Local media often recognizes state level winners for their accomplishment. The following is list of winners' appearances in the media. Some links may no longer work due to the time that has passed. If you are interested in finding certain articles, please contact the news outlet directly.

July 4, 2007
Nash Riggins' article "Children Under Fire in Ugandan Conflict" appeared on the Toward Freedom Web site. Riggins is the Kansas state winner.

 
June 29, 2007
A news release on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's Web site announced that the Senator personally congratulated National Peace Essay Contest winner Cathy Sun, of New York.

 
June 29, 2007
Jessica Leal, honorable mention winner of Pasadena, Texas, in The Pasadena Citizen.

 
June 26, 2007
Wendy Cai, of Tempe, Arizona, in the Arizona Republic.

 
June 24, 2007
Anita Hofschneider, of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, in the Saipan Tribune.

 
June 16, 2007
Harrison Falk, Georgia State winner, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

 
June 1, 2007
Kelsey Hull, honorable mention winner, in the Quad-City Times.

 
May 25, 2007
Rachel Feist, Oklahoma State Winner, in the Jenks Gazette.

 
May 19, 2007
Elizabeth Ross, Montana State Winner, in the Billings Gazette.

 
May 19, 2007
Elise X. Liu, Pennsylvania State Winner, in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

 
May 17, 2007
Sarah Hugenberg, Ohio State Winner, in The Enquirer.

 
May 15, 2007
Hannah Fine, Rhode Island State Winner, in The Providence Journal.

 
May 15, 2007
Amber Smith, Utah State Winner, in The Salt Lake Tribune.

 
May 13, 2007
Claire Chamberlin, Alabama State Winner, in the Press-Register.

 
May 9, 2007
Christine Zagrobelny, North Carolina State Winner, in The News & Observer.

 
May 9, 2007
Benjamin Gonin, Vermont State Winner, in the Burlington Free Press.

 
May 8, 2007
Kayla Glasscock, South Carolina State Winner, in The State.

 
May 8, 2007
Elizabeth Ross, Montana State Winner, on KTVQ's Web site.

 
May 8, 2007
Cara D. Saunders, Maine State Winner, in the Morning Sentinel.

 
May 8, 2007
Tamara Ashvetiya, Michigan State Winner, in the The Detroit News.

 
May 8, 2007
Gregory F. Reggie, Louisiana State Winner, on KATC-3's Web site.

 
May 7, 2007
Sarah A. Imel, Oregon State Winner, in the StatesmanJournal.

 
April 24, 2007
Anita B. Hofschneider, U.S. Territories Winner, in the Marianas Variety.

 
April 17, 2007
Donald P. Warneke, Minnesota State Winner, in the Star News.

 
April 15, 2007
Nash W. Riggins, Kansas State Winner, in the Lawrence Journal-World.

 
If you are a state-level winner and your local newspaper or other media outlet has written a story mentioning you or the National Peace Essay Contest, please let us know! Send an email to Lauren Sucher at lsucher@usip.org.