Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2011

High School Division

First Prize

Martin C. Carlino, Patchogue-Medford High School, Medford, NY
"President Lincolns Influence over the Northern Press"

Second Prize

Martina Harris, American History High School, Newark, NJ
"Masqueraded History"

Third Prize

Rosalie Priddy, Douglas S. Freeman High School, Henrico, VA
"Red Men in a White Mans War"

Honorable Mention

in alphabetical order
Brianna Devitt, Montville Township High School, Montville, NJ
Hugh Geraghty, West Morris Central High School, Chester, NJ
Amanda Goutos, Academy of American Studies, Long Island City, NY
Jamilah Najiy, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, MD
Ogud Oman, Thomas Alva Edison High School, Minneapolis, MN
Taylor Sandella, Notre Dame School, New York, NY
Victoria Wilson, Glen Este High School, Cincinnati, OH

Middle School Division

First Prize

Diyu Pearce-Fisher, Transfiguration School, Tarrytown, NY
"The First Spill of Blood"

Second Prize

Johnathan Keefer, Summit Academy Junior High School, Draper, UT
"My Familys Experiences with Illness while Serving in the Civil War"

Third Prize

Kaitlin Guard, Chicod School, Greenville, NC
"Dynamic Women during the Civil War"