2026 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “Fixing Our Aging Government” by Daphne Wassel Daphne Wassel from Kirkwood High School in Missouri won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of ...
2026 3rd Prize Middle School Division – Stripes of Blue, White, and Blood: The Endless Cycle of Political Violence in America” by Florence Ou & Alma Naaman Florence Ou & Alma Naaman from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 3rd Prize in the ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “AI Copyright Infringement: The Newest Threat to Creators Unalienable Property Rights” by Nora Mangan & Oliver Bonnici Langham 9th graders Nora Mangan & Oliver Bonnici Langham from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California won 3rd Prize ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Shapes of Suppression: Partisan Gerrymandering in America” by Devansh Kumar Devansh Kumar from Maggie L. Walker Governor's School in Richmond, Virginia won 3rd Prize in the High School ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “The Delmar Divide: A Line That Separates a City” by Bennett Roettger Bennett Roettger from Kirkwood High School in Missouri won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of ...
2026 3rd Prize Middle School Division – “From the Desk of Thomas Jefferson: The Legacy of the Deleted Clause” by Ruby Elmakki, Madeline Massey, & Sonia Prykupenko Ruby Elmakki, Madeline Massey, & Sonia Prykupenko from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 3rd Prize ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “Community, the Consent of the Governed, and our Right to Protest” by Ean Scott & Tyler Jorgenson Ean Scott & Tyler Jorgenson from McKinney Boyd High School in Texas won 3rd Prize in the High ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Eastern Division – “The Human Cost of the Bureaucracy Chainsaw” by Mira Sylvan, Eleanor Hoffmann, & Dylan Ward Mira Sylvan, Eleanor Hoffmann, & Dylan Ward from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 3rd ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “A Long Way to Prosperity” by Rayna Wright Rayna Wright from East Hamilton High School in Ooltewah, Tennessee won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division ...
2026 3rd Prize Middle School Division – “Endless Pursuit: Income Inequality vs. The Declaration of Independence” by Evan Hartman & Eli Wharton Evan Hartman & Eli Wharton from Hampton Middle School in Allison Park, Pennsylvania won 3rd Prize in the ...