Three Miami Valley students have won a grand prize and nine students won Certificate of Achievements and runner up prizes in the My Home: American Dream contest, sponsored by Coldwell Banker Heritage Realtors. Their essays, storyboards, and CDs described what makes their house a home.

The contest was open to all area students in grades K-8.  271 students submitted entries in the 2007 contest. 23 area schools participated.

The students winning grand prizes received $500 and their teachers received a digital video camera for use in their classroom.  Runner up winners received $100 and a Certificate of Achievement Award.

Katherine Ferguson from St. Charles Elementary
Olivia Albers from St. Charles Elementary
Sabrina Pham from St. Charles Elementary

3rd grade - 25 Entries
Van Cleve at Allen, Dayton
Menlo Park, Huber Heights 
Dennis Elementary, Springboro
Helke Elementary, Vandalia
Mark Twain, Miamisburg

4th Grade - 75 entries (including 4 story boards)
Bookville Intermediate, Brookville 
McKinley Elementary, Xenia
Fairborn Intermediate, Fairborn,
Grafton Kennedy Elem.  Dayton,
Englewood Hill Elem. Englewood
Phillipsburg Elem, Phillipsburg,
Mound Elem, Miamisburg,
Dennis Elem. Springboro 
Meadowdale Elem. Dayton City
Grafton Kennedy, Dayton

5th Grade - 66 Entries
Loos Elem, Dayton
Brookville Interm. Brookville

6th Grade - 62 Entries
Loos Elem. Dayton
St. Charles, Kettering 
Valley View Middle, Germantown
Smith, Oakwood,
Cleveland, Dayton,
Englewood Elem, Englewood

7 Grade - 2 Entries
Fairborn Baker, Fairborn
VanBuren Middle, Kettering

8th Grade - 41 Entries (including 2 CDs)
Cleveland Elementary, Dayton 
St. Charles, Kettering 
Kemp@Grant