2025 MyImpact Challenge Winners
Meet the 2024-2025 winners of The Bill of Rights Institute's 2025 MyImpact Challenge
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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
Arthur Hu, Caleb Kurlantzick, and Saniya Yamin | First Prize - $7,500
Germantown Academy Fort Washington, PA For founding PIVOT, a non-partisan, youth-led think-tank designed to amplify youth voices in policy.
Aliyah Majeed-Hall | Second Prize - $5,000
The Potomac School McClean, VA For founding her One Word Initiative project.
Leo Toake. Muhammad El-Sherbiny, Elle Kim, and Justin Ahn | Third Prize - $2,500
Bergen County Academies Hackensack, NJ . For creating their environmental restoration project, Re:Imagine Inc.
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Honorable Mentions - $1,500
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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. |
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Teacher Prizes
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Teacher Grand Prize (Teacher of Grand Prize Winner) - $500
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Matina Smith Lake Travis High School, Austin, TX |
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Teacher Support Prizes (Most Entries from One Teacher) - $500
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Amanda Rubenstein AR Academics, Orange County, CA |
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Teacher Submission Prizes (Three or More Entries from One Teacher) - $250
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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 |
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