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Texas Center for the Book

Letters About Literature Essay Contest 1998
Texas Semi-Finalists*

Level One--Grades 4-7
  • Chris Aikens, Whispering Pines Elementary School, Humble, Tx.
  • Christen Dannp, Spring Forest Middle School, Houston, Tx.
  • Monica Fierro, Ft. Stockton Middle School, Ft. Stockton, Tx.
  • Kirbie Johnson, Benold Middle School, Georgetown, Tx.
  • Chelsea Martin, LaMesa Middle School, LaMesa, Tx
  • Maria Parhan, Lanier Middle School, Houston, Tx.
  • Zachary Scardino, Whispering Pines Elementary School, Humble, Tx.
  • Nicholas A. Sotuyo, Whispering Pines Elementary School, Humble Tx.
  • Morgan Valerie, Lanier Middle School, Houston, Tx.
  • Daena Watcha, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Dallas, Tx.

Level Two--Grades 8-12
  • Shilpi Agarwai, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Lauren Anderson, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Cory Angert, The Village Middle School, Houston, Tx.
  • Melea Casterline, Grapevine High School, Grapevine Tx.
  • Wei-Hao (Ray) Chen, Liberty Jr. High School, Richardson, Tx.
  • Chelsea Cearley, McKamy Middle School, Flower Mound, Tx.
  • Laura Deverteuil, The Village Middle School, Houston, Tx.
  • Diane Dewey, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Neisha D’Souza, St. Agnes Academy, Houston, Tx.
  • Laura Fritch, The Village Middle School, Houston, Tx.
  • Meghana Gandhi, The Village Middle School, Houston, Tx.
  • Janette Rose Idea, St. Agnes Academy, Houston, Tx.
  • Katie L. Noah, Midland Freshman High School, Midland, Tx.
  • Janna Oswald, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Jerneice Perelion, The Village Middle School, Houston, Tx.
  • Darryl Pinkus, McKamy Middle School, Flower Mound, Tx.
  • Josh Pinsky, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Sai Rao Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Nil Saha, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Julie Schwarz, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Jessie Suen, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.
  • Marlon Taylor-Wiles, V.W. Miller School, Pasadena, Tx.
  • Melody Winters, Bastrop High School, Bastrop, Tx.
  • Ragini Yallampalli, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Tx.

*Note: These are the semi-finalists for whom permission was received for their name and school to be posted on this web site.