2025 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Dear Mr. President, We Want Statehood” by Sukey Hayden & Joe Book 11th grade students Joe Book & Sukey Hayden from District of Columbia International School in Washington, DC won ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Invisible People: Hidden In Plain Sight” by Emma Curry & Ashley Blanche 12th Grade students Emma Curry & Ashley Blanche from Jenks High School in Oklahoma won 2nd Prize in ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “A People Erased: The Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan” by Carson Collins 12th grade student Carson Collins from Austin, Texas won 2nd Prize in the High School West division for ...
2025 2nd Prize Middle School – “Redlining: Broken Lines, Broken Lives” by Francesca Bader & Larissa Deng 8th grade students Francesca Bader & Larissa Deng from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 2nd ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Investing in America: Museums and the Future of Our Nation” by Riley MacArthur & Sophia Jones 11th grade students Riley MacArthur & Sophia Jones from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland won ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Gender-Affirming Care, it Saves More Lives Than You Would Think” by Ani Ceccacci 12th Grade student Ani Ceccacci from Royal Oak High School in Michigan won 2nd Prize in the High ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “Crime: Perception vs. Reality” by Rene Ortega, Nolan Sheets, and Roman Leonor 9th grade students Rene Ortega, Nolan Sheets, and Roman Leonor from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California ...
2025 2nd Prize Middle School Division – “One Pill Can Kill: The Effects of Fentanyl Crossing the US-Mexico Border” by Harper Haden & Helena de la Houssaye 7th grade students Helena de la Houssaye and Harper Haden from Correia Middle School in San Diego, California won 2nd ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Carolina Connections: Understanding Others” by Lillian Mirosavich 12th Grade student Lillian Mirosavich from Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, South Carolina won 2nd Prize in ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Kids First: Indiana’s Child Welfare System” by Leah Steup 12th Grade student Leah Steup from Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana won 2nd Prize in the ...