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Library of Tomorrow Essay Contest Winners

April 30, 2006

All the essays were very insightful and helpful to the library in planning its vision for tomorrow. More Honorable Mentions were awarded to the Middle School authors due to the overwhelming response of this age group. The Board of the Houston Public Library sincerely appreciates the enthusiastic response of the youngsters of Houston.

The prize for each winner is:

  • First place will receive an Apple Video iPOD
  • Second place will receive an Apple iPOD Shuffle
  • Third place will receive a $50.00 gift certificate
  • Honorable Mention winners will receive a book gift certificate

The High School winners:

1st place: Vladimir Coxall, Sharpstown Senior High School.
2nd place: Donald Chin, Booker T. Washington High School for Engineering Professions.
3rd place: Matt Donley, St. Thomas High School.

3 High School Honorable Mentions:

Gershwin Penn, Alief Taylor High School.
Carol Say, Alief Hastings High School.
Brian Zhou, Stephen F. Austin High School.

The Middle School winners:

1st place: Cameron Lucas, Westchester Academy for International Studies.
2nd place: Asmaa Shahin, Albright Middle School.
3rd place: Minh Nguyen, James S. Deady Middle School.

15 Middle School Honorable Mentions:

Daniel Bankus.
Avika Boonyoo, Pershing Middle School.
Fritz Brantley, E.A. Olle Middle School.
Raul Cerezo, Deady Middle School.
Richard Galvan, Project chrysalis, Cage Elementary.
Elisa Garcia, Queen of Peace Catholic School.
William Guajardo, Home Schooled.
Tanisha Hernandez, Deady Middle School.
Dimitriy Mirakyan, River Oaks Elementary.
Jesus Morales, Deady Middle School.
Alex Newton, Wilchester Elementary
Jordan Paredes, Sharpstown Middle School.
Michael Simonds.
Natalia Tamez, Project Chrysalis, Cage Elementary.
Alejandra Vigil, Project Chrysalis, Cage Elementary