We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Essay Contest. There were more than 200 entries from 86 different cities within the Tenth District of the Federal Reserve Bank. The essay topic was The Road Ahead: Economic Paths for My Future. Many students demonstrated through their essays how they are making plans for their future and understand how economic and financial choices can affect their lives. Each office in the seven-state District chose their top three winners; among those, a grand prize winner was chosen for the District. The winners are:

Tenth District Grand Prize Winner
Additional $500 Savings Bond: Jacqueline Koehn, Greenwood Village, CO

Denver (includes Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming)
First Place, $500 Savings Bond: Jacqueline Koehn, Greenwood Village, CO
Second Place, $200 Savings Bond: Jake Winckler, Littleton, CO
Third Place, $100 Savings Bond: Sarah Berger, Tabernash, CO

Kansas City (includes Kansas and Missouri)
First Place, $500 Savings Bond: Andrew Kozminski, Savannah, MO
Second Place, $200 Savings Bond: Daniel Bernard, Overland Park, KS
Third Place, $100 Savings Bond: Chelsea Linden, Seneca, KS

Oklahoma City (Oklahoma)
First Place, $500 Savings Bond: Emma Newberry-Davis, Lawton, OK
Second Place, $200 Savings Bond: Chad Williamson, Lawton, OK
Third Place, $100 Savings Bond: Anish Tilak, Lawton, OK

Omaha (Nebraska)
First Place, $500 Savings bond: Hans Christensen, Johnson, NE
Second Place, $200 Savings Bond: Hannah Simon, Lincoln, NE
Third Place, $100 Savings Bond: Tegan Nolte, Lincoln, NE