________________________________ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS _________________________________________________ To Art Dingle, English teacher, and the 108 seniors who participated for, without them, this would never have materialized. To Wild River Pizza for providing gift certificates for winning essays 1-8. ToThe Curry Coastal Pilot for publishing the eight winning essays. To Fred Meyer for providing gift certificates so the top 25 authors would be rewarded. And to an anonymous group from The Citizens Who Care who donated their time to develop and organize the contest. Thanks.