First Place

• Julie Schwartzwald, Grossmont High School, El Cajon, CA Read Essay

Second Place

• Adam Baugher, Odyssey Academy, Rochester, NY
• Bennett Bradley, Rowan County Senior HS, Morehead, KY
• Jennifer Hall, Santiago High School, Corona, CA
• Benjamin Leibowicz, John L. Miller Great Neck HS, Great Neck, NY
• Jonathan Samuelson, Tarpon Springs HS, Tarpon Springs, FL

Third Place

• Anna Besyakova, Clear Lake High School, TX
• Meredyth Bowden, Easley High School, Easley, SC
• Brent Ellis, Terre Haute South Vigo HS, Terre Haute, IN
• Elizabeth Faiella, Home Schooled, Northwood, NH
• Jasmine Hwang, Irvine High School, Irvine, CA
• Kimberly Li, Plainsboro, NJ
• Zahra Qureshi, Clarkson Secondary School, Mississauga, ON, Canada
• Isabel Salovaara, Whitney M. Young High School, Chicago, IL
• Ebony V. A. Wilson, College of Early Learning, Columbia, SC
• Gary Zhang, Columbus Academy, Dublin, Ohio

Finalist

• Whitney Bingham, Spring Grove Public School, Spring Grove, MN
• Katie Blundell, North Warren Regional HS, Blairtown, NJ
• Benjamin Bregman, Millburn High School, Short Hills, NJ
• Meng Chen, Klein High School, Spring, TX
• Tabitha Champeau, Clarkstown Senior High School, New City, NY
• Serafine Chen, The Harker School, Cupertino, CA
• Marilyn Chiu, Irvine High School, Irvine, CA
• Luke Christensen, Grayson High School, Grayson, GA
• Bianca Copello, Brookwood High School, Lilburn, GA
• Tom Corsus, Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC
• Julianne Dome, Irvine High School, Irvine, CA
• Sophia Ebel, Riverside High School, Durham, NC
• Sasha Englemann, Pacific Palisades Charter HS, Pacific Palisades, CA
• Alta Fang, La Jolla High School, San Diego, CA
• Zeke Flom, McClintock High School, AZ
• Claire Foster, Ladywood High School, Livonia, MI
• Carmen Garcia, Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, CA
• Amanda Gault, Clonlara, Commerce, Twp, MI
• Brooke Grasberger, Salem High School, Salem, MA
• Katie Greene, Dulaney High School, Lutherville, MD
• Ellington Griffin, Grand Junction High, Grand Junction, CO
• Ryan Fitzgerald, Faith Christian School, Burlington, WI
• Michelle Haffner, Cottonwood, CA
• Daniel Hall, Easley High School, Easley, SC
• Kay Halverson, homeschooled, Suffolk, VA
• Daniel Hollingshead, The Altamont School, Birmingham, AL
• Michael Hu, Dulaney High School, Timonium, MD
• Scott Huang, John L. Miller Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY
• Anna Kellund, Los Alamos, NM
• Sarah Mallough, Irvine High School, Irvine, CA
• Ben Mehling, Chattahoochee High School, Alpharetta, GA
• Stephanie Moon, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, CA
• Edward Novara, Lake Shore High School, Angola, NY
• Nicole Olson, Anoka High School, Andover, MN
• Tony Poor, Bay High School, Panama City, FL
• Brice Randolph Eidson, Brookwood High School, Lilburn, GA
• Alyssa Ruege, Charles M. Russell High School, Great Falls, MT
• Colton Rupp, Olympus High School, Salt Lake City, UT
• Michael SahiMI Irvine High School, Irvine, CA
• Natalie Spencer, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA
• Emily Storms, VanDamme Academy, Laguna Hills, CA
• Angela Torney, Los Alamos High School, Jemez Springs, NM
• Kathryn Tucker, Yucca Valley HS, Yucca Valley, CA
• Hannah Whitman Frankel, Brookwood HS, Snellville, GA
• Ray Xiong, White Station High School, Cordova, TN

Semi-Finalist

• Michelle Addington, H.M. Jackson High School, Bothell, WA
• Sarah Adlis, Clear Lake High School, Seabrook, TX
• Jordan Amspacher, Birdville High School, N. Richland Hills, TX
• Wesley Andrews, Richmond, VA
• Steven Asquith, South-Doyle High School, Knoxville, TN
• Brendan Ayer, Mariemont HS Cincinnati, OH
• Patricia Bacalao, Cypress Falls, Houston, TX
• Jeffrey Baer, Thornhill, ON
• CanadaCharlotte Ballard, Cinco Ranch High School, Katy, TX
• Mary Baysinger, Owasso High School, Owasso, OK
• Byron Berstein, Birmingham High School, CA
• Meredith Bird, Adirondack Central HS, West Leyden, NY
• Jody Blaylock, Jacksonville, FL
• Hank Blume, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC
• Thomas Boyd, Cinco Ranch Katy, TX
• Michelle Brault, Massena High School, Massena, NY
• Eric Brentlinger, Jeffersontown High School, Louisville, KY
• Tessa Brow, Abraham Lincoln High School, Council Bluffs, IA
• Emerson Brown, Valdosta High School, Valdosta, GA
• Megan N. Brown, Richland Northeast HS, Columbia, SC
• Katie Browning, Skyline High School, Idaho Falls, ID
• Maria Brundage, Dexter High School, Dexter, MI
• Sean Buckley, Sickles High School, Tampa, FL
• Brianna Cahill, Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA
• Ashley Callanan, Seminole High School, Chuluota, FL
• Josh Carpenter, Riverside High School, Rougemont, NC
• Aleena Cherian, Clarkstown High School, North New City, NY
• Lillian Chou, Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, GA
• Marion Coe, Beloit Memorial High School, Clinton, WI
• Mark Cowan, Henry Ford II, Sterling Heights, MI
• Alyssa Cross, Meyersdale, PA
• Andrew Crymes, North Pulaski High School, Jacksonville, AR
• Chris Dahl, Jeffersontown High School, Louisville, KY
• Ashlie Daubert, Hanover Area HS, Honover Twp., PA
• Maren Davis, VanDamme Academy, Laguna Hills, CA
• Emma Davis, Lewisville High School, Norh Lewisville, TX
• Sarah Davis, Northshore High School, Slidell, LA
• Ishita Desai, Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, CA
• Matthew Dollet-Hemphill, VanDamme Academy, Laugna Hills, CA
• Joseph Dombrosky, Winston Churchill High School
• Kate Donovan, Mariemont HS, Cincinnati, OH
• Caitlin Driscoll, North Salem High School, Somers, NY
• Sarah Dubea, West Felencia High School, St. Francisville, LA
• Matthew Dyck, Salisbury Composite HS, Sherwood Park, AB
• Erin Elbel, Bitburg American High School, APO, AE
• Marci Elpers, Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, TN
• Martin Ertlschweiger, Valdosta High School, Valdosta, GA
• Doyle Evins, Douglas High School, Douglas, WY
• Megan Exton, Victor Central School, Victor, NY
• Lori Felske, Whitehall-Yearling High School, Whitehall, OH
• Rachel Ferrell, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA
• Alex Fialho, Juniperro Serra High School, San Diego, CA
• Amanda Fincher, Monroe, NC
• Andrew Fish, Fairfield Ludlowe High School, Fairfield, CT
• Preston Folkman, Fremont High School, Warren, UT
• Aubrie Forsyth, Los Alamos, NM
• Kurt Fraivillig, Clear Lake High School, Seabrook, TX
• Carolyn Freney, Rockville High School, Vernon, CT
• Rebecca Furdek, Clintonville High School, Clintonville, WI
• Alicia Garza, Cinco Ranch High School, Katy, TX
• Theresa Geiger, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Algonquin, IL
• Jessica Gillespie, Urbana High School, Frederick, MD
• Christian Gomez, Bronx Leadership Academy High School, Bronx, NY
• Alexander Gororits, Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, GA
• Jonathan Gould, Parry McCluer High School, Buena Vista, VA
• Michael Gould, John L. Miller Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY
• Alia Grafenstein, Baldwin Woodville High School, Wilson, WI
• Julian S. Green, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC
• Johara Hall, Rabat American School
• Lisa Hall, McPherson High School, McPherson, KS
• Michael Hardcastle, F.W. Springstead HS, Spring Hill, FL
• Sasha Harden, McPherson High School, McPherson, KS
• Ronald Hatt, Freedom Area High School, New Brighton, PA
• Stuart Hedgpeth, Riverside High School, Durham, NC
• Laura Huaman, Wilde Lake High School, Columbia, MD
• Annette Hyla, Mesquite HS Gilbert, AZ
• Joanna Johnson, Hartford High School, Wilder, VT
• Lindsay Johnson, Helena High School, Helena, MT
• Remi Kanji, Old Strathcona Academic HS, Edmonton, AB
• CanadaAlex Kent, Seminole High School, Sanford, FL
• Aliya Khan, South Vermillion High School, Clinton, IN
• Max King, Broughton High School Gary, NC
• Stefan Kling, Douglas Southall Freeman HS, Richmond, VA
• Andrei Kopelevich, Pacific Palisades Charter HS, Pacific Palisades, CA
• Emily Kuckuk, Yuma High School, Yuma, AZ
• Prateek Kumar, Phillips Andover Academy, Latham, NY
• Tricia Labud, Umatilla, FL
• Samantha Lake, Easley High School, Easley, SC
• Lindsey Leger, Lewisville High School, Norh Lewisville, TX
• Malia Lehrer, Cheyenne Mountain HS, Colorado Springs, CO
• Lisa Livingston, Clinton Community, High School Clinton, IL
• Geoffrey Loss, VanDamme Academy, Laguna Beach, CA
• Allison Lott, Cinco Ranch High, School Katy, TX
• Angela Luo, Sandwich Secondary School Windsor, ON
• CanadaShotaro Makisumi, Polytechnic School Arcadia, CA
• Leila Manshadi, VanDamme Academy, Laguna Hills, CA
• James Marshall, Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA
• Melissa McDaniel, Coram Deo Academy, Flower Mound, TX
• Samantha McGhee, Wilmont Union High School, Trevor, WI
• Shannon Meyer, Andrew Jackson HS, Chalmette, LA
• Marina Mityul, Jacksonville, FL
• John Monopoli, Crown Point High School, Crown Point, IN
• Contessa Monroe, D.M. Therrell High School, Atlanta, GA
• Rebekah Morris, Milton High School, Alpharetta, GA
• Janna Morton, Carver Center for Arts and Technology, Baltimore, MD
• Robert Mowlavi, Lewisville High School, Norh Lewisville, TX
• Stephen Muse, Ludlow High School, Ludlow, MA
• Paru Nataraj, Rowan County Senior HS, Morehead, KY
• Megan Nolan, Wayland-Cohocton Central School, Springwater, NY
• Samantha Olander, North Olmsted HS, North Olmsted, OH
• Simona Patange, Westview High School, Portland, OR
• Christine Pearl, Lake Shore Senior High School, Angola, NY
• CeJay Peterson, Douglas MacArthur HS, San Antonio, TX
• Grant Piccerillo, Linganore High School, New Market, MD
• Jessica Piness, Winners’ Circle Homeschool Summerville, SC
• Sara Plaster, Smoky Mountain HS, Dillsboro, NC
• Ashley Pollock, Chattahoochee High School, Alpharetta, GA
• Ellen Pullekines, Butler Intermediate High School, Butler, PA
• Melissa Rayford, Richmond, VA
• Vicky Ren, Cypress Falls HS, Houston, TX
• Kevin Riegle, Victor Central School, Victor, NY
• Maria Rivera, Yuma High School ,Yuma, AZ
• Christopher Rorke, Christian Brothers Academy, Toms River, NJ
• Jacob Ross, Riverside High School, Durham, NC
• Eve Rotman, John L. Miller Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY
• Alison Rudy, Archbishop Alter High School, Centerville, OH
• Andrea Ruybal, South High School, Pueblo, CO
• Calli Ryan, Richmond, VA
• Sarah Sampietro, Nacogdoches HS, Nacogdoches, TX
• Kay Ann Schlang, South Lyon High School, New Hudson, MI
• Charlie Schumacher, VanDamme Academy, Laguna Hills, CA
• Rachel Scoles, Oviedo High School, Geneva, FL
• Vina Seelam, Mesquite High School, Gilbert, AZ
• Audrey Sellers, Havre de Grace HS, Havre de Grace, MD
• Ryan Shea, Secaucus High School, Secaucus, NJ
• Nomi Sherwin, Seminole High School, Longwood, FL
• Veronica Shi, Chandler, AZ
• Olivia Simon, VanDamme Academy, Laguna Hills, CA
• Ali Sims, Melbourne Hgh School, Melbourne, FL
• Erin Siracusa, Wayland-Cohocton Central School, Springwater, NY
• Maria Noel Siriano, Hilliard Darby High School, Hilliard, OH
• Travis Skavlan, Lassiter HS, Marietta, GA
• Asher Smith, John L. Miller Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY
• Julia Smith, Mariemont HS, Cincinnati, OH
• Alice Song, Chattahoochee High School, Alpharetta, GA
• Courtney Souza, Lewisville High School , Norh Lewisville, TX
• Alina Stanton, Lassiter High School, Marietta, GA
• Laura Stroud, Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville, NC
• Jamesan Stuckey, Griffin High School, Fayetteville, GA
• Laura Suddes, Seminole High School, Sanford, FL
• Jennifer Sun, Polytechnic School, Pasadena, CA
• Bradon Swed, John L. Miller Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY
• Kemper Talley, Easley High School, Easley, SC
• Joyce Truong, Reseda High School, Chatsworth, CA
• Lisa Truong, Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction, CO
• Damjana Ugarkovic, Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, GA
• Nora Updegrove, Marblehead High School, Marblehead, MA
• Eva Uribe, Los Alamos, NM
• Eric VanLieshout, Dulaney High School, Phoenix, MD
• Stephanie Velasco, Dobyns-Bennett HS, Kingsport, TN
• Zach Vena, Berlin, PA
• Dan Vinegrad, Millburn High School, Short Hills, NJ
• Mike Vonderau, North Olmsted HS North, Olmsted, OH
• Allison Walsh, Palm Desert High School, La Quinta, CA
• Nicole Wan, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, CA
• Rebecca Ward, North Boone High School, Caledonia, IL
• Lindsey Webb, Birdville High School, Richland Hills, TX
• Kris Wellman, Churchill High School, Livonia, MI
• Christine Whalen, VanDamme Academy, Laguna Hills, CA
• Caree Wheeler, Dobson High School, Chandler, AZ
• Danielle Yaros, Hanover Area Jr./Sr. HS, Wilkes-Barre, PA
• Esther Yi, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, NJ
• Brad Young, Cheyenne Mountain HS, Colorado Springs, CO
• Allen Zhang, Montgomery Blair High School, Potomac, MD
• Andrew Zheng, Starr’s Mill High School, Peachtree City, GA