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Students Earn Accolades For Essays
February 11, 2010 - 
Twelve St. Thomas students were honored for outstanding submissions in the Archdiocesan Essay Contest. On Friday, an award ceremony was held at the University of St. Thomas and the students were congratulated by Cardinal DiNardo, Superintendent Sister Kevina Keating, and UST President Dr. Robert Ivany.
The theme for the contest was "How Does One Find Peace and Hope in a World of Conflict?" The competition was broken up by grade level, with over three thousand essays written by area Catholic school students in grades 3 through 12. St. Thomas students turned in 284 essays for the high school competition.
Congratulations to all the students below for their achievement!
9th Grade
Andrew Markus, 2nd place
Tate Eskelund, honorable mention
10th Grade
Nick Witkowski, 1st place
Steven Schroeder, 3rd place
Nicholas Toffoletto, honorable mention
11th Grade
Youssef Bargach, honorable mention
Ethan Miller, honorable mention
Frederick Waller, honorable mention
12th Grade
Colin Rog, 1st place
David Markus, 2nd place
Howie Benefiel, honorable mention
Josh Abramovitch, honorable mention
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