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National Essay Contest
Winners Book
Published by Families USA for
the Campaign for Children's Health Care
February 2007 


 

The Campaign for Children's Health Care is pleased to announce the publication of "When an Apple a Day Isn't Enough: Student Speak Out About Health Coverage." The book features the winners of the Campaign's national essay contest held in the fall of 2006. More than 4,500 students submitted essays. Click on the following links to read different sections of the book:

Foreword | Acknowledgments | Introduction | Grand Prize Winners | State Winners | Honorable Mentions

For more information about the essay contest, click here.

State Winners

 

 Alabama

 Andrew Newcomb, Age 17

 Mississippi

 Francisco Velasquez, Age 17

 Arizona 

 Shayna Schuman, Age 17

 Missouri

 Kathryn Griffin, Age 13
 Emily Harryman, Age 17

 Arkansas

 Melissa Martin, Age 17

 Montana

 Erika Postma, Age 10
 Kearstin Jacobson, Age 17

 California

 Brendan Nguyen, Age 12
 Patrick Vandenberg, Age 17

 Nebraska

 BrieAnna Jasnoch, Age 18

 Colorado 

 Jeffrey Klamut, Age 15

 Nevada 

 Dillon Tatum, Age 17

 Connecticut 

 Sarah Ports, Age 17

 New Hampshire  

 Jonathan Hale, Age 18

 Florida 

 Shannon Bailey, Age 16

 New Jersey

 Michael Barbella, Age 17

 Georgia 

 Kalley McMullen, Age 12
 Casey Butler, Age 17

 New York 

 Zaira Gasanova, Age 11
 Amanda Purner, Age 17

 Hawaii

 Ricky Miller, Age 11

 North Carolina 

 Ashlee Burgess, Age 17

 Idaho

 Lindsey Daudt, Age 15

 Ohio 

 Colleen Brady, Age 13
 Sarah McMasters, Age 14

 Illinois

 Indra Neil Garimidi, Age 11
 Michael Sobolewski, Age 17

 Oklahoma

 Brooke Mahoney, Age 17

 Indiana

 Aaron Guzzo, Age 18

 Oregon 

 Melissa Booher, Age 11
 Fernando Ramirez, Age 16

 Iowa 

 Ronette Bruner, Age 12
 Caitlin Jones, Age 17

 Pennsylvania 

 Joshua Bowman, Age 11
 Elizabeth Geronikos, Age 17

 Kansas

 Darian Sanner, Age 10
 Kelsi Hillbrant-Head, Age 17

 South Carolina 

 Ashley Hogan, Age 11
 Derrick Duckworth, Age 17

 Kentucky

 Jaclyn Ochsner, Age 12
 Caitlyn Smith, Age 17

 Tennessee

 Sarah Brunstad, Age 17

 Louisiana

 Mollie Burke, Age 16

 Texas 

 Karis Jochen, Age 12
 Chase Gray, Age 18

 Maryland

 Natashia White, Age 17

 Utah 

 Caroline Van Dyke, Age 11
 Michelle Paul, Age 17

 Massachusetts 

 John Armando, Age 18

 Virginia 

 Jamil Jackson, Age 11
 Aislynn Cannon, Age 17

 Michigan

 Elizabeth Similuk, Age 17

 Washington 

 Katie Saunders, Age 16

 Minnesota 

 Nicolas Montoya, Age 17

 Wisconsin

 Kimberly Chaloupka, Age 17


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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