essays.
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hi
why are most of the winners from US only?
was the competition for US students only?
were all interantional students that bad?
We received essays from over 30 countries, (several in other languages besides English, in which we had to find specialty judges). But the majority of the essays (close to 90%) came from students living in the United States. So actually the ratio of 1/7 winners being from a country other than the United States was a higher ratio than the 1/10 ratio of entries. Over the past few years, we’ve always had at least one or two non-US based winners.
We are looking forward to posting some of the winning essays in the next few days for everyone to read and experience.
can you please post the essays soon? I really want to read the 3 winners of the 18-22 categories!! pleasee
When will the winning essays be posted?
I would like to know the details about this essay contest. What does it entail and what are the likely topics being treated. Thanx
When will the essays be posted?
When will 18+ ages essays be posted? i want to see some of these winners…i thought my essay was good but apparently not. haha i want to read theirs!!
how can i win a scholarship
It is great indeed and want be part of it.