2025 MyImpact Challenge Winners
Grand Prize - $10,000
William Mar
Lake Travis High School
Austin, TX
For founding his outstanding project: Reach Through Rackets, which provides accessible tennis programming for children with disabilities.
Principles Essay
Project Report
Photo Documentation
Video Documentation
First Prize - $7,500
Arthur Hu, Caleb Kurlantzick, and Saniya Yamin
Germantown Academy
Fort Washington, PA
For building PIVOT, a non-partisan, youth-led think-tank designed to amplify youth voices in policy.
Principles Essay
Project Report
Photo Documentation
Video Documentation
Second Prize - $5,000
Aliyah Majeed-Hall
The Potomac School
McClean, VA
For founding her One World Reading Initiative project.
Principles Essay
Project Report
Photo Documentation
Video Documentation
Third Prize - $2,500
Leo Toake. Muhammad El-Sherbiny, Elle Kim, and Justin Ahn
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
For creating their environmental restoration project, Re:Imagine Inc.
Principles Essay
Project Report
Photo Documentation
Video Documentation
Honorable Mentions - $1,500
Chloe Y Cho
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
For founding
Naaya Talwar and Mahila Cheralathan
Cerritos High School
Cerritos, CA
For founding
Naomi Hsu
Carlmont High School
Belmont, CA
For founding
Spencer Chaisanguanthum
Dalton School
New York City, NY
For founding
Suraj Shah and Courtney Tetteh-Martey
Arnold O. Beckman High School
Irvine, CA
For founding
Vick Tan
EP Academy
Eden Prairie, MN
For founding
Teacher Prizes
Teacher Grand Prize (Teacher of Grand Prize Winner) - $500
Matina Smith
Lake Travis High School, Austin, TX
Teacher Support Prize (Most Entries from One Teacher) - $500
Amanda Rubenstein
AR Academics, Orange County, CA
Teacher Submission Prizes (Three or More Entries from One Teacher) - $250
Maria Kahn
New Oxford Middle School, New Oxford PA
Danielle Ferrante
Forest Hills High School, Forest Hills, NY
McKenna Lecky
Russell County Middle School, Seale, AL
Jesse Pollen
AR Academics, Orange County, CA
Clarissa Betker
AR Academics, Orange County, CA
Neda Namdar
Orange County, CA
Ralf Borrmann
Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, OH
David Edelman
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences, New York, NY
Lizzette Valenzuela
Omega Alpha Academy, Douglas, AZ