Winners of Essay Writing Contest - 2018

Grades Pre-K - 2

1st prize – Eliana Yerow, 2nd Grade, Cedar Hill School, Basking Ridge, Somerset County
2nd prize – Dasha Freeland, 1st Grade, homeschool, Berlin, Camden County
3rd  prize – Amelia Callahan, 1st Grade, Tabernacle Elementary School, Tabernacle, Burlington County

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Grades 3-5

1st prize – Divyam Dave’, 4th Grade, Lafayette Hills School, Manalapan, Monmouth County
2nd prize – Nidhi Patel, 4th Grade, Paul W. Carleton School, Penns Grove, Salem County
3rd prize – Christopher DeMello, 5th Grade, Hehnly School, Clark, Union County
Honorable mention – Bridgett Cole, 4th Grade, Tabernacle Elementary School, Tabernacle, Burlington County

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Grades 6-8

1st prize – Ervin Miftari, 7th Grade, Haledon Public School, Haledon, Passaic County
2nd prize – Sabrina Incognito, 8th Grade, East Hanover Middle School, East Hanover, Morris County
3rd prize – Nikki Ditta, 6th Grade, East Hanover Middle School, East Hanover, Morris County
Honorable Mention – Angeles Ramirez, 6th Grade, Penns Grove Middle School, Penns Grove, Salem County
Honorable Mention – Lilly Elliasevich, 6th Grade, South Orange Middle School, South Orange, Essex County

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Grades 9-12

1st prize – Arya Sasne, 9th Grade, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, West Windsor, Mercer County
2nd prize – Saniya Halani, 9th Grade, Middlesex County Academy for Math, Science and Engineering, Edison, Middlesex County

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