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2009 Scholarship Winners

ACIS received hundreds of entries to the 2009 scholarship contest. Our judges ultimately had to choose just two winners in each category—a very difficult task.

ACIS congratulates the following winners, along with all the creative writers and artists who entered the competition. Thank you for all your submissions!

Writing

Grand Prize, High School- $1,000 Scholarship
Flashback (PDF), by Kelly O'Shaughnessy, New York

Runner-Up, High School- $500 Scholarship
Home Away from Home (PDF), by Bryan Phan, Maryland

Grand Prize, Middle School- $400 Scholarship
The Gift of Travel (PDF), by Ellie Sweeney, Illinois

Artwork


Grand Prize, High School- $1,000 Scholarship
Your Mountain is Waiting, by Kelly Newman, Michigan

 

 


Runner-Up, High School- $500 Scholarship
The Colosseum, by Holly Imes, Indiana

 

 


 

 

Photography


Grand Prize- $1,000 Scholarship
It Can Happen to You, by Christina Scholze, California

 




Runner-Up- $500 Scholarship
Spring time in Hohenschwangau, by Chelsey Muth, Colorado

 

 

Art/Photography

 

Grand Prize, Middle School- $400 Scholarship
Mea Ho'okani Pila, by Maya Terry-Shindelman, Oregon



Helping Students Travel
ACIS awards over $5000 in prizes to winners in the Travel is Education Scholarship each year!
 
Another Opportunity
Don't forget to check out the 2008 ACIS Photo and Video Contest winners. There are 12 prizes up for grabs with two 1st prize winners each receiving a $500 Amazon.com gift certificate.