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2008 Grand Prize Winners & Finalists
Congratulations to the Grand Prize winners of the Virginia State Bar’s 2008 Law in Society Award Competition.
First Place:
Emily Ann Walker
Rockbridge County High School, Lexington
Second Place:
Jenny Anna Shultis
Rockbridge County High School, Lexington
Emily Ann Walker (center) and Jenny Anna Shultis of Rockbridge
County High School in Lexington receive first and second place honors
from their teacher, Dennis Moore, in May.
Third Place:
Dila Dahlia Mignouna
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies, Richmond
Dila Dahlia Mignouna receives third place honors during a June ceremony
at Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International
Studies in Richmond.
Honorable Mentions:
Roanoke Region
Lucy Claire Britt
Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg
Northern Piedmont Region
Jonathan Martin Bryan
Briar Woods High School, Ashburn
Central Region
Melissa D. Johnson
Heritage High School, Lynchburg
Northern Virginia Region
Margaret Montavon
Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School, Arlington
Hampton Roads Region
Alison Leigh Mygas
Kempsville High School, Virginia Beach
Peninsula Region
Lauren Tappan
York High School, Yorktown
Southside Region
Amber Nicole Woodard
Sussex Central High School, Sussex
Congratulations to the following students who were named finalists in the 2008 Law in Society Award Competition:
Victoria Barber
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk
Jeffrey Richmond Brothers
Heritage High School, Lynchburg
Jesse Christopher Cox
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk
Kelsey Ann Cox
Potomac Falls High School, Sterling
Basil Marlowe Fedun
Stafford Senior High School, Falmouth
Shepherd Lee McAllister
Rockbridge County High School, Lexington
Karlin Roithmayr
York High School, Yorktown
William Arthur Roy Jr.
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, Lynchburg
Joseph P. Samuels
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies, Richmond
Stephanie Rose Smith
Lloyd C. Bird High School, Chesterfield
Updated: July 14, 2008