2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “The Modern Ethnic Struggle” by Audrey Cheung, Matthew Dinh, & Racko Lee Cabunoc Audrey Cheung, Matthew Dinh, & Racko Lee Cabunoc from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, California won ...
2026 3rd Prize Middle School Division – “The Writer’s Declaration: 148 Days To Save Hollywood, about the WGA strike of 2023″ by Josie Connor & Mia Martin Josie Connor & Mia Martin from Correia Middle School in San Diego, California won 3rd Prize in the ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “The 2025 Calabasas Landfill Controversy” by Andrew Neville Andrew Neville from Viewpoint School in Calabasas, California won 3rd Prize in the High School Western Division of ...
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 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 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 Middle School Division – “ Fighting for Equality: from Exclusion to Justice” by Noah Chung 8th grade student Noah Chung from Toby Johnson Middle School in Elk Grove, California who won 3rd Prize ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “Mind The Gap” by Veda Shankar & Emilia Pace 9th graders Veda Shankar & Emilia Pace from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California won 3rd Prize in ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “The Key to a Healthy Democracy” by Katelyn Chang, Nour-Eldin Elshahawi & Jayden Kim Katelyn Chang, Nour-Eldin Elshahawi, & Jayden Kim from the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, ...
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 ...