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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 founding 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 Word Initiative project.

Principles Essay Project Report 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 Solis and Luna Arts a youth-led organization committed to making healthcare more
attainable and human through the power of music
Naaya Talwar and Mahila Cheralathan
Cerritos High School
Cerritos, CA 

For founding Medical Mystery Camp (MMC) which brings hands-on medical exploration to 3rd–6th grade students in underserved communities.
Naomi Hsu
Carlmont High School 
Belmont, CA 

For founding Step By Step Dance (SBSD) a nonprofit organization devoted to empowering individuals with special needs through dance’s profound ability to inspire growth and connection.
Spencer Chaisanguanthum
Dalton School
New York City, NY

For founding Eloquence Academy (“EA”) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization increasing equitable public speaking and academic debate opportunities for historically underserved students through
classes, tournaments, workshops, in-school programs, and online resources.
Suraj Shah and Courtney Tetteh-Martey
Arnold O. Beckman High School 
Irvine, CA

For founding Debate Discovery Kits a student-led organization to expand access to speech and debate education.
Vick Tan
EP Academy
Eden Prairie, MN

For founding Fish Hut, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to bring both fishing, education, and community to underserved kids.

Teacher Prizes

Teacher Grand Prize (Teacher of Grand Prize Winner) - $500

Matina Smith
Lake Travis High School, Austin, TX

Teacher Support Prizes (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
Jesse Pollen
AR Academics, Orange County, CA
McKenna Lecky
Russell County Middle School, Seale, AL
Neda Namdar
Orange County, CA
Clarissa Betker
AR Academics, Orange County, CA
David Edelman
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences, New York, NY
Ralf Borrmann
Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, OH
Lizzette Valenzuela
Omega Alpha Academy, Douglas, AZ