Current Winners

• Brayden Berving, Madrid, Spain, Saint Louis University - Madrid
• Elaina Radden, Rome, Italy, The American University of Rome
• Gabrielle Durso, Towson, MD, Towson University
• Meredyth Davis, London, England, University of East London
• Xiao Kuang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, National Sun Yat-Sen University

• Amelia Wyatt, Concord, NC, Cannon School
• Asila Zeid, Oakland, CA, Coliseum College Prep Academy
• Audrey McNeal, Kennesaw, GA, Harrison High School
• Gwendolyn Morgan-Flowers, St. Michaels, AZ, St. Michael Indian School
• Lakshmi Kameswari Lahari Nidadavolu, Redmond, WA, Tesla STEM High School
• Meiqi Liang, Port Angeles, WA, Port Angeles High School
• Olivia Wenzel, Shaker Heights, OH, Laurel School
• Shruthi Kumar, Omaha, NE, Marian High School
• Srirakshaa Sundararaj, Jonesboro, GA, Mount Zion High School
• Zeinh Aboushaar, Cedar Rapids, IA, John F. Kennedy High School

Top 2 Winners:

• Caroline Lee, Syosset, NY, Syosset High School
• Grace Liu, Katy, TX, Taylor High School

Top 5 Finalists:

• Alexa Fuhrer, Portland, OR, Lincoln High School
• Elisabeth Merriam, San Bernardino, CA, San Gorgonio High School
• Gabriel Weiss, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Jewish Academy Upper School
• Isabel McNulty, Andover, KS, Andover High School
• Madeleine LeBeau, Chantilly, VA, Chantilly High School

• Lauren Cogan, Winnipeg, Canada, Oak Park High School
• Blaine Dillingham, Boise, ID, Timberline High School
• Leena El-Mohandes, Hagerstown, MD, Boonsboro High School
• Cullen Fetzer, Mullica Township, NJ, Cedar Creek High School
• Faizan Khan, South Amboy, NJ, Old Bridge High School
• Isabella Macias, Parrish, FL, Braden River High School
• Jacob Sauls, Escondido, CA, Escondido High School
• Marina Shenouda, Lima, OH, Shawnee Senior High School
• Ashlynn Wright, Lilburn, GA, Arabia Mountain High School
• Avery Zwayer, Richwood, OH, North Union High School

View their outstanding speeches here!

• Meredith Rosenberg, Blue Valley North High School, Leawood, KS
• Sydney Shepherd, Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, Norwalk, CA
• Monica Zesch, Eureka High School, Wildwood, MO

• Kylie Charice Alarcon, Aiea High School, Aiea, HI
• Lauren Best, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood, NH
• Teron Brooks, Fort Lauderdale High School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Alessandro De La Torre, Los Altos High School, Hacienda Heights, CA
• Daria Nastasia, Lindbergh High School, St. Louis, MO
• Sierra Rodriguez, Lovejoy High School, Lucas, TX
• William Salts, Springdale Senior High School, Springdale, AR
• Minh Trinh, Sun Valley High School, Monroe, NC
• Noah Weaver, City High School, Iowa City, IA

Fiction:

• Eliza Keenan, Monument Mountain Regional High School, Great Barrington, MA
• Mynia Porter, Robert E. Lee High School, Jacksonville, FL
• Ivan Rosiles, John F Kennedy High School, Chicago, IL

Poetry:

• Mar-Kera Chambers, Henderson County High School, Henderson, KY
• Claire Lin, Lakeside High School, Atlanta, GA
• Madalyn Ramirez, Homeschooled, Conroe, TX

• Kareyni Davis, High School of Art & Design, New York, NY
• Colin Horath, Cypress Lake High School, Fort Myers, FL
• Lena Huang, Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific, Victoria, Canada

• Said El Kadi Pualuan, American Community School, Beirut, Lebanon

• Senaida Ng, Havergal College, Toronto, Canada
• William Ramos, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI
• Arjun Verma, Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, SC

• Moses Aina, Garland High School, Garland, TX
• Scott Gilman, Homeschooled, Mount Sydney, VA
• Cannyon Ramos, McKinney Boyd High School, McKinney, TX

• Lindsey Arruda, Somerset Berkley High School, Somerset, MA
• Sophia Fang, Winston Churchill High, Potomac, MD
• Abigail Ndikum, Phillips Academy, Upper Marlboro, MD
• Eljin Rhymes. Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL

• Hans-Veron Banag, Clarksburg High, Clarksburg, MD
• Ayei Chang, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orland, FL
• Joshua Kernc, Chardon High School, Chardon, OH
• Keegan Kutemeier, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School, Gibson City, IL
• Robert Liggett, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA
• Alec Pirone, Bayard Rustin High School, West Chester, PA
• Courtinee Walker, Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY
• Jasmine Warren, Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA
• Daniella Ye, Vincent Memorial Catholic High School, Calexico, CA
• Emily Zhang, Keystone Online High School, Kittanning, PA

Top Ten $5,000 Winners:

• Shreeja Kikkisetti, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA
• Ruchi Agashe, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA
• Ryan Githuku, The Westminster Schools, Smyrna, GA
• Tyler Bullock, Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School, Brentwood, TN
• Ryan Catlin, Southington High School, Southington, CT,
• Danielle Levanti, Northport High School, Northport NY
• Rafee Mirza, Chesapeake Science Point PCS, Glen Burnie, MD
• Michelle Vong, Roosevelt High School, Honolulu, HI
• Alejandro Assael, Michael M. Krop Senior High School, Miami FL
• Stephanie Chen, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA

Top Twenty National Scholar $1,000 Winners:

• Joyce Jogwe, Sage Hill School, Santa Ana, CA
• Lauren Skyler,  Chandler Preparatory Academy, Gilbert, AZ
• Lily Scott, Westlake High School, Austin, TX
• Christopher Eaton, Case High School, Racine, WI
• Rohan Krishnan, Worcester Academy, Hopkinton, MA
• Verrels Eugeneo, Hot Springs High School, Truth or Consequences, NM
• Zainab Yusuf, Curtis High School, Staten Island, NY
• Jacob Frazier, Gadsden City High School, Gadsden, AL
• Demir Uslu, Hamden Hall Country Day School, Milford, CT
• Jeffrey Fung, The Harker School, San Jose, CA
• Julie Czech, Chippewa Valley High School, Clinton Township, MI
• Owen Colombo, Christian High School, Alpine, CA
• Nina Salameh, San Diego High School of International Studies, San Diego, CA
• Olivia Lindberg, Wachusett Regional High School, Princeton, MA
• Anna Beth Swain, Second Baptist School, Houston, TX
• Lucas Davis, Samuel Clemens High School, Cibolo, TX
• Megan Lee, Union High School, Camas, WA
• Neha Skandan, Moravian Academy, Bethlehem, PA
• Eshani Jha, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA
• Hayley Gaines, James Madison Memorial High School, ​Madison, WI