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Looking for Your Lincoln Hero Essay & Art Contest 2009 Contest Finalists

Congratulations to all of our Essayists & Artists for a job well done!

After reviewing nearly 600 entries, we are pleased to announce the finalists of the Looking for Your Lincoln Hero contest. Selecting these final entries wasn't easy, as we had many, many very good entries, so we want to thank everyone for doing a wonderful job of honoring the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, and celebrating the heroes of today.

Finalists - Essays

Mrs. Janet Johnson
By: Emily from Shelbyville
"Upon the subject of education I view it as the most important subject we as a people can be engaged in." -Abraham Lincoln.
Mrs. Janet Johnson
By: Haley Holtz
Grandpa Jalil Salman
By: Christina from Palos Park
My Dad
By: Caroline Poirier
Jon Couchenour
By: Shane Reed
My Dad
By: J. Cameron Sannar
Mahatma Gandhi
By: Avani Shah
Dr. Paula Selvester
By: Alex Williams

Finalists - Essays - Middle School

Patricia Anderlik
By: Hannah from Roland
Ashley Collazo
By: Karalyn from Oak Forest

Cheikh Darou Seck

By: Fatimata Binta from Dakar
My Mom
By: Gianna Dicintio
Steve Nash
By: Ivan Dimitrov
Jackie Robinson
By: Colton from Roland
Martin Luther King, Jr.
By: Ethan Haslam
Michael Tjernagel
By: Maddy from Roland
Roseann Misheck
By: Manon from Oak Forest
Barack Obama
By: Chandler from Mt. Vernon
My Lincoln Hero
Larry Badskey
By: Tyler Pottenger
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
By: Avalon Qian
Lisa Saunooke
By: James from Marietta

Finalists - Essays - High School

Peter E. Franz

By: Bianca from Evans, Georgia

Mohammed the Fifth

By: Hanane from Hilliard
"A house divided against itself cannot stand" ~ from one of Abraham Lincoln's famous speeches at Cincinnati, Ohio, September 17, 1859.
Barack Obama
By: Fatima from Des Moines
My Hero

Finalists - Essays - Adult and Professional

Lorraine Gillespie
By: Carol from Rochester

Finalists - Artwork - Elementary School

Tracy Houtman

My Mother

Mr. Bissell

Ronald Reagan

Finalists - Artwork - Middle School

Barack Obama

Finalists - Artwork - High School

Lincoln Bicentennial Hero: Rougyatou Ly

Be humble! learn from your mistakes!

Equality

Leaders Pursuing Civil Rights

Barack Obama

Anyone can be great under Rosy circumstances. But the true test of character, this is measured by how well someone makes decisions during difficult times.

Lincoln Bicentennial Hero: Nelson Mandela

I climbed to the top of the mountain to find it leads to more climbing

Organizer created on 4/23/2009 5:24:37 AM by Kathy Crockett

Last edited 12/23/2018 10:28:39 PM by Anthony Pouw

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