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2014 FOX WRITING CONTEST The
Department of Classics at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, is proud
to announce the winners of the twenty-ninth annual Bernice L. Fox
Classics Writing Contest. The topic of this year's contest, open to all
high school students, was Twelve
Modern Labors of Hercules: What twelve labors would Hercules have today
and how would he complete them?
This year there
were 129 entries from 35 schools in 15 states and the UK.
Each entrant receives a certificate of participation from
Monmouth College. The winner of a $250 cash award is Anna Stollman
of Owen J. Roberts High School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
Anna’s teacher is Mrs. Karin Suzadail. Honorable
mentions (listed randomly by school) were awarded to the following
students: Quinn Stephen of Wauwatosa East High School of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin (Teacher: Ms. Jennifer Mitten); Erin Butland of Thornton
Academy of Saco, Maine (Teacher: Mrs. Cody); Sabrina Karlin of
Menlo High School of Atherton, California (Teacher: Ms. Dobbie
Vasquez); Nolan Panepinto of Mount Carmel High School of Chicago,
Illinois (Teacher: Mr. Mark Antoniette); Kyle Huang of Franklin High
School of Somerset, New Jersey (Teacher: Ms. Jennifer Jones); Daniella
Sesto of Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan HS of Riverhead, New York
(Teacher: Mrs. Sandra Bertolotti); Eric Somerville of James River High
School of Midlothian, Virginia (Teacher: Mrs. Donna Dollings); Ariana
Higgins of George Walton Comprehensive High School of Marietta, Georgia
(Teacher: Mr. Alan Farnsworth); Paul Williams of Red Hill Jr/Sr High
School of Bridgeport, Illinois (Teacher: Ms. Lori Eberhart), Carolyn
Heivilin Coppinger of North Gwinnett High School of Suwanee, Georgia
(Teacher: Mr. Patrick Yaggy); Aaron Friedman of Wilton High School of
Wilton, Connecticut (Teacher: Mr. Max Gabrielson); Madeline Daschbach
and Rebecca Wright of Conrad Weiser High School of Robesonia,
Pennsylvania (Teacher: Ms. Diane Rurode); Jack Hawkins,
Stephen Pacheco, Kamar Mack and Salman Haque of Memphis
University School of Memphis, Tennessee (Teacher: Mr. Ryan Sellers);
Muse Lee of
Westridge School for Girls of Pasadena, California (Teacher: Ms.
Hilary Eichelberger); Cecilia Fasano and Emma Willhardt of Monmouth,
Illinois (Teacher Mr. Brian Tibbets) and Jesse Lupica-Nowlin of Portland
High School of Portland, Maine (Teacher: Ms. Michelle Tucci). |