Association of Indians in America South Jersey Chapter (AIA-SJ) is very proud to announce its fifth annual "Mahatma Gandhi Award" for high school and middle school students in New Jersey.

The goal of the award is to spread Mahatma Gandhi's message of peace, racial and religious harmony, and tolerance for each other and for each other's culture to New Jersey's school children. The award recognizes students in the New Jersey area that can best use their preferred medium of expression - essay, artwork or poetry/song.

All students may submit entries via an application form distributed at the various schools in New Jersey. The deadline for submission of essay, poetry, artwork or song is June 15, 2009 and winners will be announced in October 2009.

APPLICATION FORMS
Application Forms (both high school and middle school): Download Application.
Print out the application, attach your entry, and submit it by June 15, 2009.
For more information on this award, please contact Rekha Gupta  (rekha@princeton.edu or at 609-356-2719)  

Winners of 2008

Essays:

Middle School Winners

Ist prize
Geoffrey Thomas Doubleday (Grade 7), Sparta Middle School
IInd prize
Kevin Batista (Grade 7), Ventnor Middle School
IIIrd prize
Anthony Pettigrosso (Grade 7), Ventnor Middle School

High School Winners

Ist prize
Melissa Lynn Rodgers (Grade 12), Northern Burlington High School
IInd Prize
John Michael Huhn (Grade 11), Highland High School
IIIrd prize
Christine Lynn Mouakad (Grade 10), Jefferson Township High School

Art:

Middle School Winners

Ist prize
Sarah Hong (Grade 8), Highland Park Middle School
IInd prize
Eric Xiao Kang (Grade 8), Heritage Middle School

High School Winners

Ist prize
Yulia Korovikov (grade 11), Millburn High School
IInd prize
Nirali Dave (Grade 10), JP Stevens High School

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Winners of 2007

Essays:

Middle School Winners

Ist prize
Maddie Elizabeth Ching (grade 8), Holmdel
IInd prize
Shashwat Chugh (grade 7), Edison
IIrd prize
Melanie Alexis Stein (grade 7), Ventnor

High School Winners

Ist prize
Octavia Nadirah Knight (grade 12), Westfield
IInd Prize
Puja Nilesh Shastri (grade 11), Howell
IIIrd prize
Jeremy Max Hunt (grade 12), Pittsgrove

Art:

Middle School Winners

Ist prize
Eric Kang (grade 7), Livigston
IInd prize
Binanca G Patel (grade 8), Lodi
IIIrd prize
Sai Aditya Mandalapu (grade 6)

High School Winners

Ist prize
Christina Lee (grade 11), Highland
IInd prize
Eunice Yon June Park (grade 10), Princeton
IIIrd prize
Emily Elizabeth Walus (grade 11), West Field