CONTESTS

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The 2006-2007 Essay Contest Winners!


The High School Division Essay Contest Winners:

First Place Prize: $200 (tie)

Caileigh Felker, Central High School of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lauren Stander, Central High School of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Second Place Prize: $100

Maci Wallace, Oshkosh North High School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Honorable Mention

Emily Fleck, Oshkosh North High School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Janet Fletcher, Central High School of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sana Khwaja, Oshkosh North High School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Kelly Long, Central High School of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mitchell McCann, Central High School of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hanna Lee Stevenson, Oshkosh North High School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

The High School Question:

Movies and TV programs often show discrimination and prejudice against a race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, the disabled, or other group of people. Some movies and TV programs successfully demonstrate how hurtful discrimination can be. Others totally ignore this fact and may even increase hate and bias.

Write a short story/script or create a short video about a person/people facing a specific prejudice. Include the theme, setting, characters (their points of view/opinions) and how the characters address and/or resolve the situation.

The Middle School Division Essay Contest Winners:

First Place Prize: $200

Eliana Cohen, Scotts Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield, Connecticut

Second Place Prize: $100 (tie)

Anonymous, Saxe Middle School, New Canaan, Connecticut

Nicole Purcell, Vernon Center Middle School, Vernon, Connecticut

Honorable Mention

Stephan A Cornell, Roosevelt School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Ben Davidovich, Scotts Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield, Connecticut

Sam Geier, East Shore Middle School, Milford, Connecticut

Kailin Jones, International School of Beijing, Beijing, China

Mariska Loudella, International School of Beijing, Beijing, China

Eugenia Neri, Greenwich, Connecticut

Margery Tong, International School of Beijing, Beijing, China

Anthony Zhang, International School of Beijing, Beijing, China

The Middle School Question:

Movies TV programs and even video games often show discrimination and prejudice against a race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, the disabled, or other group of people. Some movies, TV programs and video games successfully demonstrate how hurtful discrimination can be. Others totally ignore this fact and may even increase hate and bias.

Write your own plot/story for a new movie, TV program, or video game or change the plot/story of an existing movie, TV program or video game with the goal of raising awareness of discrimination and prejudice. What would the name be for your show, film, or video game? What would your plot or story be? Include solutions to decrease discrimination and/or prejudice.