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2007/2008 Winners

Primary Level


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Primary Level


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Primary Level

1st Place
Michelle Moreno
Imperial Elementary
"How I Can Make A Difference"

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Honorable Mention
Ryan De La Mora
Rio Hondo Elementary
"I Can Make A Difference By…"

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Primary Level

1st Place
No Award Given

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Honorable Mention
Leyla Abbigail Danhieux
Imperial Elementary
"Don't You See"

Primary Level

1st Place

Jacob Redfox
Rio San Gabriel Elementary
"Love Thy Neighbor"

Statement
"I can make a difference by being a good friend to my neighbor."

Primary 1st Place

 

Honorable Mention

Marina Macias
Unsworth Elementary
"Taking Care Of My Flowers"

Primary Honorable Mention

Primary Level

1st Place
Dave Kang
Unsworth Elementary
"For Clean Beach"

Statement
"I can make a difference by cleaning the beach."

Primary VA 1st Place

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention

Fausta Rojas
Rio Hondo Elementary
"Mother Earth"

Primary VA Honorable Mention

Intermediate Level

1st Place
No Award Given

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Medina
Price Elementary

 

Intermediate Level


~ No Award Given ~

 

Intermediate Level

1st Place
Miranda Delgado
Rio Hondo Elementary
"Find A Cure - Make A Difference"

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Honorable Mention
Jacob Gayton
Price Elementary
"I Can Make A Difference By…"

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Intermediate Level


~ No Award Given ~

Intermediate Level

1st Place

Jeremy Quan

Price Elementary
"Fish Out Of Water"

Intermediate Photo 1st Place

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention

Andrew Navarro
Lewis Elementary
"Restore The Shore"

Intermediate Photo Honorable Mention

Intermediate Level

1st Place

Ian Melendrez

Price Elementary
"Sunset Beach"

Statement
"I can make a difference by cleaning the beach."

Intermediate VA 1st Place

 

 

Honorable Mention

Nathan Scott Fisher
Lewis Elementary
"I Can Make A Difference"

Intermediate VA Honorabel Mention

Middle/Junior Level

1st Place
Jacinda Reyes
West Middle School
"Tahitian Dance"

Statement
"I can make a difference by sharing Tahitian dance with others."

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Middle/Junior Level

1st Place
No Award Given

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention
Hallesha Williams
East Middle
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Middle/Junior Level

1st Place
Rachel Koeppe
Griffiths Middle
"I Can Make A Difference"

Statement
"Jean was dying of cancer, and all I could do was try to make her smile and visit her."

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Also, 1st Place ~ 33rd District

 

 

Honorable Mention
Kristina Rocha
Sussman Middle
"To Make A Difference"

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Middle/Junior Level

1st Place
Andrew Garcia
Griffiths Middle
"Heartstrings"

Statement
"I can make a difference by spending time with the elderly at the convalescence home. - The trump is the hero in my mind."

Also, 1st Place ~ 33rd District

Middle/Junior Level

1st Place

Elinor De La Torre
West Middle
"I Can Make A Difference By Preserving Nature's Wonders"

Statement
"It's so beautiful, it's unreal."

Middle Photo 1st Place

Also, 1st Place ~ 33rd District

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention

Jazmine De La Torre
Griffiths Middle
"Stranger In The Water"

Statement
"I can make a difference by recycling and reminding others to do the same."

Middle Photo Honorable Mention

Middle/Junior Level

1st Place

Marlene Arceo
West Middle
"I Can Make a Difference By Protecting the Environment"

Statement
"Protecting the environment will make it better for each and every one of us."

Middle VA 1st Place

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention

Briana Lopez
Griffiths Middle
"I Can Make a Difference By Being An Example Of God's Love"

Middle VA First Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Brenda Garibay
Sussman Middle
"Color the World"

Statement
"I love color which I know that color is all made of the earth."

Middle VA Second Honorable Mention


 

 

Senior Level

1st Place
Gabrielle Poveda
Downey High
"Peace"

Statement
"I can make a difference by promoting peace."

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Senior Level

1st Place
Alyson Race
Downey High
"I Can Make A Difference By…"

Statement
"One can make a difference solely by living."

 

Senior Level

1st Place
Abraham Sandoval
Downey High
"The Power Of An Individual"

Statement
"We have all made a difference in other lives simply by being born."

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Honorable Mention
Eugenia Carroll
Warren High
"Differences in Small Doses"

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Senior Level

1st Place
No Award Given

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention
Eunice Kim
Downey High
"Little By Little"

 

 

 

Senior Level

1st Place

Jessica Reyes
Downey High
"Unity"

Statement
"This photo shows that we can make a difference by putting aside what makes us different and coming together through friendship and acceptance."

Senior Photo 1st Place

 

Honorable Mention

Chanell Stone
Warran High
"Supporting Peace"

Senior Photo Honorable Mention

 

Senior Level

1st Place

Jessica Carroll
Downey High
"I Am The Difference"

Statement
"Inspired by Tolstoy's quote: "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."

Senior VA 1st Place

 

 

Honorable Mention

Jacob Koeppe
Warran High
" Visiting Jeanne Before She Died"

Senior VA Honorable Mention