NRA Civil Rights
Defense Fund Youth Essay Contest
Papers were submitted for the 2009 contest by students enrolled in an elementary, junior high or high school. Nearly
1,500 essays were submitted for the
contest setting a new record for entries. The papers were graded by Attorney Skipp Galythly.
The winners were selected by a committee
made up of attorneys Skipp Galythly,
Matt Bower, Lindsay Charles, and Legal
Assistance Ashleigh McFadden.
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Senior Category
(Grades 10 through 12)
First Place
Alyssa Moore, 12th Simi
Valley, CA
Second Place
Caleb Valentine, 11th
Grade Aurora, IL
Third Place
Katharine M. Poe
, 12th Grade
Midlothian, VA
Honorable Mention
Te Chen, 12th Grade Grand
Rapids, MI
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Junior Category (Grades 9 and below)
First Place
Jessica Busker
, 9th Grade
Charlotte, NC
Second Place
Rachel Grech, 9th Grade
Fenton, MI
Third Place
Grant Carson, 5th Grade
Fairfield, CA
Honorable Mention
Ira Ko, 9th Grade Staten
Island, NY
First prizes are $1,000 in U.S. Savings Bonds; second prizes, $600 in Savings Bonds; third prizes, $200 in Savings Bonds; and honorable mention, $100 in Savings Bonds.
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Click here to view
previous years grants & contest winners.
For more
information about submitting an entry to an NRACRDF writing contest, please
click the "Writing Contests & Scholarships" link at the top.
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