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2021 We the Students Essay Contest
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The Topic of the 2022 We the Students Essay Contest Will Be Announced on
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 We the Students Essay Contest!
Essay Prompt: What is the relationship between Equality and Justice?
Grand Prize ($7500): Sarah Schleinkofer
Beverly Hills High School, Class of 2022
Beverly Hills, California
Read Sarah's winning essay HERE
Runner Ups ($1500 Each)
- Elijah Roth, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Owen McConaghy, St. Joseph's Prep, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Caitlyn Beebe, Trivaio Academy (Home School), Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Jaleyna Lawes, Charles W. Flanagan High School, Pembroke Pines, Florida
- Ava Chaladpru, UT Tyler University Academy, Palestine, Texas
Honorable Mentions ($500 Each)
- Elizabeth Williams, De Pere High School, De Pere, Wisconsin
- Jacob Schroeder, Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Prairie Kaya, Kingfisher High School, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
- Luke Rainey, Penns Manor High School, Clymer, Pennsylvania
- Domenica Weems, New Manchester High School, Douglasville, Georgia
- Abigail Christensen, Incarnate Word Academy, Houston, Texas
- Theint Lei, Temple City High School, Temple City, California
- Blake Chevalier, Shirleen Zacharias Early College Leadership Academy, Somerset, Texas
- Cathleen Kivett Smith, Ridgeview High School, Orange Park, Florida
- Rhea Wanchoo, Osbourn Park High School, Manassas, Virginia
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2020 We the Students Essay Contest!
2020 Essay Prompt: What does civil discourse mean to you?
Runner Ups
- Traci Kaninberg, Assumption High School, Louisville, Kentucky
- Maria Cheriyan, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan
- Mika Poelma, Kadena High School, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa City, Japan
- Danielle Zhang, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri
- Marisa Gibbons, Science Hill High School, Johnson City, Tennessee
Honorable Mentions
- Ria Jain, International Leadership of Texas, Keller-Saginaw High School, Fort Worth, Texas
- Keshav Patel, Canton Preparatory High School, Canton, Michigan
- Grace Rose, Brunswick High School, Brunswick Maryland
- Martina Shelor, Bethlehem Catholic High School, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Christina Homer, Arcadia High School, Arcadia, California
- Rose Weathers, Harriton High School, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
- Iycis Smith, The Meadows School, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Natalie Krahulik, Penn Manor High School, Millersville, Pennsylvania
Details
- 1st Place: $7,500
- Runners Up: 5 prizes at $1,500 each
- Honorable Mentions: 10 prizes at $500 each