2011 Essay Winners




	Thirty Eighth Annual Pro Patria Essay Contest Winners for 2011 Grades 9 – 12 Grand Prize ~ $1000 Melissa Elain-Carrillo, Mercy High School, Burlingame, CA Sponsored by So. San Francisco, Council #32 Second Prize ~ $800 Joanna Mary Abot, Immaculate Conception Academy, San Francisco, CA Sponsored by St John Bosco, Council #613 Third Prize ~ $600 Daniel Marsee, Seton Catholic Junior/Senior High School, Richmond, IN Sponsored by Gonzaga Council #612 Fourth Prize ~ $400 Alex Drake, Cardinal Newman High School, Santa Rosa, CA Sponsored by Santa Rosa Council #40 Fifth Prize ~ $300 Hayley Pereira, St Joseph High School, Hilo, HI Sponsored by Francis Council #573 Sixth Prize ~ $200 Grace Osborne, Mercy High School, Burlingame, CA Sponsored by So. San Francisco Council #32 Seventh Prize ~ $100 Bheven Patel, Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo, CA Sponsored by San Francisco Council #1 Eighth Prize ~ $100 Bekah Dargie, Seton Catholic Jr/Sr High School, Richmond, IN Sponsored by Gonzaga Council #612 Ninth Prize ~ $100 Alexandra Dutchover, Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley, CA Sponsored by Centennial Council #83 Tenth Prize ~ $100 Nicole Barbieri, Saint Ignatius High School, San Francisco, CA Sponsored by So. San Francisco Council #32 Eleventh Prize ~ $100 Belden Long, Ursuline High School, Santa Rosa, CA Sponsored by Santa Rosa Council #40 Twelfth Prize ~ $100 Mary Beth Deitz, Seton Catholic Junior/Senior High School, Richmond, IN Sponsored by Gonzaga Council #612 Thirteenth Prize ~ $100 Norelle Miranda, Mercy High School, Burlingame, CA Sponsored by So. San Francisco Council #32 Grade 7 -8 Grand Prize ~ $500 Megan Schroeder, Seton Catholic Junior/Senior High School, Richmond, IN Sponsored by Gonzaga Council #612 Second Prize ~ $350 Nicole Stupeni, All Souls Catholic School, So. San Francisco, CA Sponsored by So. San Francisco Council #32 Third Prize ~ $300 Olivia Wright, St. Lawrence O-Toole Catholic School, Oakland, CA Sponsored by American Council #8 Fourth Prize ~ $200 Michaela de Bos, Sacred Heart Catholic School, Turlock, CA Sponsored by Holy Rosary Council #44 Fifth Prize ~ $150 Jenna McCormick, St Matthew Catholic School, San Mateo, CA Sponsored by San Francisco Council #1 Sixth Prize ~ $100 Lindsey Mifsud, Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Belmont, CA Sponsored by San Francisco Council #1 Seventh Prize ~ $75 Julie Fogarty, Sacred Heart Catholic School, Turlock, CA Sponsored by Holy Rosary Council #44 Eighth Prize ~ $75 Austin Wald, All Souls Catholic School, So. San Francisco, CA Sponsored by So. San Francisco Council #32 Ninth Prize ~ $75 Alanna Shingler, Holy Rosary Catholic School, Antioch, CA Sponsored by Stockton Council #5 Tenth Prize ~ $75 Finn Semling, St Raphael Catholic School, San Rafael, CA Sponsored by YLI Institute #52 Eleventh Prize ~ $75 Julianne Huerta, St Anthony Catholic School, Atwater, CA Sponsored by St Christopher Counicl #80 Twelfth Prize ~ $75 Rachel Benavente, St Robert Catholic School, San Bruno, CA Sponsored by So. San Francisco Council #32 Thirteenth Prize ~ $75 Gabrielle Nava, St Matthew Catholic School, San Mateo, CA Sponsored by San Francisco Council #1