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










