Thank you to all the students who submitted essays for Knowledge@Wharton High School’s inaugural essay contest. We were delighted by the enthusiastic turnout as well as the quality of the submissions, which included many innovative ideas and perceptive commentary on business issues.

We are pleased to announce the 8 students whose essays were selected as contest winners.

Starting Your Own Business

11th/12th Grade:
• 1st Place - Julie Cheng, "The Future of Gloves: You Can Feel it in Your Skin," Richard Montgomery High School, Maryland
• 2nd Place – Faraz Rahman, "Jatropha: Letting Everybody Win," Sunbeams School, Bangladesh

9th/10th Grade:
• 1st Place – Sara Meretab, "Shell Shoes: 'Shoes With a Soul,'" Montclair High School, New Jersey
• 2nd Place – Kathryn Hopkins, "Smart Locks: A New Way to Lock Up Your Belongings," Unionville High School, Pennsylvania

Socially Responsible Business

11th/12th Grade:
• 1st Place – Matthias Nikaj, "Development From Below: The Grameen Bank Model for Alleviating Poverty," Francis Parker School, California
• 2nd Place – Sharvani Srivastava, "The Milk Farmers' Labor: Corporate Social Responsibility Under the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited," Mira Loma High School, California

9th/10th Grade:
• 1st Place – Kyle Davidson, "Golden Arrow Goes Green," Penncrest High School, Pennsylvania
• 2nd Place – Zoe Zhang, "Suiting Up," Bergen County Technical Schools, New Jersey

Knowledge@Wharton High School would like to extend its thanks to the sponsors of the Essay Contest:

• Dell
• Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership
• Southwest Airlines
• Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
• Wharton Communications