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2009 National Gallaudet Contest: Essay Winners, 15-19 Age Group

Nia Lazarus

1st Place - Nia Lazarus
"Once a Baydestrian, Always an Environmentalist"
Berkeley High School
Berkeley, CA

Scott Symes

2nd Place - Scott Symes
"I'M OB$E$$ED WITH GREEN"
Minnesota North Star Academy
St. Paul, MN

Ashleigh Dreyer

3rd Place - Ashleigh Dreyer
"Recycling = Love"
Michigan School for the Deaf
Flint, MI

Ray McCall

Honorable Mention - Ray McCall
"We've Got to Act Together"
Michigan School for the Deaf
Flint, MI

Brienna Herold

Honorable Mention - Brienna Herold
"A World in a Grain of Sand"
Minnesota North Star Academy
St. Paul, MN

Erika Carrazco

Judges' Award - Erika Carrazco
"I Teach My Family to Help the Earth"
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
Clarkston, GA

Paul Silvasi

Editor's Award - Paul Silvasi
"The Environment is Complete Chaos: What I'm Doing to Help Save It"
Wisconsin School for the Deaf
Delavan, WI