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​The 2025 R. Joel Senter Sr. Memorial Essay Contest
Past Essay ​Contest Winners

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2024 Winners
4th - 6th Grade

1st Place: Juliana Foley, Cincinnati, OH
2nd Place: Meghna Shanmugan, Calgary, AB
7th - 9th Grade
1st Place: Kingston Loehrer, Maderia, OH
2nd Place: Cecilia Goedde, Cincinnati, OH
3rd Place: Madeline Mozlin, New Richmond, OH

10th - 12th Grade
1st Place:  Thomas Herbert, Fairview, TX
2nd Place: Alexandra Thomas, Folsom, CA
3rd Place: Ryan Foley, Cincinnati, OH
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to read the
​2024 Winning
​Essays
2023 Winners
4th – 6th Grade
   
 1st Place: Casey Moy, Cincinnati, OH
 2nd Place: Eliana Kwon, Cincinnati, OH
 3rd Place: Thomas Duh, West Chester, OH
7th -- 9th Grade
 1st Place: Avery Piatt, Kennwick, WA
 2nd Place: Ryan Foley, Cincinnati, OH
 3rd Place: Conan Lamb, McGaheysville, VA
 10th – 12th
  1st Place: Sabrina Kim, Austin, TX
  2nd Place: Thomas Hébert, Fairview, TX
  3rd Place: Nicole Eutsler, Cincinnati, OH
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to read the
2023 Winning
​Essays
2022 Winners
4th – 6th Grade
   
 1st Place: Dash Taylor, Fairfax, VA
 2nd Place: Levi Simms, Wentzville, MO
7th – 9th Grade   
 1st Place: Sabrina Kim, Austin, TX
 2nd Place (tie): Ryan Foley, Cincinnati, OH
 2nd Place (tie): Alexandra Thomas, Folsom, CA
 3rd Place: Joshua Simms, Wentzville, MO
​10th- 12th Grade   
 1st Place: Jonathan Scheopner, Omaha, NE
​​ 2nd Place: Eleanor Hebert, Fairview, TX
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2022 Winning
​Essays
2021 Winners
7th – 9th Grade   
 1st Place: Kaitlyn Polchow, Spartanburg, SC
 2nd Place: Ryan Foley, Cincinnati, OH
 3rd Place (tie): Emily Genter, King George, VA
 3rd Place (tie): Sabrina Kim, Austin, TX


10th- 12th Grade   
 1st Place: Juliana Scheopner, Omaha, NE
​​ 2nd Place: Eleanor Hebert, Fairview, TX
​
​ 3rd Place: Andrew Quinones, Benton Harbor, MI
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2021 Winning
​Essays
020 Winners
​
4th-  6th Grade   
1st Place: Ryder Luneau, Spring, TX     
 2nd Place: Nora Baker, Glen Carbon, IL​

7th – 9th Grade   
1st Place: Thomas Hébert, Fairview, TX
2nd Place: Abigail, Alexandria, KY​


10th- 12th Grade   
1st Place: Adriana, Chicago, IL
2nd Place (tie): Olivia Richard, Plymouth, MA  
2nd Place (tie): Eleanor Hébert, Fairview, TX
​
3rd Place: Emma Bezek, North Canton, OH
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to read the
2020 Winning
Essays
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  • First Time Visitor
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • How to Support the Society
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past - Current Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Current / Past Award Winners
  • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Novels
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- His Last Bow
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
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    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Nancy Springer Creative Writing Contest
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  • Junior Sherlockian Society
    • JSS Explore
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