TFC ESSAY CONTEST
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Meet the Winners of TFC 2007 Essay Contest

Ranking         Name            Topic                     School

1st prizeMegan Godfrey          Domestic                 Treynor High School
$3,000     Violence

                             "My name is Megan Godfrey and I am a senior at Treynor High School,                                      Treynor, IA.  I will graduate this year third in my class and on the High                                                     Honor Roll.  Next fall I plan to attend ......(more)"


2nd prize         Josh Miller                 Media                     West Ottawa High School
$2,000
"Hi, I’m Josh Miller and for the past four years I have attended West
                      Ottawa High School. During high school, I played in my high school’s band
                      and debated on my high school’s debate team. Throughout my......(more)"


3rd prize         Nicole Chao         Drug/alcohol              Chinese Christian School
$1,000
                           "I've been blessed to go to Chinese Christian Schools for the past 12 years.                                        Because of the encouraging teachers, friends, and coaches, I fell in love with                                         running cross-country and track & field, which actually helped me......(more)"


4th prize       Melissa Wong      Teen pregnancy         Chinese Christian School
$500
                         "I am a high school senior from Chinese Christian Schools. Throughout my four                                    years in high school, I participated in our schools girl’s varsity volleyball team and                                   has lettered in volleyball. I have also won 1st place in ......(more)"


5th prize       Cole Adema             Abortion                         Home schooled
$300
                         "I am a homeschooled senior in high school.  Although born in Adak, Alaska, I                                       currently reside in northeast South Dakota with my parents, Rick and Laura                                            Adema, and younger brother, Levi.  During non-school months I work for....(more)"


5th prize      Daniel Howard      Premarital sex               Xavier High School
$300
   "Hello, my name is Dann Howard.  I attend Xavier High School in Appleton Wisconsin                            and have attended Catholic schools all of my life.  I am planning on attending the
                      University of Wisconsin Madison next year,......(more)"


5th prize        Lydia Chew            Stem cells          Crystal Springs Uplands School
$300
                           "My proudest achievement was co-founding my school’s first Christian Club,                                       SWAT, Students With A Testimony. SWAT has rapidly grown to include students                                    from different grades and even has faculty participation......(more)"


5th prize     Reuben Cash              Abortion                        Home schooled
$300
                            "I am a high school senior, home schooled for all twelve grades. I am looking                                   forward to attending college, and I hope to attend Ouachita Baptist University or                                     Lipscomb University. I plan to major in accounting ......(more)"

                               Congratulations

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In total, we received 193 papers from all over the country.  Here are some essays on various topics.  They are not necessarily winners, but certainly worth reading and pondering upon.

Internet addiction
Education
Teen pregnancy 1
Teen pregnancy 2
Abortion 1
Abortion 2
Teen trend
Moral regression
       Drug and alcohol 1
Drug and alcohol 2
Media bias
Cheating
Obesity
Violence
Promiscuity
Suicide
HPV
Poverty
Pre-marital sex
Stem cell research
Cloning
Dating violence
Crime

Five most write about topics:
Abortion   29
Teen Pregnancy   26
Drug and Alcohol   21
Crime and Violence  16
Decadence and STD  13

Five states with the most writers:
California
Ohio
Michigan
Texas
North Carolina and Pennsylvania


 

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