2026 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Endowed by Our Creator: Religious Liberty & the Founding of America” by Benjamin Lovelady 9th grader Benjamin Lovelady from Carrboro High School in North Carolina won 2nd Prize in the High School ...
2026 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “Life, Liberty, and Left Behind: The Battle After Service” by Deven Parekh & Adi Parekh 9th and 12th grade siblings Deven & Adi Parekh from Inderkum High School in Sacramento, California won 2nd ...
2026 2nd Prize Middle School Division – “Behind Barbed Wire” by Addison Powell, Ryan Anderson, & Mnium Clark-Jijon 7th grade students Addison Powell, Ryan Anderson, & Mnium Clark-Jijon from Community Montessori in Escondido, California won 2nd ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Dear Mr. President, We Want Statehood” by Sukey Hayden & Joe Book 11th grade students Joe Book & Sukey Hayden from District of Columbia International School in Washington, DC won ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Invisible People: Hidden In Plain Sight” by Emma Curry & Ashley Blanche 12th Grade students Emma Curry & Ashley Blanche from Jenks High School in Oklahoma won 2nd Prize in ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “A People Erased: The Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan” by Carson Collins 12th grade student Carson Collins from Austin, Texas won 2nd Prize in the High School West division for ...
2025 2nd Prize Middle School – “Redlining: Broken Lines, Broken Lives” by Francesca Bader & Larissa Deng 8th grade students Francesca Bader & Larissa Deng from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 2nd ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Investing in America: Museums and the Future of Our Nation” by Riley MacArthur & Sophia Jones 11th grade students Riley MacArthur & Sophia Jones from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland won ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Central Division – “Gender-Affirming Care, it Saves More Lives Than You Would Think” by Ani Ceccacci 12th Grade student Ani Ceccacci from Royal Oak High School in Michigan won 2nd Prize in the High ...
2025 2nd Prize High School Western Division – “Crime: Perception vs. Reality” by Rene Ortega, Nolan Sheets, and Roman Leonor 9th grade students Rene Ortega, Nolan Sheets, and Roman Leonor from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California ...