2009 Winners

Front row from left: Junior Achievement President & CEO Ed Grenier, Maya I. Krishnan, Caroline B. Sherrard, first place winner Scott S. Yu, Mica L. Moore, and competition sponsor David M. Rubenstein. Middle row: Steven J. Goldberg, Jane E. Kessner, and Madeline M. Alpert. Back row: Luke M. Smith, Wilbur E. Shirley, and Katrina L. Hauprich.

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Scott S. Yu First Place Winner 12th Grade Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD	Madeline M. Alpert Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Walt Whitman High School Bethesda, MD
Steven J. Goldberg Runner-Up Winner 10th Grade Walt Whitman High School Bethesda, MD	Katrina L. Hauprich Runner-Up Winner 11th Grade Paint Branch High School Burtonsville, MD
Jane E. Kessner Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Walt Whitman High School Bethesda, MD	Maya I. Krishnan Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD
Mica L. Moore Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA	Caroline B. Sherrard Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Walt Whitman High School Bethesda, MD
Wilbur E. Shirley Runner-Up Winner 11th Grade Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD	Luke M. Smith Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Thomas S. Wootton High School Rockville, MD

In addition, the following schools won the $6,000 award for having the most eligible applicants in each of their respective states:

District of Columbia
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School


Maryland
Paint Branch High School
Burtonsville, MD


Virginia
Stone Bridge High School
Ashburn, VA

2008 Winners

Mr. David Rubenstein with the Junior Achievement Essay Competition winners. From left: Oriana Bughi, Donald Borenstein, Jeff Rappaport, Dave Ramish, Elena Perry, Nicolás Lulli, Mr. David Rubenstein, Marielena Faria, Sophie van Bastelaer, Kevin Chai, and Justin Wolin.

Justin Wolin First Place Winner 10th Grade Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD	Donald Borenstein Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD
Oriana Bughi Runner-Up Winner 11th Grade Robinson Secondary School Fairfax, VA	Kevin Chai Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD
Marielena Faria Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Lake Braddock Secondary School Burke, VA	Nicolás Lulli Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade The Heights School Potomac, MD
Elena Perry Runner-Up Winner 11th Grade Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD	Dave Ramish Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA
Jeff Rappaport Runner-Up Winner 12th Grade Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD	Sophie van Bastelaer Runner-Up Winner 9th Grade Walt Whitman High School Bethesda, MD