Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Southern Coptic Diocese "Youth for Christ" 2010 Winners

May 28, 2010

COLLEYVILLE, TX. May 28, 2010 -- We are pleased to announce the Southern Coptic Diocese "Youth for Christ" 2010 Award winners.

The Youth for Christ Award is an annual scholarship assistance and essay contest for High School Youth. High School Youth are invited from the Southern US Coptic Diocese to write an original essay. This year the topic was on "The Practical Coptic Orthodox Youth Regardless of a Tumultuous Culture".

Each month, we will be publishing the articles written by the first and second place winners. We thank all those who participated and thanks be to God the following are the winners:

First Place:

Sally Azer
St. Rebekah - Orlando, FL

Tryphina Mikhail
St. Mary & Archangel Micheal - Oviedo, FL

Andrew Sephien
St. George - Daytona Beach, FL

Second Place:

Andrew Nashed
St. Mark - Ft. Myers, FL

Kirollos Haroun
St. John the Baptist - Miami, FL
Click here to read essay

Third Place:

Caroline Mikaiel
St. Simon the Tanner - Sarasota, FL

Maryam Attia
St. John the Baptist - Miami, FL

Successful Contestants:

Marina Abdalla
St. John the Baptist - Miami, FL

Beshoy Abdalla
St. John the Baptist - Miami, FL

Mina Anglo
St. John the Baptist - Miami, FL

Joshua Soliman
St. John the Baptist - Miami, FL