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TO ESSAY CONTEST MAIN PAGE

2000 high school
essay AND SCHOLARSHIP contest


Essay topic:

Do Abusive Lawsuits Undermine Principles of Individual Responsibility?

Our contest winners:

$1,000 Scholarship

Darcy Richardson (Senior)
Rancho Bernardo High School
$500 Scholarship

Christina Kytasty (Senior)
Poway High School
$250 Scholarship

Melody Morsaint (Senior)
Oceanside High School
$250 Scholarship

Jacqueline Silva (Senior)
Castle Park High School (Chula Vista) 

Our distinguished panel of judges
  • Alma Hills, San Diego County 2000 Teacher of the Year
    O'Farrell Community School (SD Unified School District)
  • Gualter Moura, San Diego County 2000 Teacher of the Year
    Mission Bay High School (SD Unified School District)
  • Karen O'Connor, San Diego County 2000 Teacher of the Year
    Sunset Hills Elementary (Poway Unified School District)

  • The Honorable Brian Bilbray, Member of Congress, 49th District
  • The Honorable Claude Parrish, State Board of Equalization
  • The Honorable Howard Kaloogian, State Assembly, 74th District
  • The Honorable Susan Davis, State Assembly, 76th District
  • The Honorable Bill Horn, County Board of Supervisors
  • The Honorable Ron Roberts, County Board of Supervisors
  • The Honorable Pam Slater, County Board of Supervisors
  • The Honorable Bill Kolender, Sheriff of San Diego County
  • The Honorable Michael Cafagna, Mayor of Poway
  • The Honorable Mark Lewis, Mayor of El Cajon

  • George Coles, President, Coles Carpets
  • James Edwards, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Vapotronics, Ltd
  • Wendy Kuest, Director, Do Right Foundation
  • Rick Otis, President and CEO, RPM Material Handling Co.
  • Mark Pulliam, Esq., Latham & Watkins
  • Lloyd Rowland, Vice President & General Counsel, Alliance Pharmaceutical, Corp.
  • Barbara Wheeler, Vice President - Legislation, Civil Justice Association of California.

This page was last updated on 04/19/05  

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