Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope

We congratulate the winners of Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope 2009 essay competition.

Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope, Best Buy @15, Microsoft, DIRECTV and Eli Manning teamed up to provide U.S. K-12 schools with $1 million worth of cutting-edge products, software, cash grants, gift cards and educational programming. Since 2004, Samsung and its partners have donated more than $10 million in products to more than 300 winning U.S. schools in our annual essay competition. Congratulations to all of the schools for participating, and thanks for being part of our mission to provide a little hope for children.

Grand Prize Winner $210K
Capistrano Valley High School, Mission Viejo, Calif.
First Prize Winners $50K
Maharishi School, Fairfield PA Glen Rock Middle School, Glen Rock, N.J. Eureka Springs High School, Eureka Springs, Ark. Lisa J. Mails Elementary, Murrieta, Calif. Sunrise Elementary School, Orlando, Fla. Midland #1 School (Rochelle Park District) Rochelle Park, N.J. Davidson Middle School, Southgate, Mich.	Carpenters Middle School, Maryville, Tenn. Morris Plains Borough (3-8), Morris Plains, N.J. Langham Creek High School, Houston, Texas Gunston Day School, Centreville, Md. Marblehead High School, Marblehead, Mass. Glazer Elementary School, Detroit, Mich. Miami Coral Park Senior High School, Miami, FL Pine Eagle High School, Halfway, Ore.
Second Prize Winners $10K
Denver Elementary School, Denver, Pa. Gatesville Primary, Gatesville, Texas Ryerson Elementary School, Chicago, Ill.	Winona Intermediate, Winona, Texas Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.

This year's essay topic focused on the following topics

How consumer electronics, computer equipment, and software can enhance the education process.
The advantage to students and schools that have these technology resources.
The unique and innovative teaching methods that are enabled by computer and consumer electronics technologies.

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