First Place

• George Singer, Enid HS, Enid, OK Read Essay

Second Place

• Sophia Chen, Cypress Falls HS, Houston, TX
• Matthew Shaffer, Bethlehem Central HS, Delmar, NY
• Amy Shen, Ithaca HS, Ithaca, NY
• Jason Spellmire, Lebanon HS, Lebanon, OH
• Kristin Wetzel, Hilton Head Prep School, Middletown, NY

Third Place

• Alex Bassett, A. J. Diamond HS, Anchorage, AK
• Claire Bates, Andover HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Kathleen Clark-Adams, Los Gatos HS, San Mateo, CA
• Tamanna Gulati, Glenbard North HS, Carol Stream, IL
• Alex Krimkevich, American HS, Fremont, CA
• Anne Lane, Denver School of the Arts, Centennial, CO
• Rachel Pelaez, North Davidson HS, Winston-Salem, NC
• Julie Schwartzwald, Grossmont HS, El Cajon, CA
• Hannah Thurman, William G. Enloe HS, Raleigh, NC
• Ming Tseng, Hunter College HS, Forest Hills, NY

Finalist

• Emily Anderson, Downingtown East HS, Downingtown, PA
• Benjamin Bingham, Homeschool, Seffner, FL
• Ryan Bird, Winston Churchill HS, Livonia, MI
• Stephen Blair, LaGuardia HS, New York, NY
• Sarah Boling, Vero Beach Senior HS, Vero Beach, FL
• Kiriko Brindley, Balt.School for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• Bradley Brown, Plymouth HS, Shelby, OH
• Wesley Burton, Vero Beach Senior HS, Vero Beach, FL
• Calvin Cangco, Westview HS, Avondale, AZ
• Candace Chouinard, Pinkerton Acad., Chester, NH
• Sudeep Desai, Washington HS, Fremont, CA
• Arkajit Dey, The Harker School, Palo Alto, CA
• Philp Dimitratos, Merrill F. West HS, Tracy, CA
• Yen Duong, Troy HS, Fullerton, CA
• Valerie Enriquez, Homeschool, Valley Glen, CA
• Naphtali Fields, Kodiak HS, Kodiak, AK
• Rachel Frawley, Williamston HS, Williamston, MI
• Katharine “Kate” Frederick, Bakersfield HS, Bakersfield, CA
• Tatiana Gast, Buena HS, Sierra Vista, AZ
• Jennifer Guilford, T C Roberson, Asheville, NC
• Timothy Gulsvig, Devils Lake HS, Devils Lake, ND
• Zoe Jazwinski, Redford Union HS, Redford, MI
• Michelle Johnson, Weber HS, Pleasant View, UT
• Brynne Jones, Bearden HS, Sheffield, UK
• Zaid Khot, Iroquois Ridge HS, Oakville, ON, CA
• Matthew K. Lee, Brazoswood HS, Lake Jackson, TX
• Sarah LeVahn, Jefferson Senior HS, Alexandria, MN
• Cassandra Luftspring, Unionville HS, Thornhill, ON, CA
• Kerry Mahuron, Mission San Jose HS, Fremont, CA
• Nathan Maxwell, Stanton College Prep., Jacksonville, FL
• Shaina Meyer, Fairfield Career Center, Gahanna, OH
• Spencer K. Neff, Crystal River HS, Homosassa, FL
• Timothy Oshida, Hidden Valley HS, Roanoke, VA
• Sean Parmelee, Naperville Central HS, Naperville, IL
• Laura Peach, Bowness HS, Calgary, AB, CA
• Bryan Perfetti, Wayzata HS, Minnetonka, MN
• James Pflaum, New Smyrna Bch HS, New Smyrna Beach, FL
• Kelsey Radwilowicz, Belchertown HS, Belchertown, MA
• Emily Rials, The Columbus Acad., New Albany, OH
• Elizabeth Severinovskaya, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, ON, CA
• Rebecca Seymour, Clay City Jr/Sr HS, Cory, IN
• Mingda Sun, Basha HS, Chandler, AZ
• Ilan Wurman, Henry M. Gunn HS, Palo Alto, CA
• Yang Zhang, Jamesville-DeWitt HS, Syracuse, NY
• Jing Zhuang, Davis Senior HS, Davis, CA

Semi-Finalist

• Randall Abbott, Vero Beach Senior HS, Vero Beach, FL
• Ashley Adams, Sylvania Southview HS, Sylvania, OH
• Marilynn Anater, Lehman HS, Piqua, OH
• Laura Anderson, Jefferson Senior HS, Alexandria, MN
• Dustin Armstad, Fergus HS, Lewistown, MT
• Varun Avula, Lansing Catholic HS, East Lansing, MI
• Vanessa Bailey, Danville Area Senior HS, Danville, PA
• Carina Barrera, Toll Gate HS, Warwick, RI
• Liz Beckett, Bloomington HS South, Bloomington, IN
• Caleb Bennett, Osceola HS, Osceola, MO
• Irtefa Binte-Farid, Albemarle HS, Charlottesville, VA
• Jamie Bost, St. Charles West HS, St. Charles, MO
• Trevor Breen, Delbarton School, Far Hills, NJ
• Rebecca L. Brendel, Franklin Regional HS, Murrysville, PA
• Alexandra Cadicamo, Hackley School, Shrub Oak, NY
• Kimberly Canter, Clarkstown HS North, New City, NY
• Alyssa Cantor, Andover HS, West Bloomfield, MI
• Aileen Carroll, Naperville Central HS, Naperville, IL
• Brendan Case, Seminole High, Geneva, FL
• Christina Chen, Arcadia HS, Arcadia, CA
• Samhita Chitturi, Mallya Aditi Internl School, Bangalore, KA, India
• Allison Chopin, Redemptorist HS, Baton Rouge, LA
• Carolina Clemente, Thomas Sprigg Wootton HS, Gaithersburg, MD
• Kinigra Cohill, Shelby County HS, Wilsonville, AL
• Vanessa Corry, Bowness HS, Calgary, AB, CA
• Jordan Davison, Wray HS, Wray, CO
• Eric Day, Fallbrook HS, Bonsall, CA
• Sarah DeSantis, Selinsgrove Area HS, Winfield, PA
• Darryl DeWeese, Payson HS, Payson, AZ
• Alyssa Diltz, Columbia River HS, Vancouver, WA
• Joy Doriety, Shelby County HS, Jemison, AL
• Jack Drysdale, Lockerby Composite School, Sudbury, ON, CA
• Laura Elliott, Mohonasen HS, Schenectady, NY
• Luke Fidler, Ingraham HS, Seattle, WA
• Donald Foster, Miami Palmetto HS, Miami, FL
• Jenny Fuchs, Stuyvesant HS, Brooklyn, NY
• Jerianne Fulton, Vero Beach Senior HS, Vero Beach, FL
• William Gamerota, Lakeland Senior HS, Mahopac, NY
• Lacey Garigan, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, AZ
• Amanda Gau, Saratoga HS, Cupertino, CA
• Matthew Gelber, Matthew Gelber, Highland Park, IL
• Meghan Giffin, Gerard Redmond, Hinton, AB, CA
• Daniel Giterman, Old Scona Academic, Edmonton, AB, CA
• Michelle Grindle, Narbonne HS, Harbor City, CA
• Olivia Gutierrez, Sandia HS, Albuquerque, NM
• James Hammond, Lewisville HS, Lewisville, TX
• Kathleen Hartley, Bishop Kelley HS, Tulsa, OK
• Savanna Harvey, École Sécondaire Beaumont Composite HS, Beaumont, AB, CA
• Daren Hasenkamp, Atascadero HS, Atascadero, CA
• Joy Henry, Cyrstal River HS, Inglis, FL
• Prantoli Hiremath, Garfield HS, Seattle, WA
• Elyse Hoffman, St. Viator HS, Arlington Heights, IL
• Amy Hu, Indiana Acad.for Science, Valparaiso, IN
• Michelle Huang, Westview HS, San Diego, CA
• Jessica Hughes, Kings HSSchhool, Loveland, OH
• Jillian Hughes, Airdrie Koinonia Christian School, Airdrie, AB, CA
• Michael Hughes, Billings Senior HS, Billings, MT
• Sondra Jeske, New Prairie HS, Rolling Prairie, IN
• Athena Jiang, HSTechnology HS, Ocean, NJ
• Adam Johnson, Prairie Ridge HS, Crystal Lake, IL
• Jana Johnson, Deer Valley HS, Glendale, AZ
• Benjamin Jones, Maumee HS, Maumee, OH
• Mi Suk Ju , North Hollywood HS, Los Angeles, CA
• Grace Junge, Midwestern Academy of the New Church, Glenview, IL
• Remi Kanji, Old Strathcona Academic HS, Edmonton, AB
• Liz Kelly, Osbourn HS, Manassas, VA
• Aaron Khan, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, AZ
• Lindsay Kidson, Sequoyah HS, Canton, GA
• Kyle King, Greenville HS, Greenville, PA
• Elizabeth Klimas, Redford Union HS
• Kristen Kugler, Sterling HS, New Raymer, CO
• Patrick Lee, Barrington HS, South Barrington, IL
• Fiona Lee, Junius H. Rose HS, Greenville, NC
• Jesse Leon, Hebrew Acad.of Nassau County Brookdale HS, West Hempstead, NY
• Lusha Liang, University HS, Irvine, CA
• Bethany Lick, Poly HS, Riverside, CA
• Laura Llewellyn-Butts, Capital HS, Olympia, WA
• Andrew Locke, Milan HS, Milan, TN
• Alice Lu, Longwood Senior HS, Shirley, NY
• Stephanie Luke, Natick HS, Natick, MA
• Angela Luo, Sandwich Secondary School, LaSalle, ON, CA
• Charles M. Magnone, Owen D. Young Central School, Fort Plain, NY
• Cort Malmberg, Kodiak HS, Kodiak, AK
• Robert March, Rogers HS, Rogers, AR
• Courtney McCormick, Lansing Catholic Central, Lansing, MI
• Mary McDougall, Glendora HS, Glendora, CA
• Cate McGillivray, Bloomington HS South, Bloomington, IN
• Jordan McIver, Jefferson Senior HS, Alexandria, MN
• William McKim, R.J Reynolds HS, Winston-Salem, NC
• Jacob Metzger, Olathe East HS, Overland Park, KS
• Cody Miller, Bonneville HS, Idaho Falls, ID
• Drew Milligan, Warwick HS, Lancaster, PA
• Hemma Mistry, Hampton HS, Gibsonia, PA
• Valerie Montes, Lamar Consolidated HS, Richmond, TX
• Mark Forrest Morales, Point Pleasant Beach HS, Lavallette, NJ
• Caitlin Morrow, Clairemont HS, San Diego, CA
• Krystina Mueller, Lakeland HS, Mohegan Lake, NY
• Ann Murray, Fenwick HS, Oak Park, IL
• Juliann Neher, Jesse O. Sanderson, Raleigh, NC
• Lea Norcross, Eaglecrest HS, Denver, CO
• Jennifer Nykiel, Benet Acad., Naperville, IL
• Erik Olson, Lahser HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Melissa Paquette, Ecole Sec. Catholique L’Escale, Rockland, ON, CA
• Ekta Patel, Danbury HS, Danbury, CT
• Melissa Patterson, Hidden Valley HS, Roanoke, VA
• Michael Pavlick, Downington West HS, Downingtown, PA
• Elizabeth Perry, Thunderbird HS, Phoenix, AZ
• Katherine Phaneuf, Burrillville HS, Pascoag, RI
• Daniel Pietrucha, Mount Anthony Union HS, Bennington, VT
• Benjamin Pomerance, Plattsburgh HS, Plattsburgh, NY
• Amy Port, West Valley HS, Fairbanks, AK
• Amanda Pronk, Woodland Christian HS, Arthur, ON
• Hillary Rainone, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, AZ
• Julian Rajeshwar, Orange HS, Pepper Pike, OH
• Anthony Raucci, Suncoast Community HS, Jupiter, FL
• Mariel Reed, Nauset Regional HS, Orleans, MA
• Jeff Richmond, Marion HS, Marion, KS
• Isabel Roitman, Clarkstown HS North, New City, NY
• Brittney Roy, Walker HS, Walker, LA
• Alex Schindler, Yeshivah of Flatbush HS, Brooklyn, NY
• Alex Schulte, Keokuk Senior HS, Keokuk, IA
• Marie Schutt, West Ottawa HS, Holland, MI
• Andrew Schweichert, Lake Norman HS, Mooresville, NC
• Amelia Schwingle, LaSalle Peru Township HS, Peru, IL
• Leah Scogin, Sam Rayburn HS, Pasadena, TX
• Stephanie Sebille, Gilbert HS, Gilbert, AZ
• Albert Shieh, Chaparral HS, Paradise Valley, AZ
• Stacey Shomenta, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, AZ
• Julie Silva, Toll Gate HS, Warwick, RI
• Maxime Simonet, Sonoma Valley HS, Sonoma, CA
• Katie Sims, Athens HS, Athens, Al
• Nirmish Singla, Andover HS, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Emma Smiley, Fort Mill HS, Fort Mill, SC
• Pieter Smith, West Forsyth HS, Clemmons, NC
• Tacy Smith, Hana HS, Hana, HI
• Joshua Solis, Del Valle HS, El Paso, TX
• Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Hellgate HS, Missoula, MT
• Alice Song, Chatahoochee HS, Alpharetta, GA
• Anne Sonnenschein, Herbert Henry Dow HS, Midland, MI
• Jennifer Souers, Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, CA
• Stephanie Soule, Lansing Catholic HS, Holt, MI
• Maxine Speier, Stuyvesant H.S., Brooklyn, NY
• Benjamin Staplin, Allentown, PA
• Sarah Stevens, Fountain Hills HS, Fountain Hills, AZ
• Khylen R. Steward, Meadowcreek HS, Lilburn, GA
• WenBo Su, Osbourn HS, Manassas, VA
• Albert Sun, Andover HS, West Bloomfield, MI
• Connie Sung, Saratoga HS, Saratoga, CA
• Amy Tannenbaum, Rhinebeck HS, Rhinebeck, NY
• Cora Tench, Athens Acad., Athens, GA
• Jordan Thompson, Weatherford HS, Weatherford, TX
• Adrienne Todd, Queen Elizabeth Senior H. S., Calgary, AB, CA
• Andrew Tschirhart, Staples HS, Westport, CT
• Stephanie Tuck, Dunwoody HS, Dunwoody, GA
• Celia Turner, homeschool, Duluth, MN
• Kyle Turney, Dyersburg HS, Dyersburg, TN
• Belinda Tzen, Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY
• Christopher Valencia, Blue Valley West HS, Overland Park, KS
• Lauren Wallace, Weddington HS, Waxhaw, NC
• Arthur Wang, Horace Greeley HS, Chappaqua, NY
• Charley Wang, The Univ. of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON, CA
• Jeremy Weyer, Washington HS, South Bend, IN
• Imogen Whittaker-Cumming, West Toronto Collegiate, Toronto, ON, CA
• Heather Widgren, Lake Orion HS, Lake Orion, MI
• Stephanie Wilcox, Lansing Catholic Central, Lansing, MI
• Gautam Wilkins, Patrick Henry HS, San Diego, CA
• Ebony V. A. Wilson, College of Early Learning, Columbia, SC
• Elliot Wolfe, Francis Parker School, San Diego, CA
• Christy Wong, Pinole Valley High, San Pablo, CA
• Alex Wurzel, Monroe-Woodbury Senior HS, Monroe, NY
• Wendy Xiao, Andover HS, West Bloomfield, MI
• Esther Yi, Ridgewood HS, Ridgewood, NJ
• Henry Yuen, Tustin HS, Irvine, CA
• Jayden Ziegler, Center-Stanton HS, Mandan, ND