2009 Honorees

Alabama State Honorees:

• David Wilson, 17, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa
• Olivia Cale, 14, Huffman Middle School, Birmingham

Alaska State Honorees:

• Lincoln Wensley, 16, Kenai Central High School, Kenai
• Katherine Dolma, 13, Girl Scouts Susitna Council, Anchorage

Arizona State Honorees:

• Mark Phillips, 19, Saguaro High School, Scottsdale
• Ciara Petronzio, 11, Desert Arroyo Middle School, Cave Creek

Arkansas State Honorees:

• Daniel Johnson, 17, Sylvan Hills High School, Sherwood
• Cammie York, 11, Pike County 4-H, Murfreesboro

California State Honorees:

• Lauren Beeder, 17, Newbury Park High School, Newbury Park
• Joseph Voight, 12, Lyman Gilmore Middle School, Grass Valley

Colorado State Honorees:

• Riley Carney, 15, The Strive School, Englewood
• Ethan Widoff, 12, Campus Middle School, Greenwood Village

Connecticut State Honorees:

• Jeremy Bui, 17, Enfield High School, Enfield
• Jack Sullivan, 12, Henry James Memorial School, Simsbury

Delaware State Honorees:

• Amy Liu, 17, Brandywine High School, Wilmington
• Madison Dodge, 13, Milford Middle School, Milford

District of Columbia State Honorees:

• Lawrence Manley, 17, Bishop McNamara High School, Forestville, Md.
• Krysten Thomas, 17, National Cathedral School, Washington

Florida State Honorees:

• Shardy Camargo, 17, Maynard Evans High School, Orlando
• Rachel Haas, 12, Kissimmee Charter Academy, Kissimmee

Georgia State Honorees:

• Alizeh Ahmad, 16, Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Zachary Eller, 14, Northwestern Middle School, Milton

Hawaii State Honorees:

• Melissa Monette, 16, Mililani High School, Mililani
• Kristyn Wong, 13, Kaimuki Middle School, Honolulu

Idaho State Honorees:

• Hosanna Kabakoro, 16, Twin Falls School District 411, Twin Falls
• Darrien Gish, 13, Lone Star Middle School, Nampa

Illinois State Honorees:

• Tayler McGillis, 14, The McGillis Home School, Toluca
• Madelyn McGlynn, 14, Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Belleville

Indiana State Honorees:

• Alexandra Klaehn, 16, Concordia Lutheran High School, Fort Wayne
• Taylor Kemble, 12, Knox Community Middle School, Knox

Iowa State Honorees:

• Jeralyn Westercamp, 17, Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, Rock Island
• Chelsey Montgomery, 14, Prairie Middle School, Cedar Rapids

Kansas State Honorees:

• Matthew Heck, 18, Wichita High School East, Wichita
• Katie Vahle, 11, Belinder Elementary School, Prairie Village

Kentucky State Honorees:

• Jordan Campbell, 17, Montgomery County High School, Mount Sterling
• Meg Olash, 13, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, Louisville

Louisiana State Honorees:

• Mark Landry, 16, Loreauville High School, Loreauville
• Sean Nathan, 13, Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School, Shreveport

Maine State Honorees:

• Chloe Maxmin, 16, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle
• Olivia Watson, 12, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham

Maryland State Honorees:

• Maureen McCarrick, 15, Middletown High School, Middletown
• Haley Whitt, 12, Rosa Parks Middle School, Olney

Massachusetts State Honorees:

• Brittany Bergquist, 18, Norwell High School, Norwell
• Moira Landry, 12, Swampscott Middle School, Swampscott

Michigan State Honorees:

• Aparna Ghosh, 17, Washtenaw County American Red Cross, Ann Arbor
• Courtney Fedeson, 12, North Rockford Middle School, Rockford

Minnesota State Honorees:

• Anne Brooker, 18, Southwest High School, Minneapolis
• Haley Sass, 11, Faribault County 4-H, Blue Earth

Mississippi State Honorees:

• Holley Cunningham, 16, Resurrection Catholic School, Pascagoula
• Holly Travis, 14, Armstrong Middle School, Starkville

Missouri State Honorees:

• Shawn Hawkins, 18, Branson High School, Branson
• Nimo Sahil, 16, Maple Park Middle School, Kansas City

Montana State Honorees:

• Cheyne Valentine, 18, American Red Cross of Montana, Great Falls
• Pamela Fawns, 13, Ravalli County 4-H, Hamilton

Nebraska State Honorees:

• Jacob Buss, 17, Johnson County Central High School, Tecumseh
• Alexandra Linder, 11, West Point Elementary School, West Point

Nevada State Honorees:

• Daniel Edmondson, 16, Boulder City High School, Boulder City
• Nicolas Paris, 13, Silvestri Junior High School, Las Vegas

New Hampshire State Honorees:

• Edward Zaremba III, 18, Pinkerton Academy, Derry
• Colleen Slein, 14, St. Joseph Regional Catholic School, Salem

New Jersey State Honorees:

• Daniel Fine, 15, Peddie School, Hightstown
• Laura Dominguez, 13, Bernardsville Middle School, Bernardsville

New Mexico State Honorees:

• Melissa Redman, 16, Silver High School, Silver City
• Jennifer Sanchez, 14, Chaparral Middle School, Alamogordo

New York State Honorees:

• Colin Leslie, 17, Rye High School, Rye
• Charlotte McKane, !3, Oneonta Middle School, Oneonta

North Carolina State Honorees:

• Austin Shaw, 17, Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, Wake Forest
• Sydney Pfaff, 13, Morehead City Middle School, Morehead City

North Dakota State Honorees:

• Ali Karpenko, 15, Red River High School, Grand Forks
• Kimberly Biasotti, 14, Nathan Twining Elementary/Middle School, Grand Forks Air Force Base

Ohio State Honorees:

• Benjamin McMullen, 14, West Geauga High School, Chesterland
• Beatrice Thaman, 12, St. John’s Jesuit Academy, Toledo

Oklahoma State Honorees:

• Daniel Bates, 15, Chickasha High School, Chickasha
• Amanda LaMunyon, 13, Oklahoma Bible Academy, Enid

Oregon State Honorees:

• Whitney Helikson, 18, Redmond High School, Redmond
• Mimi Ausland, 12, Seven Peaks School, Bend

Pennsylvania State Honorees:

• Ryan Morgan, 16, North Pocono High School, Moscow
• Kennedy Jet Kulish, 11, Hambright Elementary School, Lancaster

Rhode Island State Honorees:

• Emma Edwards, 16, Barrington High School, Barrington
• Christopher Clarkin, 13, Chariho Middle School, Wood River Junction

South Carolina State Honorees:

• Emily Conrad, 16, Pine Street YMCA, Spartanburg
• Janey Turner, 13, Richard H. Gettys Middle School, Easley

South Dakota State Honorees:

• Elizabeth Volzke, 17, McPherson County 4-H, Leola
• Savannah Johnson, 14, Spearfish Middle School, Spearfish

Tennessee State Honorees:

• Katlyn Vacanti-Mitchell, 16, Ravenwood High School, Brentwood
• Katie Ayres, 12, Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal School, Memphis

Texas State Honorees:

• Patrick Foster, 17, Sachse High School, Sachse
• Shelby Romero, 12, Williamson County 4-H, Georgetown

Utah State Honorees:

• Tiffany Jencks, 16, Salt Lake County 4-H, Salt Lake City
• Monroe Dauwalder, 12, Timberline Middle School, Alpine

Vermont State Honorees:

• Courtney Devoid, 16, Mt. Abraham Union High School, Bristol
• Lydia Ham, 14, Miller’s Run School, Sheffield

Virginia State Honorees:

• Connor Bell, 17, Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg
• John Yates, 13, Lucille M. Brown Middle School, Richmond

Washington State Honorees:

• Rachel Bervell, 16, Kamiak High School, Mukilteo
• Alexa Brenner, 12, Annie Wright School, Tacoma

West Virginia State Honorees:

• Anastacia Meadows, 16, Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council, Charleston
• Cody Gallagher, 14, Rivesville Middle School, Rivesville

Wisconsin State Honorees:

• Jasmin Weger, 17, Lancaster High School, Lancaster
• Jordyn Schara, 14, Webb Middle School, Reedsburg

Wyoming State Honorees:

• Anna Shafer, 17, Sublette County 4-H, Pinedale
• Morgan Mariner, 13, Converse County 4-H, Douglas