1998 Student SF & F Contest Results

Shaniece J. Lewis, The Moonlight Sky Unicorn

4th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Matthew Stacey Robinson, Alien Port

3rd Grade, Phoebe Hearst Elementary School, Washington, DC

Caitlin Leigh Sheldon, Intelligent Rats

3rd Grade, Forest Edge Elementary School, Reston, VA

Rebecca Turtledove, To Catch a Hummingbird

3rd Grade, Woodcrest School, Tarzana, CA

Middle School Finalists

Tina Cheng, The Unifootsucker of Aquaterra

7th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Chantilly, VA

Brett Ellis, My Critter Summary

7th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Chantilly, VA

Caitlin Franks, Elasmosauras

7th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Chantilly, VA

Kyle Varley, Large Eyed Lizard of Aquaterra

7th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Chantilly, VA

High School Finalists

Amanda Nicole Barth, The Guardians of the Wizard Tree

11th Grade, Good Shepherd School, Baltimore, MD

Jeremy Hall, Griffon

11th Grade, DeMatha Catholic High School, Hyattsville, MD

Val Lucas, The Collector

9th Grade, Mt. Hebron High School, Ellicott City, MD

Justine Quart, Alien Landscape

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Semifinalists

Lauren Mandel, Marsologist - Rock Collecting on Mars

1st Grade, Dutch Neck School, Princeton Jct., NJ

Katelin McMullin, Space Pickles

4th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Michel Bernabo, Nautilus Mobile Ocean Research Station

6th Grade, Henson Valley Montessori School, Temple Hills, MD

Stephen Brenner, Alien Death Match

6th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Andy Butterman, Alien

8th Grade, Gaithersburg Middle School, Gaithersburg, MD

Sarah McCowan, Fat Ladies From Outer Space

6th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Alyssa Quigley, Candy Ubg Ladn

6th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Alison Turtledove, Garden Goblin

8th Grade, Chaminade College Prepatory Middle School, Chatsworth, CA

Chase Walters, Creature of Aquaterra "The Thrasher"

7th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Chantilly, VA

Reza Ahmadabadi, Martian Eclipse

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Marvin (Trey) Leon Arthur III, Marvin the Martian

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Love-Leigh Beasley, Afterlife

11th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Olivia Chung, Friendly Alien Lands on Earth

11th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Opal Col�n, Future

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Sean Dallas-Kidd, Temptation

11th Grade, DeMatha Catholic High School, Hyattsville, MD

Robert George, City on the Moon

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Jennifer Hadfield, Springtime Fantasy

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Tocarah Hargrove, The X-Files

11th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Sanjay Iyer, The Startling Saucer

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Nicholas Keng, An Alien in the Spotlight

11th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Shivkumar Krishnamoorthy, Future Space Expeditions

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Elizabeth Mujal, Unicorn - Pegasus

11th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Xuanthy Nguyen, Civilization on the Moon

11th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Lee-Ju Seung, The Invisible Man

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Duygu Tuzla, A Time Princess

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

SCIENCE ESSAY ENTRIES

Winner

Simon Vozick-Levinson, "The Resurgence of Lamarckism"

8th Grade, Fieldston School, Bronx, NY

Finalists

Serena Merteen Eley, "What Goes Up, Must Come Down?"

12th Grade, Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, VA

Jessica Kulick, "The Wonderful World of Whales and Dolphins"

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Joshua A. Steen, "Coral"

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

STORY ENTRIES

Elementary School Winner

Molly Vozick-Levinson, "No Such Thing as Magic?"

5th Grade, Fieldston Lower School, Bronx, NY

Middle School Winners

David Plotz, "Paradox 13"

8th Grade, Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring, MD

Rachel Turtledove, "Dragon Trap"

6th Grade, Woodcrest School, Tarzana, CA

High School Winners

Erell C. Finch, "Recess"

9th Grade, Hampton High School, Hampton VA

John Bowie Stoddert, "Harvest Moon"

12th Grade, Severn School, Severna Park, MD

Elementary School Finalists

Kim Coffman, "The Capture Inside the Computer"

2nd Grade, Ledgeview Elementary, Macedonia, OH

Dylan Colligan, "Revenge of the Undead"

4th Grade, Lyles-Crouch Elementary, Alexandria, VA

Sean Evans, "Stuperman"

5th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Adam French, "An Atmosphere of Cows"

5th Grade, Cresthaven Elementary School, Silver Spring, MD

Michael Trimarchi, "History Comes Alive"

4th Grade, Lyles-Crouch Elementary, Alexandria, VA

Middle School Finalists

John Denning, "The Witch Who Couldn't Fly"

8th Grade, Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring, MD

Joe Howley, "Claustrophobic"

8th Grade, Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring, MD

Benjamin S. Kingsland, "The Lich"

8th Grade, Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring, MD

Rachel Marshall, "The Emerald Flower"

8th Grade, Longfellow Middle School, Falls Church, VA

High School Finalists

Matthew Bean, "Healer for Hire"

12th Grade, Mount Hebron High School, Ellicott City, MD

David Kavulak, "And Science Will End It"

10th Grade, Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, VA

Tanya Nichols, "A World Remembered"

10th Grade, Lackey High School, Indian Head, MD

Sean T. O'Rourke, "After First Contact"

11th Grade, DeMatha Catholic High School, Hyattsville, MD

Semifinalists

Kobina Amoo, "Trent and the Talking Ant"

3rd Grade, Southlake Elementary School, Gaithersburg, MD

Brandon Warren Banks, "Tom Raidy Ultra Thriller/A Bad Day at School"

4th Grade, Henson Valley Montessori School, Temple Hills, MD

Michael Bloom, "The Killer Orcas"

2nd Grade, Ledgeview Elementary, Macedonia, OH

Patrick Butler, "The Grendal Nightmare"

4th Grade, Appeal Elementary, Lusby, MD

Brian Cheng, "Aliens on the Moon"

3rd Grade, Forest Edge Elementary School, Reston, VA

Jesse Crowley, "Bob"

5th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Jenna Ferguson, "The Loch-ness Monster"

5th Grade, Rippling Woods Elementary School, Glen Burnie, MD

Jackie Gresock, "What's Wrong with the Computers?"

4th Grade, Stoneleigh Elementary, Baltimore, MD

Michael S. Kiessling, "A Rainbow Dimension"

5th Grade, Halethorpe Elementary, Baltimore, MD

Sarah Matsumoto, "A Tale of Two Planets"

4th Grade, Stoneleigh Elementary, Baltimore, MD

Sarah Pinsky, "Voyage to the Dark"

5th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Eric Smith, "A Night to Remember"

2nd Grade, Ledgeview Elementary, Macedonia, OH

Kevin Wright, "The War of Zircon"

3rd Grade, Forest Edge Elementary School, Reston, VA

Elizabeth Wubishet, "Fuji"

5th Grade, Matthew Henson Elementary School, Landover, MD

Tommy Ashton, "Journeys"

6th Grade, Farquhar Middle School, Olney, MD

David Bochner, "Brinkworld"

6th Grade, Ridgely Middle School, Lutherville, MD

Winnie Chao, "Battle For Chaos"

7th Grade, Langston Hughes Middle School, Reston, VA

Elizabeth Edgar, "A Forgotten Race"

8th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Chantilly, VA

Susie Ezrol, "Reading Through Worlds"

8th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Chantilly, VA

Yu Gan, "Deep Secrets"

7th Grade, Pine Grove Middle School, Baltimore, MD

Daniel Kavulak, "Hero"

7th Grade, Langston Hughes Middle School, Reston, VA

Michael Layao, "Orb"

7th Grade Hayfield Secondary School, Alexandria, VA

Andrew V. Lundskow, "The Oviraptor"

8th Grade, Milton M. Somers Middle School, La Plata, MD

Peter Musto, "Doorway to the Imagination"

6th Grade, Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring, MD

Geoffrey Seiler, "The Scouts"

7th Grade, Hayfield Secondary School, Alexandria, VA

Emily Useem, "Survived"

8th Grade, Poe Middle School, Annandale, VA

Simon Vozick-Levinson, "Parallel Intersections"

8th Grade, Fieldston School, Bronx, NY

Michelle Angostini, Sci-Fi Story/Honors Project

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Erin Bradley, Sci-Fi Story/Honors Project

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Joshua Edward Ellinghaus, "Infiltration of the Citadel"

12th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Andrew Franklin, "One Blink Till Happiness"

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Grant M. Haggan, "Revolution from Planet Delta Titan"

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Robert Hay, Jr, "One Soldier's Personal Battle"

10th Grade, DeMatha Catholic High School, Hyattsville, MD

Peter Hersey, "The Fields of Anuk"

9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Megan Kilkenny, "My Corgi"

11th Grade, St. Augustine Academy, Lakewood, OH

Pam Kryglik, "Grandmother's Tale"

9th Grade, Catholic High School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Garry Lambert III, "First Born"

11th Grade, Baltimore City College High School, Baltimore, MD

Kenneth Mallory, "Vesta's Orb"

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Thavy Manea, "The Evil"

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

David Marsich, "The Saga of Valric the Wanderer"

9th Grade, High Point High School, Beltsville, MD

Susan Morman, "Ventra"

10th Grade, North Salinas High School, Salinas, CA

Busayo Ojumu, "Too Healthy to Live?"

10th Grade, T. C. Williams High School, Alexandria, VA

Josh Scullen, "Time Immortal"

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

Kevin Wheeler, "A Limbless Society"

10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD

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