2025 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Kids First: Indiana’s Child Welfare System” by Leah Steup 12th Grade student Leah Steup from Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana won 2nd Prize in the ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “Voices in Conflict: The Debate Over Free Speech in the Digital Age” by Meital Zayats 9th grade student Meital Zayats from Mountain View High School in California won 2nd Prize in the High ...
2025 2nd Prize Middle School – “Moving Forward: The Future of American Transportation” by Benjamin Lovelady 8th grade student Benjamin Lovelady from R.D. and Euzelle Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina won ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “She Deserves Justice: Reforming a Prison System That Fails Women” by Dahlia Badt, Kiran Durvasula, & Zoe Hood 10th grade students Kiran Durvasula, Dahlia Badt, and Zoe Hood from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “The Radioactive Waste Crisis: A Hidden Hazard” by Nora Schroeder 11th Grade student Nora Schroeder from Kirkwood High School in Missouri won 2nd Prize in the High School ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “Confronting the Opioid Crisis: A President’s Prescription for Change” by Fernanda Le Duc, Tanvi Soni, & Abigail Currie 11th grade students Abigail Currie, Fernanda Le Duc, & Tanvi Soni from Imagine International Academy of North Texas ...
2025 2nd Prize Middle School – “Who’s Watching Me? Threats to Our Data Privacy” by Nathan Yu 8th grade student Nathan Yu from Isaac Newton Graham Middle School in Mountain View, California won 2nd Prize ...
2025 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “Jails: Correctional Facilities or Mental Health Wards?” by Kimber Koteskey & Trinity Nicholson 10th grade student Anabelle Cox from Foothills Community Christian School in Great Falls, Montana who won 3rd Prize ...
2025 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “Invasive Carp” by Rowan Herr 11th Grade student Rowan Herr from Kirkwood High School in Missouri won 3rd Prize in the High School ...
2025 3rd Prize High School Eastern Division – “How to Save a Generation: Battling the Youth Drug Crisis” by Cody Finnegan & Mae Seward 12th grade students Cody Finnegan & Mae Seward from Arlington Career Center in Virginia won 3rd Prize in ...