2026 3rd Prize Middle School Division – “Our Future Protectors: The Civil Military Gap” by Chelsea Chen Chelsea Chen from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division ...
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 High School Eastern Division – “The Uncounted Voice: Youth, Democracy, & the Ballot Box” by Salem Safadi, Samuel Evans, & Sergio Ortiz Lugo Salem Safadi, Samuel Evans, & Sergio Ortiz Lugo from Wake Stem Early College High School in Cary, North ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “Life, Liberty, and the Zip Code” by Rehan Mathew Koshy Rehan Mathew Koshy from Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois won 3rd Prize in the ...
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 Eastern Division – “The Watergate Scandal: How it Reinforced the Declaration of Independence and Our Rights” by Saffron Khotil, Lara Pimenta, & Marlineige Akulayi Saffron Khotil, Lara Pimenta, & Marlineige Akulayio from Wake Stem Early College High School in Cary, North Carolina ...
2026 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “Fixing Our Aging Government” by Daphne Wassel Daphne Wassel from Kirkwood High School in Missouri won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of ...
2026 3rd Prize Middle School Division – Stripes of Blue, White, and Blood: The Endless Cycle of Political Violence in America” by Florence Ou & Alma Naaman Florence Ou & Alma Naaman from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 3rd Prize in the ...
2026 3rd Prize Middle School Division – “From the Desk of Thomas Jefferson: The Legacy of the Deleted Clause” by Ruby Elmakki, Madeline Massey, & Sonia Prykupenko Ruby Elmakki, Madeline Massey, & Sonia Prykupenko from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 3rd Prize ...