Regional Winners 2008-09

Regional Winners

Mr. Alex Armendariz
Essay: “Henry Ossian Flipper:
Inspiring Strength in Time of Frailty”
Big Bend High School, Grade 12
Terlingua, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Sue Swafford

Ms. Crystal Chen
Essay: “Dream Flight”
R.C. Clark High School, Grade 10
Plano, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Ginger Matthews

Mr. Dakota Haines
Essay: “John Mason Brewer:
African-American
Folklore Pioneer”
Lago Vista High School, Grade 11
Lago Vista, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Berniece Elaine Donnellan

Ms. Rebecca Harrison
Essay: “Dr. Lawrence A. Nixon”
Captain John L. Chapin High School, Grade 11
El Paso, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Julie Argondizza

Ms. Morgan Hysinger
Essay: “Eddie Bernice Johnson:
Her Lifelong Journey To Make A Difference”
Clarendon High School, Grade 12
Clarendon, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Lyndal Gillen

Ms. Jennifer Klein
Essay: “Diligence and Hope:
The Story of Viola Coleman”
Robert E. Lee High School, Grade 11
Midland, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Constance Mendez

Mr. Michael Krol
Essay: “George Foreman:
A Past and Present African-American Symbol…”
Robert E. Lee High School, Grade 11
Midland, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Constance Mendez

Ms. Melanie Lipscomb
Essay: “Barbara Jordan: A Texas Visionary,
An American Hero”
Santa Fe High School, Grade 12
Santa Fe, TX
Teacher: Mr. Michael File

Mr. Justin McGee
Essay: “It’s Not Easy Being
Black in Blue”
Lago Vista High School, Grade 11
Lago Vista, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Berniece Elaine Donnellan

Ms. Chioma Okoye
Essay: “The Peacemaker”
Arlington High School, Grade 12
Arlington, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Raylene Scott

Ms. Chikodi Okoye
Essay: “The Black Pearl”
Arlington High School, Grade 11
Arlington, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Raylene Scott

Ms. Grace O'Neale
Essay: “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants:
The Life of Dr. Richard L. Price”
Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities, Grade 11
Beaumont, TX
Teacher: Dr. Mary Gagne

Mr. Alfonzo Paredes
Essay: "Oblivious Past"
United High School, Grade 11
Laredo, TX
Teacher: Mr. Robert Cantu

Mr. Vincent Popham
Essay: “Leader on the Track”
Lago Vista High School, Grade 11
Lago Vista, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Berniece Elaine Donnellan

Ms. Hillary Ragsdale
Essay: “Bobbie ‘Mercy’ Oliver: The Texas Blues King”
Linden-Kildare High School, Grade 12
Linden, TX
Teacher: Ms. Gail Dorgan

Ms. Niki Roberts
Essay: “The Honorable
Sheila Jackson-Lee:
An Activist”
Clarendon High School, Grade 12
Clarendon, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Lyndal Gillen

Mr. Cameron Smith
Essay: “From Segregation to Inauguration: A Different
World for the Tuskegee Airmen”
Smith Academy Home School, Grade 11
Fort Worth, TX
Teacher: Mrs. Gloria Smith