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The 2005 Character's Cool Contest had 240
schools from 40 states participate. Check out the winners
below to read what our nation's youth have to say about bullying
and the character qualities it takes to stop bullying. Winners
who choose to remain anonymous will not be listed on the Web
site.
D.A. Smith
Middle School in Ozark, Alabama with 388 survey entries!
East Hanover
Middle School in East Hanover, New Jersey with 321 survey
entries!
Student
Grand Prize Winner: Receives a Nintendo Game Cube - Platinum
Limited Edition w/ 1 memory card
Kerry Hernandez,
12, Sequoia Middle School, Fontana, CA
Additional
Student Winners
| Prize |
Winner |
| Portable
CD/MP3 player |
Derrick Coleman, 14,
D.A. Smith Middle School, Ozark, AL |
| $25
Amazon.com gift certificate |
TBA |
| $25
Old Navy gift card |
Rachel Yeboah,
12, Woodrow Wilson Middle School, New Burnswick, NJ |
| $25
Best Buy gift card |
TBA |
| $25
Barnes & Noble gift card |
Student from Franklin Middle
School, Nutley, NJ |
| $15
Blockbuster Video gift card |
TBA |
| Cranium
game |
Megan Foster, 12, Mance
Park Middle School, Huntsville, TX |
| Pictionary
game |
Andrew Belcasto, 11,
Bridgeport Middle School, Bridgeport, WV |
| Jenga
game |
TBA |
| Athletes
for a Better World T-shirts |
Kira Letvak, 14, Western
Middle School, Elon, NC
Randy Mays, 13, Lakeside Middle School, Millville,
NJ
Nick Vayer, 12, St. Francis of Assisi, Mannasas,
VA |
| Athletes
for a Better World Posters |
Ayla Brown, 14, Hutchison
High School, Hutchison, KS
Blaine Elley, 12, Oak Crest Middle School, San
Antonio, TX
Naomi Gewanter, 16, James River High School, Midlothian,
VA
Megan Lee, 16, Hutchison High School, Hutchison,
KS
Shinsuke Yamamoto, 11, Presido Middle School, San
Francisco, CA |
1st Place High School Essay,
$500 cash prize: ""Do,
Re...ME!" by Katelyn Sheehan, 15, Glastonbury High
School, Glastonbury, CT
2nd Place High School Essay,
$250 cash prize: "My Battle
With a Bully" by Susanna Winder, 16, Highland High
School, Pocatello, ID
3rd Place High School Essay,
$175 cash prize: "Proclaiming
Faith" by Elyse Pizzo, 15, Glastonbury High School,
Glastonbury, CT
High
School Honorable Mentions
1st Place Middle School Essay,
$500 cash prize: TBA
2nd Place Middle School Essay,
$250 cash prize: "Dear Diary"
by Brittany Folsom, 13, Forney Middle School, Forney, TX
3rd Place Middle School Essay,
$175 cash prize: "Emotional
Build-up" by Samantha Soto, 13, Belleville Middle
School, Belleville, NJ
Middle
School Honorable Mentions
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