AMERICANISM ESSAY
6TH Grade
1st Place – Kenzie M. Opdahl – Zap, N.D.
2nd Place – Rory Mahon – East Islip, N.Y.
3rd Place – Jarrett Newlon – White Hall, Md.
7th Grade
1st Place – Kasey Vandenboom – Raleigh, N.C.
2nd Place – Pierce C. Burgin – Sewell, N.J.
3rd Place – Gabriel Crooks – Red Bluff, Calif.
8th Grade
1st Place – Kristen Carew – Fargo, N.D.
2nd Place – Ethan D’Urso Sprigg – Tucson, Ariz.
3rd Place – Mikaela Toebbens – Blaire, Neb.
10th Grade
1st Place – Otyelia Abraham – Port Hope, Mich.
2nd Place – Tessa Thurman – Spanaway, Wash.
3rd Place – Kelly Churico – Orwigsburg, Pa.
11th Grade
1st Place – Alice Chong – Columbia Falls, Mont.
2nd Place – Mae Whitman – Westfield, Vt.
3rd Place – Adam Lebman – Ottawa, Ohio
12th Grade
1st Place – Rochelle Miller – Park City – Utah
2nd Place – Mikyeong Jung – Tacoma, Wash.
3rd Place – Kaya Segars – Newport, Tenn.
2012 FREEDOM FOUNDATION WINNERS
9th Grade – All 1st Place winners receive a trip to Freedom’s Foundation
Iowa – Devon Nissen
Massachusetts – Erin Stephenson
Maryland – Sydney Newlon
Michigan – Taylor Scheurer
Minnesota – Joseph A. Cheney
Nebraska – Stephen Blake Monfee, Jr.
New York – Kevin Rosand
North Dakota – Sydney Schick
Ohio – Emma Bowden
Pennsylvania – Kristen Richards
Tennessee – Rachel Hopkins
Texas – Rachel Lozano
Washington – Emmanuel Cepriano
Wisconsin – Maria Fuller
AMERICANISM POSTER
2nd Grade
1st Place – Brianna Hoyle – Lincoln, Neb.
2nd Place – Annabelle Loveless – Lancaster, Ohio
3rd Place – Molly Marquez – Adrian, Mich.
3rd Grade
1st Place – Tyler McDowell – Lyndhurst, N.J.
2nd Place – Summer Nelson – Littlestown, Penn.
3rd Place – Daniel Schumacher – Linton, N.D.
4th Grade
1st Place – Madison McKay Powers – China Grove, N.C.
2nd Place – Bria Brombacher – Duryea, Penn.
3rd Place – Lily Hilgenkamp – Arlington, Neb.
5th Grade
1st Place – Rio Whipple – Cadillac, Mich.
2nd Place – Scott Sanders – Poplar Bluff, Mo.
3rd Place – Haley Newman – Wayland, Iowa
AMERICANISM FLAG DRAWING
Kindergarten
1st Place – Elsie Anderson – Fargo, N.D.
2nd Place – Kolton T. Kilbarger – Lancaster, Ohio
3rd Place – Emily James – DeSoto, Mo.
1st Grade
1st Place – Mason Mellmer – Beulah, N.D.
2nd Place – Adam N. Chriser – Lancaster, Ohio
3rd Place – Leila Heikkinen – Wis.
TED LESZKIEWICZ (AADAA) – STORY
6th-8th Grade
1st Place – Sydney Newlon – White Hall, Md.
2nd Place – Tyler Fidler – Port Orange, Fla.
3rd Place – Michael Hayes – Lyndhurst, N.J.
9th-12th Grade
1st Place – Naomi J. Schwark – Manitowoc, Wis.
2nd Place – Philip Gawel – Troy, Mich.
3rd Place – Matt Stevens - Lyndhurst, N.J.
AADAA – POSTER
K-2nd Grade
1st Place – Emily Marohn – Reedsville, Wis.
2nd Place – Mara Copenhauer – Baltimore, Md.
3rd Place – Brianna Hoyle – Lincoln, Neb.
3rd-5th Grade
1st Place – Lexi Wasmuth – Greenleaf, Wis.
2nd Place – Nadia Christ – Chesterfield, Mich.
3rd Place – Alicia Henrichsen – Lyndhurst, N.J.