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On April 21, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas recognized the 2009 economic essay contest winners and finalists with an awards luncheon and ceremony.
Essay winnners and finalists with teachers
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Dallas Fed senior economist and policy advisor, Tom Siems, gave the luncheon address, a reading from his current book: The Dangerous Pet. The luncheon preceded an awards ceremony where the students were recognized for their achievement with U.S. saving bonds.
The 2009 topic was “Once Upon a Time…in Economics: Finding Economic Lessons in Children’s Stories.” The top essays from each of the four Eleventh District offices—Dallas, El Paso, Houston and San Antonio—were chosen as regional winners and advanced to the Dallas District finals, where the top three District winners were announced.
Congratulations to the top three winners and all the finalists!
Winning essays
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Third Place
Abigail Corrington
Teacher: Blake Emmons
Pasadena Memorial High School
Pasadena, TX
"And the Tree was Happy" |
Finalists
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Zohra Chalal
The Hockaday School
Dallas, TX
Teacher: Lynn Kaneps |
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Molly Covington
Keller High School
Keller, TX
Teacher: Mark Werpney |
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Jaclyn Gray
McAllen High School
McAllen, TX
Teacher: David Reast |
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Isaac Morales
Americas High School
El Paso, TX
Teacher: Michael Mravetz |
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Genesee Mullin
International School of the Americas
San Antonio, TX
Teacher: John Jay McCusker |
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Amanda Ortega
Americas High School
El Paso, TX
Teacher: Michael Mravetz |
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Jenna Ponsford
Franklin High School
El Paso, TX
Teacher: Carl McCaig |
Finalists not pictured
Jose Alejandro Gomez
McAllen High School
McAllen, TX
Teacher: David Reast |
Emma Whitfield
Sherman High School
Sherman, TX
Teacher: Pam Howeth |
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas would like to thank all the teachers for their work and efforts to making this year's essay contest a success.
Left to right: Blake Emmons, David Reast, Carl McCaig, John McCusker, Lynn Kaneps, Pam Howeth, Michael Mravetz, Tom Siems |
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