2026 1st Prize High School Eastern Division – “Roots of Freedom: The Struggles and Tensions of Rural American Agriculture” by Kessler Dickerson & Charlotte Ligon Kessler Dickerson & Charlotte Ligon from Millbrook Magnet High School in Raleigh, North Carolina won 1st Prize in ...
2026 1st Prize High School Western Division – “Dreamers Deferred: The American Dream On Hold” by Tanaya Safi & Juhie Parikh 11th graders Tanaya Safi & Juhie Parikh from Inderkum High School in Sacramento, California won 1st Prize in the ...
2026 1st Prize Middle School Division – “This Is What Democracy Looks Like” by Harper Haden & Helena de la Houssaye 8th grade students Harper Haden & Helena de la Houssaye from Correia Middle School in San Diego, California ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Against the Silence” by Chase Petersen Chase Petersen from Olentangy Liberty High School in Powell, Ohio won 2nd Prize in the High School Central ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “The King’s Court” by Murilo dos Santos, Sami Youssef, & Zev Unger Murilo dos Santos, Sami Youssef, & Zev Unger from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland won ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “Media’s Creation of Polarization” by Erica Razalan & Amy Carbajal 9th graders Erica Razalan & Amy Carbajal from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California won 2nd Prize ...
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 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 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 ...