Thanks Georgia! More than 1000 submissions from 156 teachers in 110 schools. The Awards Ceremony is on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at the auditorium of North Atlanta High School Address: 2875 Northside Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 with keynote speaker Dr. Martha Reichrath Deputy State Superintendent for Standards, Instruction, and Assessment GA Department of Education 3:30 Early Reception 4:00 Official Start of the event 4:15 Awards Ceremony 6:15 Expected end of the event Winners of the 2008-2009 Art Contest Middle Schools Name Grade Teacher School 1st Place: Lacario Rainey 8 L.S. Driver G.P. Babb Middle School 2nd Place: Isis Jefferson 8 Teresa Libbey Tucker Middle School 3rd Place: Greta Wood 6 Ron Phillips Coastal Middle School Honorable Mentions Elizabeth Quarden 7 Jennifer Wilson South Forsyth Middle School Abigail DeWeerth 6 Beth Allyn Parker Renfroe Middle School Weaver Ellard 8 Stan Ellard Homeschool Lijah Hanley 7 Catherine Allen Piney Grove Middle School Julianna Wells 8 Gina Eskey Harris County Carver Middle School Chase Pincney 8 Teresa Libbey Tucker Middle School Valantina Gomora 8 Maurel Denge Pointe Middle School Eliza Renner 7 Mark Washington Inman Middle School Tucker Lancaster 7 Mark Washington Inman Middle School Hunter Hasty 8 Denise Marsh Ellis G. Arnall Middle School Greta Movsisyan 8 Kimberly Peddrew Chamblee Middle School Danny Russell 6 C.Cohen Bartlett Middle School Jack Goode 7 Amy Hatcher Frank N. Osborne Middle School Amy Cobb 7 Mary Jones Hudson Harris County Carver Middle School Susanna Kinser 8 Chris Walden Little Mill Middle School Jacob Robert Martin 8 Suzanne Carey Rising Starr Middle School Jennifer Nguyen 7 Amy Atkins South Forsyth Middle School Tyler Lee 7 Amy Atkins South Forsyth Middle School Jessie Saltarelli 7 Amy Atkins South Forsyth Middle School Tramaine Denson 6 C. Cohen Bartlett Middle School         High Schools Name Grade Teacher School 1st Place: Emily Silva 12 Lindy Cox Clarke Central High School 2nd Place: Jennifer Paek 12 Debi West North Gwinnett High School 3rd Place: Laura Bragg 10 Wes Greer Dawson County High School Honorable Mentions Karolina Akimov 12 Emily Zavitz Chattahoochee High School Jesse Abbott 10 Christy Fleming Habersham Central High School Michael Lerque 11 Jeremy Blair Windsor Forest High School Delmonte Carter 12 Samantha Barnum Madison County High School Cati Voutila 11 John Riggins Centennial High School Allison Eddy 10 Debi West North Gwinnett High School Hope Wasden 12 Debi West North Gwinnett High School Lexi Wood 10 Debi West North Gwinnett High School Chelsea Nabb 11 Debi West North Gwinnett High School Erin Kathryn Cook 12 Hope Steele Peachtree Ridge High School Jaimie Haas 12 Rosemary Barnes Sandy Creek High School Hannah Eikren 12 John Riggins Centennial High School Marcus Byrd 10 Lisa Guyton Chamblee Charter High School Jazmin Palma 11 Lisa Beavers Cross Keys High School Abby Casso 10 Meredith Bridges Monsignor Donovan High School Sara Lydia Tuell 10 Chris Head Morgan County High School Halie Brimelow 11 N.Brandhorst North Atlanta High School Stephany Gill 12 N.Brandhorst North Atlanta High School Ally Maskowitz 12 Samira Bregeth Roswell High School Joshua Foster 11 Alana Sone Southeast Whitfield High School Thanks to our judges from Kennesaw State University and Georgia State University: Dr. Sandra Bird Dr. Diana Gregory Dr. Linda Hightower Jeanette Wachtman Dr. Lanny Milbrandt Dr. Melody Milbrandt As seen on the rubric, the contest judges have only been provided with a number and student's grade information for each submission. After the judging was over, all winners were re-identified according to their submission number. Winners of 2008-2009 Annual Essay Contest Middle Schools Name Grade Teacher School 1st Place: Deion King 7 Cathy Alexander Trickum Middle School 2nd Place: Keith Jackson 8 Debra Moody Trickum Middle School 3rd Place: Amy Reynolds 7 Catherine Allen Piney Grove Middle School Honorable Mentions Oliver Zhou 8 Katherine Pridgen Fulton Science Academy Mo Adewunmi 8 Katherine Pridgen Fulton Science Academy Mckenzie Neal 8 Meredith Hall Webb Bridge Middle School Paige Hamby 7 Amy Atkins South Forsyth Middle School Cara Kirby 7 Jennifer Dawson Lost Mountain Middle School Lucas Maurer 7 Maureen Brannen Creekland Middle School Cole Hall 6 Tiara Ferrell Conyers Middle School Wahidah Muhammad 6 Tiara Ferrell Conyers Middle School Joy Boner 8 Katherine Pridgen Fulton Science Academy Benny Bierbaum 8 Katherine Pridgen Fulton Science Academy JaQuan Beachem 8 Katherine Pridgen Fulton Science Academy Samad Ali 8 Katherine Pridgen Fulton Science Academy Natalie Schmitt 7 Catherine Allen Piney Grove Middle School Garrett Reynolds 6 Courtney Downs Fulton Science Academy Julian Menzel 8 Kim Benefield Trickum Middle School Conor Flynn 8 Debra Moody Trickum Middle School Landon Broughton 8 Debra Moody Trickum Middle School Darren Diaz 7 Lindsay Cramb Fulton Science Academy Jacob Watson 7 Lindsay Cramb Fulton Science Academy Will Barnett 7 Lindsay Cramb Fulton Science Academy         High Schools Name Grade Teacher School 1st Place: Cherini Ghobrial 12 Samira Bregeth Roswell High School 2nd Place: Breanna Betts 10 Karen Oberlin Chattahoochee High School 3rd Place: Kaela Horne 10 Pamela Hammond Brantley County High School Honorable Mentions Ross Thiele 9 Jessica Howie TEACH High School Kitwan McCoy 9 Adrienne Keathley TEACH High School Maggie Kellett 11 Amy Sweetapple Athens Academy Diana Morris 11 Britney Holland Cass High School Sonika Reddy 11 Stephen Bain Fayette County High School So Hyun Lee 11 Diana Wood Mount Pisgah Christian School Aimee Smith 12 Zackory Kirk Eagle's Landing High School Ethan Smith 9 Kate Potts Forsyth Central High School Hala El-Shaffey 11 Stephanie Harrison South Forsyth High School Erika Keil 11 Rebecca Deurlein South Forsyth High School Amy Feinberg 10 Elaine Dasher Sequoyah High School Emily Seibert 10 Elaine Dasher Sequoyah High School Julia Andretta 10 Elaine Dasher Sequoyah High School Katharine Elizabeth Horne 10 Elaine Dasher Sequoyah High School Travis Kent 10 Elaine Dasher Sequoyah High School Betul Benzer 10 Jessica Howie TEACH High School Summer Mashayekh 11 Jessica Howie TEACH High School Chad Sims 11 Millie Turek Sandy Creek High School Mitchell Turner 10 Silvia Riet Sandy Creek High School Brielle TerBeek 12 Marlene Holland Sandy Creek High School Thanks to our judges from Georgia State University College of Education: Dr. Chara Haeussler Bohan Dr. Geeta Verma Dr. Jonathan Jay Orr Dr. Joseph R. Feinberg Dr. Kadir Demir Natalie Cowart Yvonnia Henderson Cynthia Schafer Samantha Fraser Heather Stevens Keith Haber As seen on the rubric, the contest judges have only been provided with a number and student's grade information for each submission. After the judging was over, all winners were re-identified according to their submission number. We are also very thankful for the support of Associate Dean Dr. Gwendolyn Benson and Project Coordinator Ms. Laurie Forstner.