2008 Annual Essay Contest winners -
Healthcare in California: Is There A Cure?

Click on names to view the winner's essay.

• Edward Chau, Upland High School



• Slava Fedorchuk, Newport Harbor High School



• Sandra Gonzalez, San Ysidro High School



• Patrick Huie, Oakland High School



• Mardo Iknadiossian, Mount Shasta High School



• Erika Klein, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts



• Ariel Nicole Murphy, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts



• Kathryn Payne, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts



• Ross Stuart, Mount Shasta High School



• Derek Tat, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts

TEN WINNING ESSAYISTS WILL RECEIVE:

Round trip travel to Sacramento to take part in a day-long Student Legislative Summit on Thursday, April 3, 2008, which will include:

• Participation in a Student-Run Press Conference at the State Capitol with members of the Legislature and policymakers (ideas posed in essays will be used for the press conference)



• VIP tours of the State Capitol and California State History Museum



• Roundtable meeting with members from the Capitol Press Corps and Legislative Staff



• Complimentary lunch at the Capitol and a Student Journalism Essay Award Certificate