Flatteners of the World Essay Competition Winners!

This past spring, Minnesota high school students were invited to participate in an essay competition, reflecting on the thoughts and research shared in the best-selling book The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman.

The top 25 student winners and their respective teachers were invited to BestPrep’s Educational Forum featuring Thomas Friedman in Minneapolis on Friday, May 9, 2008.
Copies of their award winning essays are available for viewing. (This is a large file and it may take several minutes to load.)

Not only did the students and teachers attend a private VIP reception and Q&A session with Mr. Friedman, they also attended BestPrep’s Educational Forum luncheon with approximately 950 business and educational professionals.

Congratulations to the top essay winners and their teachers!

 

Stephanie Anderson Teacher: Nancy Breening Mahtomedi High School	Hayley Hemphill Teacher: Lori Merrill Breck School	Sarah Ostazeski Teacher: Jim Schwarzbauer Hermantown High School
Erika Brown Teacher: Jim Schwarzbauer Hermantown High School	Catelyn Holm Teacher: Denise Eidem Elk River High School	Allen Process Teacher: Jim Schwarzbauer Hermantown High School
Amanda Bunde Teacher: Sarah Lorntson Mahtomedi High School	Meghna Kataky Teacher: Marsha Swails Woodbury High School	Ellen Reinke Teacher: Sarah Lorntson Mahtomedi High School
Jon Butler Teacher: Rick Toward Bemidji High School	Helena Keller Teacher: Denise Eidem Elk River High School	Nikki Schminski Teacher: Jim Schwarzbauer Hermantown High School
Amy Cragun Teacher: Tania Lyon Mankato West High School	Ben Kramer Teacher: Denise Eidem Elk River High School	Erik Schwarzkopf Teacher: Jim Schwarzbauer Hermantown High School
Henry Funk Teacher: Lori Merrill Breck School	Kailey Kreatz Teacher: Mark McIlmoyle Wayzata High School	Danielle Shepard Teacher: Nancy Breening Mahtomedi High School
Peter Gifford Teacher: Ann Carroll Totino-Grace High School	Katrina Krogh Teacher: Ann Carroll Totino-Grace High School	Maggie Thompson Teacher: Ann Carroll Totino-Grace High School
Sophia Harris Teacher: Lori Merrill Breck School	Brandon Law Teacher: Candy Lee Wayzata High School	David Trinh Teacher: Scott Fodness Jefferson High School
	Tara Mokhtari Teacher: Lori Merrill Breck School

A special thank you to the essays judges:

Questions? Please contact:

Andrea Hanson
ahanson@bestprep.org
763-398-0090 ext. 226