Brooks, LeBoeuf, Bennett, Foster & Gwartney's
11th Annual Freedom Scholarship Essay Contest.

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Freedom Scholarship contest!
CONGRATULATIONS to LOGAN HARVEY of Wakulla High School!

Logan is the Valedictorian of the class of 2011. She is a four year member of Wakulla High's volleyball team, President of the National Honor Society and an officer for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Logan will study pre-veterinary medicine at the University of Mobile in the fall.

2011 Freedom Scholarship Winner Logan Harvey (center) is pictured
with her parents and grandparents.

Thanks to all of the students who submitted essays. This year we received the best overall group of essays and it was very difficult to select the top ten. Competition was fierce among the finalists and it w as reflected in the scores from our celebrity judges - their scores were the closest that we've ever seen!

The finalists for the 2011 Freedom Scholarship contest were:

Taylor Bump
Logan Harvey
Emily Kennedy
Lindsey Langston
LaCrai Mitchell
Michelle Nixon
Olivia Origa
Eric Parks
Jordan Turner
Emma Yeatts
Michael Winner

Thanks to all the students who submitted essays from the following high schools:

Community Christian School
FAMU Developmental Research School
Godby High School
Homeschooled
Leon High School
Lincoln High School
North Florida Christian
Wakulla High School

Freedom Scholarship Winners:
2012 Hanna Karimipour, Chiles High School
2011 Logan Harvey, Wakulla High School
2010 Caroline Ubben, Leon High School
2009 Jessica Stephens, Homeschooled
2008 William Doran, Leon High School                           
2007 Kathleen Wade, Lincoln High School
2006 Rebecca Lu, Lincoln High School
2005 Lisa Nicole Trainor, Lincoln High School
2004 Layne Zhao, Lincoln High School
2003 Rachel Kuncicky, Lincoln High School
2002 Katie Lynn Ball, Lincoln High School
2001 Whitney Johnson-Rule, Rickards High School