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Wow! What an honor! Please read the press release below, and see some of our winning entries to the left.
72 Children From 4 Nations Share The
2008 LITTLE PHILOSOPHERSTM Int'l Peace Prize
The Little PhilosophersTM group of Maui is pleased to announce
that this year's Peace Prize will be shared by children around the world. In
previous years, one little thinker or a single group has won the honor.
The annual prize money will also be shared by the seventy-two philosophers.
The 2008 recipients are:
CANADA
Caitlin O'Driscoll, Age 13
Oshawa, Ontario
GREECE
Marilena Kollia, Age 15
Corfu
PHILIPPINES
Vicente Tiu Tangcueco III, Age 14
Manila
Jamille Bianca Tan Aguilar, Age 13
Manila
UNITED STATES
Shaina Sayeed, Age 14
Savannah, Georgia
The Forestbrook Middle School Students, Ages 11-13
Stephanie Necessary & Mary Massey, Teachers
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
1. Trey Callihan
2. Cole Cook
3. Alexys Dawson
4. Alex Ford
5. Haylee Black
6. Dante Moore
7. Tyler Williams
8. Melissa Gill
9. Cambrea Christopher
10. Mallorie Roesing
11. Cody Brown
12. Dana Royce
13. Madison Rich
14. Deion Rouse
15. Zack Whisner
16. Trais Westfall
17. Bowen Cotter
18. Chelsea Eash
19. Jayvon Green
20. Dylan Hope
21. Alik Johnson
22. Blade Kohberg
23. Josh Upchurch
24. Dominic Como
25. James Michael Tyson
26. Grace Cox
27. Alisa
28. Dustin Smith
29. David Greer
30. Thomas Barton
31. Kyle Sobieski.
32. Stephen Johnson
33. Samantha Craig
34. Grant Tuttle
35. Brittany Stephens
36. Dakota Osborne
37. Desirae Skinner
38. Jake Drake
39. Madison Sitzler
40. Russdy Roth
41. Payton Baumgardner
42. Alex Massey
43. Jason Farrias
44. Mary Bordanaro
45. Robert Burns
46. Kaula bibey
47. Zachary Epps
48. Trey Altice
49. John Leggett
50. Ashton Quintana
51. Dylan Thompson
52. Presley Hucks
53. Andreana Shaffer
54. Erin Murray
55. Alejandra Medina
56. Heidi Croinsner
57. Kelly Woods
58. Jack Patrick
59. Morgan Godfrey
60. Devon Campbell
61. Amit Patel
62. Luke gormley
63. Zachery Ohanesian
64. Charles Howell
65. Walker Bellamy
66. John Turner
67. Raven Birch
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LITTLE PHILOSOPHERSTM thanks the 354 children from 46 nations who
participated this year. Our jurors from 100 nations were impressed and challenged
Students had to respond to the following poem:
THE MAGIC MACHINE
Little Tina and Tonto were walking about, it was March and a beautiful day
But the wind was so sad as it whispered its song
The world was ending in May
These little kids knew why the world had to end
Even small as they were they still knew
Because people around them were never content...
They fought, they were lonely and blue
So they wondered if somehow they might save the world
And prevent this terrible thing
So they went to the woods and there all alone
They made the magic machine
Now they took their machine 'round the world in the spring
To the leaders of men and of state
The world was so happy with laughter and tears, for it ended all anger and hate
All over the world they shared their new toy
People asked them just why they had made
Such a beautiful gift for the people of earth...this was the answer they gave
We wanted to make a machine that could show how easy it is to be kind
If it stopped the wars, if it made people smile
We were certain that no one would mind
It laughs and is happy for reasons so small, it plays in the meadows of green
It runs in the wind and its love will not end
An unbreakable magic machine
It may possible be that you do not believe
That this magic machine could come true
But if you are wise then you'll soon realize...
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