2000
� 2001� Braille Readers Are
Leaders Contest Winners
School for the Blind
Outstanding Participation Award
Kansas State School
for the Blind
School for the Blind
Honorable Mention
Louisiana
School for the
Visually Impaired
Excellence in Promoting
Braille Literacy
Patricia
Schonlau, Braille Teacher
Missouri School for the Blind
Print-To-Braille
First: Nathanial Holman, Ohio
2,952 pages, grade 5
Second: Mirranda Tucker, Georgia
2,467 pages, grade 10
Third: Kayla Bentas, Massachusetts
2,451 pages, grade 4
Honorable Mention
Alyxa Conlee, Washington.
1,024 pages, grade 9
John Story, Jr., New York.
931 pages, grade 5
Kindergarten � First Grade
First: Josiah David Hearn, Tennessee
2,637 pages, grade K
Second: Morgan Budreau, Minnesota
2,282 �pages, grade K
Third: Alison Utter, Colorado
1,424 �pages, grade 1
Honorable Mention
Alexander Follo, Florida
1,360 pages, grade K
Kyra Sweeney, California
1,327 pages, grade 1
Second � Fourth Grades
First: Tyler Kavanaugh, Kansas
8,490 pages, grade 2
Second: Jennifer Wing-Proctor, Michigan
5,406 pages, grade 3
Third: Lindsay Upschulte, Illinois
4,987� pages, grade 2
Honorable Mention
Michael Wassel, Maryland
4,508 �pages, grade 4
Tim Peters, Ontario, Canada
4,452 pages, grade 4
Fifth � Eighth Grades
First: Casey Burns, Wisconsin
14,886 pages, grade 5
Second: Allison Passino, Oregon
8,511 pages, grade 8
Third: John Miller, Indiana
8,305 pages, grade 8
Honorable Mention
Desiree Oudinot, Pennsylvania
7,850 pages, grade 5
Danielle Shives, Maryland
7,281 pages, grade 8
Ninth � Twelfth Grades
First: Angela Leigh Hubbard, Virginia
15,227 pages, grade 12
Second: Carissa Rutherford, Tennessee
12,322 pages, grade 11
Third: Shelly Christner, Minnesota
11,658 pages, grade 11
Honorable Mention
Jaymee Lynn Strickler, Pennsylvania
6,059 pages, grade 11
Reina Brown, Maryland
5,617 pages, grade 10
Most Improved
Kadi Logan, South Carolina, age 15
Jordyn Castor, Michigan, age 7
Chance Cumbo, Florida, age 1
Samantha Weisenbach, Indiana, age 9
Tabatha Wilkerson, Kentucky, age 16
Josh Sisson, Missouri, age 15
Joshua Pearson, Massachusetts, age 8
Dominique Williams, South Carolina, age 9
Ethan Bloodworth, Georgia, age 8
Andrew Nantz, Oregon, age 10