The 2010 topic was "Economics Outside the Box." The top 10 essays from each of the four Eleventh District offices—Dallas, El Paso, Houston and San Antonio—have been chosen as regional finalists. District finalists have also been selected (*).
| Dallas |
El Paso |
Kenny Lee*
Plano West Senior High School
Plano, TX
"Romeo and Juliet: The Cost of Love" |
Joanna Lyles*
Mayfield High School
Las Cruces, NM
"The Complex Dairy Market" |
Tess O'Meara*
The Hockaday School
Dallas, TX
"Lobster Lesson" |
Laura Pineda*
Silva Magnet High School
El Paso, TX
"Yo Economics" |
Trevor Walker*
Sherman High School
Sherman, TX
"Jack and the Beanstalk: A Model for Economic Concepts" |
Clarissa Quinn*
Franklin High School
El Paso, TX
"What's a Friend Worth Nowadays?" |
Olivia Armstrong
The Hockaday School
Dallas, TX
"Let's Play a Love Game" |
Leslie Cisneros
Americas High School
El Paso, TX
"My Sister's Keeper of Economics" |
Joshua Cape
Sherman High School
Sherman, TX
"Blood: The Economics Behind Living" |
Sabrina Garcia
Irvin High School
El Paso, TX
"Monetary Policy, What Is It and Does It Work?" |
Cara Hayward
Northwest High School
Justin, TX
"The Seen and the Unseen: The Unintended Consequences of the 2005 Ethanol Mandate" |
Abel Grado
Americas High School
El Paso, TX
"Economic Alibi" |
Sravanthi Kadali
Plano Senior High School
Plano, TX
"They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Negative Externality" |
Marcela Jimenez
Americas High School
El Paso, TX
"Putting the Love into Economics" |
Hanna Loucas
The Hockaday School
Dallas, TX
"The Hidden Treasure: Economic Concepts in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl" |
Natasha Nesiba
Las Cruces High School
Las Cruces, NM
"The Need to Inflate the Bubble" |
Macey Lough
Nazarene Christian Academy
Crowley, TX
"Princess Madeline's Marvelous Utility" |
Diego Portillo
Americas High School
El Paso, TX
"Economics all Around Us" |
Patricia Porter
The Hockaday School
Dallas, TX
"Doctor Faustus" |
Mario Ivan Torres
Las Cruces High School
Las Cruces, NM
"Economics in Religion" |
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| Houston |
San Antonio |
Genesis Chapa*
Pasadena Memorial High School
Pasadena, TX
"To Steal or Not to Steal: The Economics Behind Criminal Activity" |
William Branden Devine*
McAllen High School
McAllen, TX
"Bird Brains Make the Best Investors" |
Taylor Jellison*
Cypress Creek High School
Houston, TX
"Humanity and the Economy" |
Kyle Hansen*
Winston Churchill High School
San Antonio, TX
"Everyday Economics" |
Helen Schorsch*
Pasadena Memorial High School
Pasadena, TX
"Can I Have Fries with That?" |
Sarah Mendiola*
McAllen High School
McAllen, TX
"Aint No Rest for the Wicked" |
Esther Choi
Pasadena Memorial High School
Pasadena , TX
"The Music Cycle" |
Carly Covington
Canyon High School
New Braunfels, TX
"Animal Farm" |
Katie Dawkins
Houston Christian High School
Houston, TX
"More Than a College Education" |
Ryan Kinlin
Canyon High School
New Braunfels, TX
"Tried and True Wins the 'Race'" |
Parker George
Cypress Creek High School
Houston, TX
"United States Debt: 'The Dangerous Pet'" |
Courtney Martin
Canyon High School
New Braunfels, TX
"Learn Economics: Start a Band" |
Annette Isidori
Pasadena Memorial High School
Pasadena, TX
"Driving Economics" |
Brian A. Massey
Canyon High School
New Braunfels, TX
"The Prisoner’s Dilemma and The Dark Knight" |
Phoebe McKinney
Lamar High School
Houston, TX
"Scarcity" |
Katelyn Werner
New Braunfels High School
New Braunfels, TX
"Unemployed for the Holidays" |
Lindsay Quandt
Houston Christian High School
Houston, TX
"Making Decisions" |
Michael Taylor Winsor
McAllen High School
McAllen, TX
"Oh How Economics Does Not Make Sense, Even to Alice!" |
Lauren Scott
Houston Christian High School
Cypress, TX
"Go to College!" |
Edward Yu
Canyon High School
New Braunfels, TX
"The Wanting Boy" |
