Contest Winners from
St. Paul's School
1st Place
Uday S. won 1st place on the local level. He explained in 350 words how he is inspired by America.
Patriot's Pen
1st Place/8th Grade
Suhana M. won 1st place on the local level. She wrote a "Pledge to Our Veterans" in 350 words. She won$150.
Fleet Reserve Association 2022
1st Place/7th Grade
Semere T. won first place on the local level and third place on the district level. He explained in 350 words what it means to be a good American. He won $225.
Patriot's Pen 2022
1st Place/8th Grade
Donya H. won 1st place for 8th grade. She won$100. She shared her thoughts about the English proverb "A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.”
TCOE Contest 2021
1st Place/7th Grade
Audrey B. won 1st place for 7th grade. She won$100. She shared her thoughts about the quote “There is no wrong time to do the right thing.” – H. Jackson Brown
TCOE Contest 2021
1st Place/8th Grade
Camila E. won 1st place for 8th grade on the local and West Coast level. She wrote in 350 words about what the Bill of Rights means to her.
Fleet Reserve Association 2021
1st Place/7th Grade
Liam C. won 1st place for 7th grade on the local level. He wrote in 350 words about what the Bill of Rights means to him.
Fleet Reserve Association 2021
1st Place
National Winner 2020
Fleet Reserve Association
Maddie M. answered in 350 words what voting will mean to her. She achieved what seemed impossible: she won 1st place for 8th grade across the entire U.S. and won $2500.
1st Place
Aayush R. won 1st place on the local level. He explained in 350 words what patriotism means to him.
Patriot's Pen 2020
1st Place
TCOE Contest 2020
Sophia L. won 1st place for 7th grade. She won $100. She shared her thoughts about the quote "It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” -Motto of the Christopher Society
1st Place
Patriot's Pen 2020
Kousha K. won first place on the regional level. He wrote in 350 words about what America means to him. He won $100.
1st Place
Fleet Reserve Association 2020
Aayush R. won 1st place on the local level. He wrote in 350 words about what his vote will mean to him.
1st Place
TCOE Contest 2019
Addy P. won 1st place for 8th grade. She won $100. She shared her thoughts about the quote “A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are built for”
-Grace Murray Hopper
1st Place
TCOE Contest 2019
Keira B. won 1st place for 7th grade. She won $100. She shared her thoughts on “In Germany, they came first for the Communists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to
speak up.”
– Martin Niemoeller, German submarine commander, pastor, and pacifist (1892-1984)
2nd Place
Ethan L. won 2nd place on the local level. He explained in 350 words how he is inspired by America.
Patriot's Pen
2nd Place/8th Grade
Jack M. won 2nd place on the local level. He wrote a "Pledge to Our Veterans" in 350 words. He won $100.
Fleet Reserve Association
2nd Place/7th Grade
Suhana M. won second place on the local level. She explained in 350 words what it means to be a good American. She won $100.
Patriot's Pen 2022
2nd Place/8th Grade
Kousha K. won 2nd place for 8th grade on the local level. He wrote in 350 words about what the Bill of Rights means to him.
Fleet Reserve Association 2021
2nd Place/7th Grade
Sophia B. won 2nd place for 7th grade on the local level. She wrote in 350 words about what the Bill of Rights means to her.
Fleet Reserve Association 2021
2nd place
Rose R. won 2nd place on the local level. She explained in 350 words what patriotism means to her.
Patriot's Pen 2020
2nd Place/8th Grade
Katie N. won 2nd place for 8th grade on the local level. She explained in 350 words what her vote will mean to her. She won $75.
Fleet Reserve Association 2020
2nd Place/7th Grade
Sara A. won 2nd place for 7th grade on the local level. She wrote in 350 words about what her vote will mean to her.
Fleet Reserve Association 2020
2nd Place
Reesey B. won 2nd place on the local level. She explained in 350 words what America means to her.
Patriot's Pen 2019
2nd Place
CATE Professional Writing Contest 2020
Mrs. Lea Maryanow won 2nd place with her essay "Asking the Right Questions" in which she reflected on a teaching unit. Her essay got published in California English, a renowned journal for English teachers across the state.
3rd Place
Uday S. won 3rd place on the district level. He explained in 350 words how he is inspired by America.
Patriot's Pen
3rd Place
Gurtaj S. won 3rd place on the local level. He explained in 350 words how he is inspired by America.
Patriot's Pen
3rd Place/8th Grade
Brandon F. won 3rd place on the local level. He wrote a "Pledge to Our Veterans" in 350 words. He won $75.
Fleet Reserve Association
3rd Place/8th Grade
Amelia F. won third place on the local level. She explained in 350 words what it means to be a good American. She won $75.
Patriot's Pen 2022
3rd Place/8th Grade
Jake M. won 3rd place for 8th grade on the local level. He wrote in 350 words about what the Bill of Rights means to him.
Fleet Reserve Association 2021
3rd Place/7th Grade
Rylie B. won 3rd place for 7th grade on the local level. She wrote in 350 words about what the Bill of Rights means to her.
Fleet Reserve Association 2021
3rd Place
Cole G. won 3rd place on the local level. He explained in 350 words what patriotism means to him.
Patriot's Pen 2020
3rd Place/8th Grade
Lindley V. won 3rd place for 8th grade on the local level. She also wrote about what America means to her. She won $50.
Fleet Reserve Association 2020
3rd Place/7th Grade
Colton R. won 3rd place for 7th grade on the local level. He wrote in 350 words about what his vote will mean to him.
Fleet Reserve Association 2020
3rd Place
Katie N. won 3rd place on the local level. She explained in 350 words what America means to her.
Patriot's Pen 2019
Honorable Mention
Kylie V. won an "Honorable Mention" on the local level. She explained in 350 words how he is inspired by America.
Kylie V.
Honorable Mention
William Y. won an "Honorable Mention" on the local level. He explained in 350 words what patriotism means to him.
Patriot's Pen 2020