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 ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “The Invisible War of America’s Veterans” by Ian Jiang, Carolina Madeira & Yaby Ketema Ian Jiang, Carolina Madeira, & Yaby Ketema from Palo Alto Senior High School in California won 3rd Prize ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Eastern Division – “The Pursuit of Sleep” by Andrew Allaire, Richard Frankowski, & Gavin Dolby Andrew Allaire, Richard Frankowski, & Gavin Dolby from Millbrook Magnet High School in Raleigh, North Carolina won 3rd ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “The Cost of Independence: Family Farms” by Danica Pestorious, Michaela Hanson, & Brielle Bakken Danica Pestorious, Michaela Hanson, & Brielle Bakken from Albert Lea High School in Minnesota won 3rd Prize in ...
2026 3rd Prize Middle School Division – “The Limits of Difference: From the Declaration of Independence to United States v. Virginia” by Celeste Stout Celeste Stout from Correia Middle School in San Diego, California won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “The 1904 Philippine Reservation: Forgotten Pieces of American History” by Luisa Marietta Luisa Marietta from Kirkwood High School in Missouri won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Removed: The Past, Present, and Future of Book Censorship in America” by Alara Kocoglu, Angela Yang, & Satvik Jain Alara Kocoglu, Angela Yang, & Satvik Jain from Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland won 3rd Prize ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “Faith and the Founding” by Anabelle Cox Anabelle Cox from Foothills Community Christian School in Great Falls, Montana won 3rd Prize in the High School ...