C-SPAN would like to thank all of the students and teachers who participated in the 2014 StudentCam documentary competition, and congratulate the winning documentarians, whose videos competed among the record-setting 2,355 films that were received this year. Almost 5,000 students representing 46 states, as well as Washington DC, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates took part in the competition.
C-SPAN has awarded 150 documentaries with prizes totaling $100,000. Prize winning filmmakers and teachers will be contacted via email with more information regarding their win. C-SPAN will air each of the second prize through grand prize winning documentaries at 6:50am ET, Monday through Friday, during the month of April on our television network. We hope you enjoy this year's selection of winning entries as much as we enjoyed judging them. Once again, a heartfelt thanks to all participants for making this our best competition ever! If you have any questions, please email us at educate@c-span.org.
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Emma Larson, Michaela Capps, and Sarah Highducheck |
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HIGH SCHOOL - WEST DIVISION Shelly Ortiz, Nina Nandin, and Hannah Hood |
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HIGH SCHOOL - CENTRAL DIVISION Andrew Demeter |
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HIGH SCHOOL - EAST DIVISION Donald De Alwis, Gabriel Cote, and Ajay Kharkar |
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MIDDLE SCHOOL Peter Jasperse, Antonia Torfs-Leibman, and Madeleine Hutchins |
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Leo Pfeifer 10th Grade "A Sleeping Giant" Ballard High School Seattle, WA Comcast Air Date: Tuesday, April 22 |
Matthew Shimura 11th Grade "Breaking the Gridlock" Punahou School Honolulu, HI Time Warner Cable Oceanic Air Date: Wednesday, April 16 |
Taylor Parker, David Bingham, and Cliff White 12th Grade "The Federal Reserve Act of 2014" Homeschool New Waverly, TX Cablevision Air Date: Thursday, April 10 |
Ben Wolman 9th Grade "NASA Now" Palisades Charter High School Pacific Palisades, CA Time Warner Cable Air Date: Friday, April 04 |
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Will Ratliff 11th Grade "Welcome to the Farm" Jenks High School Jenks, OK Cox Communications Air Date: Monday, April 21 |
Frank Boudon 11th Grade "Recapturing the American Dream" Troy High School Troy, MI Wide Open West Air Date: Tuesday, April 15 |
Anna Croley and Lisa Qian 11th Grade "Political Climate Change" Pioneer High School Ann Arbor, MI Comcast Air Date: Wednesday, April 09 |
McKinleigh Lair 11th Grade "Do I Look Illegal?: America's Broken Immigration System" Jenks High School Jenks, OK Cox Communications Air Date: Thursday, April 03 |
HIGH SCHOOL - EAST DIVISION | |||
Max Foley-Keene, Anna O'Driscoll, and Paul Bass 10th Grade "Filibuster Reform 2014: Return Democracy to the Senate" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast Air Date: Friday, April 18 |
Madeline Bowne 10th Grade "Driving Under the Influence (of Cell Phones)" Cherry Hill High School East Cherry Hill, NJ Comcast Air Date: Monday, April 14 |
Anna Barth and Juliana Lu-Yang 9th Grade "Chasing the American Dream: The Economic Achievement Gap" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast Air Date: Tuesday, April 08 |
Ellen Mule, Clara Pitts, and Amelia Griese 12th Grade "Difficult Choices for Defense" Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA Cox Communications Air Date: Friday, April 04 |
MIDDLE SCHOOL | |||
Henry Craddock, Mackie Mallison, and Daniel Gotkowitz 8th Grade "Gun Control In America" Beverly Cleary Middle School Portland, OR Comcast Air Date: Thursday, April 17 |
Benjamin Blum 8th Grade "Data Obsession" Saint Mark's School San Rafael, CA Comcast Air Date: Friday, April 11 |
Connor Martin and Angelo Tydings-Lynch 8th Grade "Debt and the Economy" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast Air Date: Monday, April 07 |
Natalie Daly, Alix Swann, and Max Tiefer 8th Grade "Global Warming: The Dangers of Melting Ice Caps" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast Air Date: Tuesday, April 01 |
HIGH SCHOOL - WEST DIVISION | |||
Neil Sardesai 12th Grade "Snowden: Hero or Traitor?" DeBakey High School Houston, TX Comcast |
Rory Reshovsky 12th Grade "I Do" Charles Wright Academy Tacoma, WA Comcast |
Mara Koval and Asa Mazor-Freedman 11th Grade "Polarization: The Looming Downfall of American Politics " Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach, CA Charter Communications |
Destin Bigsby 10th Grade "Mental Illness in America" Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach, CA Charter Communications |
Crysta Tim, Nicolo Bacialli, and Theon Peters 12th Grade "Protect the Electives" New Technology High School Napa, CA Comcast |
Justin Wolman 9th Grade "The Bare Minimum" Palisades Charter High School Pacific Palisades, CA Time Warner Cable |
Olivia Marcus and Paige Montague 12th Grade "Clean Energy Legislation: A Message to the U.S. Congress" Issaquah High School Issaquah, WA Comcast |
Preeya Patel, Jacklyn Hughes, and Cherrish Hardy 11th Grade "Protecting Public Education" Franklin High School Elk Grove, CA Comcast |
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Alexander Sofronas and Elan Modilevsky 12th Grade "Cameras in the Supreme Court" Adlai E. Stevenson High School Lincolnshire, IL Comcast |
Brooks Armstrong and David Sotelo 11th Grade "Our Time is Now" Hutchinson High School Hutchinson, KS Cox Communications |
Wendy Htet and Bryce Bonnet 11th Grade "A Change In The Wind" Jenks High School Jenks, OK Cox Communications |
Charlene Kayiza and Hannah Rogers 11th Grade "Cupcakes Aren't Enough: Underemployment in America" Jenks High School Jenks, OK Cox Communications |
Kelly McAvoy, Ashley Miller, and Alyssa Gill 12th Grade "America's Undefined Future" Norwell High School Ossian, IN Mediacom |
Sophia Weiss and Paige Courtney 11th Grade "Corporate Tax Reform" Lakeland Union High School Minocqua, WI Charter Communications |
Merin McDivitt 12th Grade "A Bittersweet Anniversary" Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Ann Arbor, MI Comcast |
Holly Wright 9th Grade "Project Energy" Grand Haven High School Grand Haven, MI Charter Communications |
HIGH SCHOOL - EAST DIVISION | |||
Jasper Saah and Jacob Popper 11th Grade "A Stunning Silence" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Emma Keyes 11th Grade "The Voting Rights Act" Woodrow Wilson High School Washington, DC Comcast |
Isaac Davis, Elisabeth Powell, and John Van Bergen 10th Grade "Bridges and Roads of the United States" Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, VA Cox Communications |
Carl Colglazier 11th Grade "Due Process" Homeschool Cary, NC Time Warner Cable |
Amy Pollmann 9th Grade "Poverty in America" Cambridge High School Milton GA Comcast |
Amalia Chiapperino, Madeleine Evangelista, and Joseph Estrin 10th Grade "Growing Up Behind Bars: The Unacceptable Status of Juvenile Inmates in America" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Madeline Reinsel, Caroline Murton, and Adam Friedman 12th Grade "A Renewable Future" Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA Cox Communications
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Rebecca Levy and Xochi Cartland 9th Grade "Magnets: The Strengthening Force of American Education" Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD Comcast
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Emily White, Maria Benedict, and Destyni Christiano 8th Grade "Commit Support to Veterans" West Scranton Intermediate School Scranton, PA Comcast |
Sylvia Fraser 8th Grade "Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: A C-SPAN Documentary" Beverly Cleary Middle School Portland, OR Comcast |
Abhinav Perumalla, Kailash Thiagarajan, and Joshua King 8th Grade "Striking a Balance: The Fight Against Terrorism" Farragut Middle School Knoxville, TN Charter Communications |
Albert Zhang, Ysa Le, and Joanne Ha 8th Grade "Behind the Trigger" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
David Williams and Andrew Vigliotta 8th Grade "A Message To Congress: The Issues of NSA Surveillance" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Stella Ho, Ryla Cantergiani, and Hayden Azize Haddad 8th Grade "The War for Peace" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Bennett Miller, Charles Gryder, and William Ederer 8th Grade "31328: Gun Policy in America" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Olivia Amitay and Elia Griffin 8th Grade "Crisis In Syria: The Syrian Civil War" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
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Alicia Oluhara 12th Grade "The Forgotten Ones" Woodrow Wilson High School Washington, DC Comcast |
Aditya Samaroo, Jennifer Kim, and Vinay Khemlani 12th Grade "Limiting the NSA" Townsend Harris High School Flushing, NY Time Warner Cable |
Eric Drumheller, Jack Armstrong, and Alexandra Pino 12th Grade "Antibiotic Resistance: A Health Crisis" Sherwood High School Sandy Spring, MD Comcast |
Jorden O'Neal, Aleah Kelley, Samantha Mike 11th Grade "Child Vaccinations" Franklin High School Elk Grove, CA Comcast |
Joanne Ling, Roshni Bisoondial, and Luis Engracio 11th Grade "SNAP and Change" TERRA Environmental Research Institute Miami, FL Comcast |
Sarah Prusha 11th Grade "Criminal Justice Reform: Can It Wait?" Slinger High School Slinger, WI Charter Communications |
Jessica Conway and Mariah Robinson 12th Grade "Education: What Congress Needs to Address in 2014" McAuley High School Cincinnati, OH Time Warner Cable |
Josh Anderson, Kai Hernandez, and Adam Loving 12th Grade "Saving The Free Market" Lloyd V Berkner High School Richardson, TX Time Warner Cable |
Justin Eisenbeis, Grant Preheim, and Cole Waldhauser 12th Grade "Government Gridlock" Freeman High School Freeman, SD Golden West Cablevision Inc |
Laurel Yerg and Gabriella Mumma 12th Grade "End The Stigma" Clearview Regional High School Mullica Hill, NJ Comcast |
Spencer Connolly 12th Grade "Small Business" James Island Charter High School Charleston, SC Comcast |
Olivia Sullivan, Asa Kaplan, and Michael Kramer 12th Grade "Reforming Our Criminal Justice System" Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA Cox Communications |
Marlee Morgan and Ivey Best 12th Grade "ABC's for College Degrees" Alabama Christian Academy Montgomery, AL Charter Communications |
Logan Houptley, Kylie Henn, and Bethany Reinhart 12th Grade "National Debt: Made in the U.S.A." Nazareth Area High School Nazareth, PA Service Electric TV |
Lucas Kang, Comfort Sampong, and Romain Debroux 12th Grade "America's Melting Pot (And the Struggle to Keep it Hot)" Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA Cox Communications |
LeiLei Secor, Michaela Kilgallen, and Hannah Wollman 12th Grade "Teenage Taxation Without Representation" Amsterdam High School Amsterdam, NY Time Warner Cable |
Jay Morgan, Samuel Mitchell, and Dario Molina 12th Grade "Gun Control: Saving Lives or Jeopardizing them?" Mandarin High School Jacksonville, FL Comcast |
Hank Hargrove and Joel Robinson 12th Grade "Get Well Soon: Healing America's Healthcare Crisis" Jenks High School Jenks, OK Cox Communications |
Emmitt Rudd, Dean Sydnor, and Josh Helzerman 12th Grade "Income Inequality: Dividing America" Mount Si High School Snoqualmie, WA Comcast |
Brian Federle 12th Grade "Balancing Act" Columbus North High School Columbus, IN Comcast |
Alexis Bradby 12th Grade "The Issue with Immigration" Maryville High School Maryville, TN Charter Communications |
Ellen Kim, Simran Singh, and Naveen Ambati 12th Grade "Green" Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA Cox Communications |
Saloni Jaikamal, Seethalakshmi Davis, and Avital Smotrich-Barr 11th Grade "Better Beginnings" Pioneer High School Ann Arbor, MI Comcast |
Nick Weiss 11th Grade "Bi-Partisanship: The Problem with Polarity" Cedar Crest High School Lebanon PA Comcast |
Julia Conlon, Anna DeGrauw, and Zach McAfee 11th Grade "Action Deferred" Community School of Davidson Davidson, NC MI-Connection |
Braden Bullard and Brenner Dyer 11th Grade "Small Business: The Backbone of our Economy" Jenks High School Jenks, OK Cox Communications |
Austin Michael Alimbuyuguen and Joseph Griffith 11th Grade "Economic Inequality" Maui High School Kahului, HI Time Warner Oceanic |
Nick Shereikis, Neida Mbuia-Joao, and Anna Olsson 10th Grade "Politician's Contest" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Kelly Gershkoff, Audrey Whalen, and Janelle Schartner 10th Grade "Journey To Slow Sea Level Rise" Narragansett High School Narragansett, RI Cox Communications |
Isaac Fox, Victoria Hans, and Cassady Bassett 10th Grade "Hunger in America" Hardin Valley Academy Knoxville, TN Charter Communications |
Maia Williams, Juno Kawasaki, and Valerie Quintanilla 10th Grade "A Nightmare Come to Life: Human Trafficking" Hammond High School Columbia, MD Comcast |
Dylan Wilson and Ryan Apley 10th Grade "Detroit's Student Cam" Salem High School Canton, MI Comcast |
Camille Kirsch, Tuyet Nguyen, and Olivia Lewis 10th Grade "Transit" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Aidan Culver and Jahad Frazier 10th Grade "Child Poverty in America" NYC iSchool New York, NY Time Warner Cable |
Mackenzie Johnson, Amani Kanso, and Carlie Shayne 9th Grade "Unemployment in America" Cambridge High School Milton, GA Comcast |
Emily Cid 9th Grade "Transportation in America" Tamanend Middle School Warrington, PA Comcast |
Samantha Greenblatt and Sophia Khezri 9th Grade "Felon Disenfranchisement: Should Felons Have the Right to Vote?" Atholton High School Columbia, MD Comcast |
Nhi Cao and Natalie Pin 9th Grade "It's Foster Care" Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach, CA Charter Communications |
Natalia Tovar 9th Grade "Immigration: The Biggest Issue of 2014" Cambridge High School Milton, GA Comcast |
Caitlin Miller, Scotia Code, and Margaret Brown 10th Grade "Patchwork Farming" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Kerrigan McCabe and Ashely Dufour 9th Grade "Invisible" Cambridge High School Milton, GA Comcast |
Ella Goulding, Kellie May, and Thomas Wiegand 10th Grade "Powering America" Hardin Valley Academy Knoxville, TN Charter Communications |
Sabrina Wu, Melina Castorillo, and Raji Ganapathy 10th Grade "The American Dream" Gretchen A. Whitney High School Cerritos, CA Time Warner Cable |
Matthew Guerrera, Miles Royce, and Emma Soler 10th Grade "Moving For a Healthier America" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Anna Scarbrough and Emma Powers 11th Grade "Early Childhood Education: The Building Blocks of the Future" Pioneer High School Ann Arbor, MI Comcast |
Mariam Shakir, Zoe Antonas, and Matheson Taylor 10th Grade "An Issue of National Importance" Hardin Valley Academy Knoxville, TN Charter Communications |
Emily Thomas, Jeff Freni, and Gina Baca 11th Grade "Natural Disaster Education & Prevention" Clearview Regional High School Mullica Hill, NJ Comcast |
Michael Pyskaty 11th Grade Starpoint High School Lockport, NY "Safety in the Skies: The Story of Flight 3407" Time Warner Cable |
Sarah Vasquez and Ramiro Rubio 12th Grade "Cyber Security in the Year 2014" Uvalde High School Uvalde, TX Time Warner Cable |
RJ Thorne, Elizabeth Hanley, and Francesca Cirenza 12th Grade "Guantanamo Bay" TC Williams High School Alexandria, VA Comcast |
Shane Bowman and Vincent Truehart 12th Grade "Dear Congress" Berks Career & Technology Center Leesport, PA Comcast |
Nicholas Castro, Rebecca Lee, and Afrida Khurshid 12th Grade "College: It Starts Here" Townsend Harris High School Flushing, NY Time Warner Cable |
Matthew Yeandel 12th Grade "Nuclear Terrorism" Bishop Shanahan High School Downingtown, PA Comcast |
Malcolm Stewart, Michael Costas, and Joseph Fife 12th Grade "A Brighter, Smarter Future" Midlothian High School Midlothian, VA Comcast |
Sarah Hutter, Sofia Sandoval-Ferriss, and Margo Harvey 10th Grade "Right to Choose" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Ben Lindstrom, Will Jibson, and Nile George Nwogu 11th Grade "Federal Deficit: We Need To Budge It" Pioneer High School Ann Arbor, MI Comcast |
Audre Smikle 11th Grade "Education For All?" Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco, CA Comcast |
Daniel Bogaev and James Willis 11th Grade "Investing in the Future: The Importance of Early Education in America" Weston High School Weston, CT Cablevision |
Nicole Harris and Ashlin Hyslip 9th Grade "Today in America: Education" Cambridge High School Milton, GA Comcast |
Nicholas Maurer, Scott Hardesty, Matt Armstrong 11th Grade "Texting and Driving: A Deadly Combination" Clearview Regional High School Mullica Hill, NJ Comcast |
Liesl Jaeger, Sienna Lotenberg, and Jordan Goodson 12th Grade "Gun Violence: Is There a Solution?" Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA Cox Communications |
Katie Linz and Colette Aroh 12th Grade "The Cost of the American Dream" Maryvale Preparatory School Lutherville, MD Comcast |
Justin Wilcox 12th Grade "The Economy" South Shore High School Port Wing, WI |
Jessica Shen, Jane Werntz, and Alice Zhang 12th Grade "Fracking - A Blessing or a Curse?" Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA Cox Communications |
Benjamin Swatling and Kyle Rinaudo 12 Grade "To Save A Life: Why Preventing School Gun Violence is a Congressional Must" North Cobb High School Kennesaw, GA Comcast |
Bailey Gerber, Stephanie Macon, and Jenna Meyer 12th Grade "Implementing Digital Learning: The Future of Education" Norwell High School Ossian, IN Mediacom |
Taeyoon Kim, Alexander Ivacko, and Avery Whitaker 11th Grade "Protection or Perpetration: The NSA Surveillance" Pioneer High School Ann Arbor, MI Comcast |
Ellie Struewing, Robert Pfefferle, and James Sleigh 10th Grade "Electoral College Reform" Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Jeffrey Brunk, Austin Sabo, and Richard Wickliffe 9th Grade "Political Gridlock" Cambridge High School Milton, GA Comcast |
Adrian Rodriguez-Febres 12th Grade "American Equality and the Freedom of Marriage" Central High School Phenix City, AL Cable TV of East Alabama |
Yisroel Loewy and Shimmy Socol 11th Grade "Made in America" Yeshiva University High School For Boys New York, NY Time Warner Cable |
Nick Cramer, Nathan Humphrey, and Harrison Seaborn 11th Grade "Trust and Transparency" Midlothian High School Midlothian, VA Comcast |
Patrice Gonzalez, Ming Cooke, and Sarah Rivera 11th Grade "College Preparation in High Schools" NYC iSchool New York, NY Time Warner Cable |
Afshawn Lotfi 9th Grade "Immigration and America" Cambridge High School Milton, GA Comcast |
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Amulya Balakrishnan and Harika Vasireddy 8th Grade "Why Our Food Quality Matters" Woodcliff Middle School Woodcliff Lake, NJ Cablevision |
Kieran Groh and Kazimiera Nowina-Sapinski 8th Grade "Women's Wages" Beverly Cleary Middle School Portland, OR Comcast |
Isabel Present and Axelle Wouappi 8th Grade "Which Road Should Congress Choose" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Grace Capofreddi, Sofie Brown, and Alexandra Loumidis 8th Grade "What is Ethical?" Nashoba Brooks School Concord, MA Comcast |
Eric Miller 8th Grade "Standardized Testing: Assessing the System" Alfred & Adele Davis Academy Atlanta, GA Comcast |
Kenna Main 7th Grade "One Class to Another" Seven Springs Middle School New Port Richey, FL Bright House Networks |
Allison Stanley and Katherine Thompson 7th Grade "Help Wanted" Fort Payne Middle School Fort Payne, AL Charter Communications |
Emma Modrick and Abby Landesman 8th Grade "Cracking Under Pressure" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Zachary Zimmer and Daniel Dachille 8th Grade "Reforming the Broken Tax Code" Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County New Milford, NJ Cablevision |
Valerie Ho, Sofia Munoz, and Samantha Jacobson 8th Grade "Gun Violence: Tearing Our Country Apart" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Zoe Dooley, Lauren Aalami, and Madeleine Hare 8th Grade "Veterans Health" Jordan Middle School Palo Alto, CA Comcast |
Danielle Moore 7th Grade "Who's Next?" South Miami Middle Community School Miami, FL Comcast |
Madison Skye, Rebecca Zich, and Maggie Hekker 8th Grade "What Should Congress do About PTSD?" Beverly Cleary Middle School Portland, OR Comcast |
MeiJade Hsu and Dawn Bunch 8th Grade "Security vs. Privacy: The Ethics of the NSA Surveillance Programs" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Caroline Hughes, Chandlee Gustafson, and Eva Elton 8th Grade "Food Access" Nashoba Brooks School Concord, MA Comcast |
Talbot Taylor, John O'Grady, and Victor Omokehinde 8th Grade "Sketching Our Future" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Maqueline Weiss 8th Grade "My Life to Your Ears The Highs and Lows of Being a Type 1 Diabetic" Alfred & Adele Davis Academy Atlanta, GA Comcast |
Alex Grossbard and Brecon Hession 7th Grade "Super Pacs" Elysian Charter School Hoboken, NJ Cablevision |
Sally Egan and Karla Fuentes 8th Grade "Sequestration The Final Straw" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Malini Patel and Emily Wood 8th Grade "The Elephant in the Pantry" The Walker School Marietta, GA Comcast |
Sarina Matson and Jamie Wang 8th Grade "Biodiversity: George and Martha" Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD Comcast |
Matthew Post, Matthew Morrison, and John Caporaletti 8th Grade "The Dilemma of No Child Left Behind" Farquhar Middle School Olney, MD Comcast |
Taylor Herold and Jessica Meyer 7th Grade "Ensuring our Health: Americas's Insurance Crisis" Alfred & Adele Davis Academy Atlanta, GA Comcast |
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