Second Competition (2006-2007)
Winners High School Division Best Essay Award
1st Place: Molly Baum (Longwood High School)
2nd Place: Joan Kim (Syosset High School)
3rd Place: Melida Maldonado (Marble Hill School for International Studies)
College Division Best Essay Award
Heather Highfield (Stony Brook University)
Consul General of Japan Special Award
Molly Baum (Longwood High School)
Honorable Mention
Pratima Bhattacharyya (Bronx High School of Science)
Stephanie Miceli (Floral Park Memorial High School)
Ruthie Nachmany (Hunter College High School)
Finalists Briana Codispoti (Longwood High School)
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Sarah Flood (Longwood High School)
Justin Walsh (Deer Park High School)
Allycia Barbera (Islip High School)
Alice Hung (Townsend Harris High School)
Alice Kai (Townsend Harris High School)
Samantha Rubinstein (Longwood High School)
Jen Klock (Longwood High School)
Richard Edele (Townsend Harris High School)
Ashley Graham (Deer Park High School)
Semi-Finalists Lawrence Brenner (Stony Brook University)
Jonathan Stimmer (Hunter College)
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