Since mid January hundreds of Indiana 5th graders have been anxiously awaiting the announcement of the winners of the 2007 David Deuter Memorial Essay Contest.  These youngsters composed an original essay in approximately 100 words on the subject "What Being A Good Citizen Means To Me".

    Invitations were sent to all elementary schools in the date and all 5th graders were challenged to enter their essay in their school's contest.  

    From all essay's received one winner was selected from each Indiana County.  In 2007, we are pleased to announce that we had 100% county participation.  From the county winners a statewide winner and four runners-up were selected.

    Thanks to the cooperation of Indiana State Police District Commanders and Public Information Officers, area troopers presented Award Certificates to the county winners at their school's end of year programs.

    On Friday, June 8, 2007 at 1pm in the North Atrium of the Indiana State House, all winners and their families will be guests at the Statewide Awards Program.

    The statewide winner will receive a $1,000 US Savings Bond, while the four runners-up will receive $750 in bonds.  The remaining 87 county winners will receive a $500 bond.   All winners will receive engraved plaques, Governor's "You Make A Difference" Certificates, and other gifts compliments of the Indiana Troopers Association.

    2007 marks the 11th year the ITA has provided the 5th Grade Essay Contest distributing thousands of dollars of savings bonds and other gifts to reward students for their efforts in promoting good citizenship across Indiana.

    Following is a list of the 2007 winners:

County	FirstName	MI	LastName	SchoolName	County Winner
Adams	Emily		Kleine	Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School	County
Allen	Edgar		Sanchez	South Wayne Elementary School	County
Bartholomew	Jaylin		Craig	Taylorsville Elementary School	County
Benton	Tatum		Pfortmiller	Otterbein Elementary School	County
Blackford	Drake		Cogan	Montpelier School	County
Boone	Katrina		Faulkner	Central Elementary School	County
Brown	Emily		Cameron	Nashville Elementary School	County
Carroll	Alivia		Seward	Carroll Elementary	County
Cass	Manny		Prado	Thompson Elementary School	County
Clark	Christina		Fink	William W Borden Elementary School	County
Clay	Daniel	C	Kimball	Staunton Elementary School	County
Clinton	Ryon		Herin	Clinton Central Elementary School	County
Crawford	Rachel		Harvey	Leavenworth Elementary School	County
Daviess	Jenna		Knepp	Barr Reeve Jr-Sr High School	County
Dearborn	Jordan		Hartung	Sunman Dearborn Intermediate School	County
Decatur	Janean		Smith	Greensburg Elementary	County
DeKalb	Felisha		Combs	Waterloo Elementary School	County
Delaware	Rachel		Marquell	Desoto Elementary School	County
Dubois	Jon		Munning	Holy Family School	County
Elkhart	Alex		Miller	Nappanee Elementary School	County
Fayette	Rainie		Grant	Frazee Elementary School	County
Floyd	Cameron		Mason	Grant Line School	County
Fountain	Kristin		Tague	Attica Elementary School	County
Franklin	Ainsley		Bowling	Mount Carmel School	County
Fulton	Jon		Martin	Akron Elementary School	County
Gibson	Tori	D.	Mallory	Brumfield Elementary	County
Grant	Ashlynn		Lewis	John W Kendall Elementary School	County
Greene	Jenny		Wagner	Lyons Elementary School	County
Hamilton	Cole		Nighbert	Smoky Row Elementary School	County
Hancock	Alexa		Adams	J B Stephens Elementary School	County
Harrison	Mary	Grace	Gehm	Morgan Elementary School	1st Runner-Up
Hendricks	Michael		Gibbons	Brentwood Elementary School	County
Henry	Eric		Richardson	Tri-Elementary School	County
Howard	Payton	Mackinzee	Stroud	Wallace Elementary School	County
Huntington	Caleb		Stoffel	Flint Springs Elementary	County
Jackson	Clare		Lenart	Cortland Elementary School	County
Jasper	Aleah		Scheurich	Saint Augustine School	County
Jay	Brayden		Dues	East Elementary School	County
Jefferson	Nyctasia		Fitton	Pope John XXIII School	County
Jennings	Brittany		Rogers	Scipio Elementary School	County
Johnson	Jessi		Reeves	Needham Elementary School	County
Knox	Kaycee		Montgomery	Frances Vigo Elementary School	County
Kosciusko	Robby		Groom	Mentone Elementary School	County
LaGrange	Wyatt		Petty	Prairie Heights Elementary School	County
Lake	Sebastian		Zagarena	Saint Edward School	County
LaPorte	Skyler		Bailey	Springfield Elementary School	County
Lawrence	Minal		Patel	Burris Elementary School	County
Madison	Nicole		Sparks	East Elementary School	County
Marion	Lawrence		Herbert	Snacks Crossing Elementary School	County
Marshall	Maura		Faulstich	Saint Michael School	County
Martin	Dirk		Fahey	Loogootee East Elementary/Md School	County
Miami	Hope		Claus	Blair Pointe Upper Elementary	County
Monroe	Erin		Fitzgibbons	Childs Elementary School	County
Montgomery	Matt		Johnson	Ladoga Elementary School	County
Morgan	Ashley		Witt	Monrovia Elementary School	County
Newton	Ashley		Weiss	Lake Village Elementary School	County
Noble	Natalie		Galaviz	Wayne Center Elementary School	County
Ohio	Meighan		Sullivan	Ohio County Elementary-Middle School	2nd Runner-Up
Orange	Lucas		Johnson	Orleans Elementary School	County
Owen	Derek		Johnson	Spencer Elementary School	County
Parke	Catie		Butler	Rosedale Elementary School	County
Perry	Lily		Brackett	Perry Central Elementary School	3rd Runner-Up
Pike	Jeffery		Norrick	Otwell Elementary School	County
Porter	Datin		Ringas	Westchester Intermediate School	County
Posey	Courtney		Duckworth	West Elementary School	County
Pulaski	Elizabeth		Garcia	Monterey Elementary School	County
Putnam	Nick		Owen	Central Elementary School	County
Randolph	Ainsley		George	Monroe Central Elementary School	County
Ripley	Rachael		Bush	South Ripley Elementary School	County
Rush	Allison		Wainwright	Mays Elementary School	County
Scott	Randi		Diehl	Scottsburg Elementary School	County
Shelby	Gypsy	Rose	Maple	Triton Jr-Sr High School	County
Spencer	Breanna		Sanders	Lincoln Trail Elementary School	County
St Joseph	Patrick		Fischer	Saint Matthew Cathedral School	4th Runner-Up
Starke	Caitlin		Schwartz	Knox Community Elementary School	County
Steuben	Kent		Kohart	Ryan Park Elementary School	County
Sullivan	Kate		Hannon	Sullivan Elementary School	County
Switzerland	Breanna		Ricketts	Jefferson-Craig Elementary School	County
Tippecanoe	Kierney		Winkleman	Mayflower Mill Elementary School	County
Tipton	Sarah		Overdorf	Tipton Elementary School	County
Union	Brooke		Johnston	College Corner Union Elementary School	County
Vanderburgh	Rim		Henini	Stockwell Elementary School	State Wide
Vermillion	Lauren		Jones	North Vermillion Elementary School	County
Vigo	Abigail		Vanover	Hoosier Prairie Elementary School	County
Wabash	Melissa		Ford	Saint Bernard Elementary School	County
Warren	Brianna		Reitz	Warren Central Elementary School	County
Warrick	Alexa		Lenn	Loge Elementary School	County
Washington	Hunter		Davidson	West Washington Elementary School	County
Wayne	Ashley		Dale	Hagerstown Elementary School	County
Wells	Daniel		Mossburg	Southern Wells Elementary School	County
White	Michael		Griffin	Oaklawn Elementary School	County
Whitley	Jessica		Dowler	Northern Heights Elementary School	County

Congratulations to all of our winners!