2011 Essay Finalists

Paralyzed Veterans of America is pleased to announce the results of its eighth annual national Veterans Day Poster and Essay Contest.

Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) launched this contest as a way to creatively and actively involve America’s youth in the celebration of Veterans Day. We are proud to report that we received more than 1,000 poster and essay entries creatively expressing this year’s theme “America’s Veterans: Our Heroes of the Past, Present, and Future.”

5th–6th Grade Essay Finalists:

• Jack Lykins, Edison Middle School, Berlin Heights, OH 
• Brandon Romell, Edison Middle School, Berlin Heights, OH 
• Emily Thibodoaux, Holy Rosary Catholic School, Larose, LA 
• Janie Rhymes, Holy Rosary Catholic School, Larose, LA 
• Megan Martin, Holy Rosary Catholic School, Larose, LA 
• Jeff Ross, Hooper Avenue Elementary School, Toms River, NJ 
• Olivia Overstreet, Mitchell Intermediate, The Woodlands, TX 
• Maggie Rossi, Sailorway Middle School, Vermilion, OH 
• Matthew Gardner, St. Angela School, Chicago, IL
• Ian Davis, St. Mary’s Catholic School, Boise, ID

7th–8th Grade Essay Finalists:

• Devayani Varma, Frances Harper Junior High School, Davis, CA
• Cassondra Hana, Gateway Middle School, Monroeville, PA
• Rachel Tate, Heyworth Junior High School, Heyworth, IL 
• Melinda Hopson, Home School, Reynoldsburg, OH 
• Carmaletta M. Hinson, Kenston Middle School, Chagrin Falls, OH 
• Ana Sarmousakis, Sanford Middle School, Hockessin, DE 
• Luke Giannetta, St. Irenaeus Catholic School, Oakmont, PA 
• Elizabeth Heffner, St. Mary’s School, Boise, ID 
• Chloe P. Kerr, St. Mary’s School, Boise, ID 
• Miranda Miller, Word of God Catholic School, Pittsburgh, PA 

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