2026 2nd Prize Middle School Division – “Operation Ajax: Defending Democracy by Undermining the Will of the People” by Vis Amirshahi 8th grade student Vis Amirshahi from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Germantown, Maryland won 2nd ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Government Compact: The Law or Threat to Universities” by Tripp Somerville 11th grader Tripp Somerville from Kirkwood High School in Missouri won 2nd Prize in the High School Central ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “The Past, Present, and Future of Voting Rights in America” by Elijah Livingood & Shelton Diggs 9th graders Elijah Livingood & Shelton Diggs from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California won 2nd Prize ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Consent of the Governed: The Impact of Unchecked Tariffs” by Lucas Jaramillo, Averie Rutishauser, & Lucia Lassiter-Sanabria Lucas Jaramillo, Averie Rutishauser, & Lucia Lassiter-Sanabria from Winter Park High School in Florida won 2nd Prize in ...
2026 2nd Prize Middle School Division – “The Unfinished Promise,” by Shayaan Yousuf 8th grader Shayaan Yousuf from Jerry Knight STEM Academy in Mansfield, Texas won 2nd Prize in the Middle ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Built Unequal: Black Women, Birth, and America” by Zara Kanjwal & Sarah Zhang 11th graders Zara Kanjwal & Sarah Zhang from International Academy Central in Bloomfield Township, Michigan won 2nd Prize ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Feeding the Future: How the Declaration is Impacting the Fight Against Food Insecurity in NC Today” by Caroline Campbell & Audrey Long 10th graders Caroline Campbell & Audrey Long from Millbrook Magnet High School in Raleigh, North Carolina won 2nd ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “Claiming our Consent: Reengaging the Youth Vote” by Jonah Sandel & Benjamin Sandel 11th & 10th grade siblings Jonah & Benjamin Sandel from Palo Alto Senior High School in California won ...
2026 2nd Prize Middle School Division – “The Right to Participate” by Ethan Chen, Rahm Isaacman, & Daniel Kim 8th grade students Ethan Chen, Rahm Isaacman, & Daniel Kim from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Is that Possible on an Empty Stomach?” by Adilei Brown 12th grader Adilei Brown from Jenks High School in Oklahoma won 2nd Prize in the High School Central ...