First Place

• Ryan Holley, West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School, West Burlington, IA, USA Read Essay

Second Place

• Shea Levy, Griggs International Academy, Silver Spring, MD, USA
• Kristen Liu, Warrensburg High School, Warrensburg, MO, USA
• Sarah Magill, Homeschooled, Aravada, CO, USA
• Matthew Noakes, Fred C. Beyer High School, Modesto, CA, USA
• Stasey Vishnevetsky, Hopkins School, New Haven, CT, USA

Third Place

• Michael Bruner, Ames High School, Ames, IA, USA
• Nathan Doan, Elizabethtown Area High School, Elizabethtown, PA, USA
• Michael Harris, North Hollywood High School, North Hollywood, CA, USA
• Yameen Huq, South Fosyth High School, Cumming, GA, USA
• Jessica Hwang, Hickman High School, Columbia, MO, USA
• David Kurz, Smithsburg High School, Smithsburg, MD, USA
• Jade Lawrence, Fallbrook Union High School, Fallbrook, CA, USA
• Molly Ma, Godwin High School, Richmond, VA, USA
• Madeline Magnuson, Skyline High School, Idaho Falls, ID, USA
• Raphael Pond, Westminster High School, Westminster, MD, USA

Finalists

• Alexandra Allary, Kelvin High School, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
• Mikiyo Aoki, Bozeman High School, Bozeman, MT, USA
• Lauren Bailey, Fort Worth Country Day School, Fort Worth, TX, USA
• Valerie Bank, Lowell High School, Lowell, IN, USA
• Jonathan Barber, Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL, USA
• Evan Biggs, Homeschooled, Ridgefield, WA, USA
• John Davis, Academic Magnet HS, North Charleston, SC, USA
• Anand Divakaruni, William P. Clements High School, Sugar Land, TX, USA
• Brooke Doetkott, Sibley East Senior High School, Arlington, MN, USA
• Jenny Feng, Enloe High School, Raleigh, NC, USA
• Graham Haviland, Nyack High School, Upper Nyack, NY, USA
• Ben Henderson, Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland, CA, USA
• Andrew Hendricks, Lincoln High School, Stockton, CA, USA
• Lauren Herr, Mountainview High School, Bend, OR, USA
• Jessica Holberg, Lansing Catholic High School, Lansing, MI, USA
• Breanna Holmes, Hamilton High School, Hamilton, MT, USA
• Jordan Kennedy, Cut Bank High School, Cut Bank, MT, USA
• Katherine Kolodzie, Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
• Jeremy Lallier, Attleboro High School, Attleboro, MA, USA
• Chloe Lanzara, New Lebanon High School, New Lebanon, NY, USA
• Jonathan Lee, Hunter College High School, New York, NY, USA
• Jocelyn Lee, Burnaby North Secondary School, Burnaby, BC, CANADA
• Daniel Leonard, Oviedo High School, Oviedo, FL, USA
• Marisa Lupo, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, NY, USA
• Roxanne McKee, Phoenix High School, Phoenix, OR, USA
• Jantina McMurray, George McDougall High School, Airdrie, AB, Canada
• Cassandra Milani, Mansfield High School, Mansfield, MA, USA
• Erikka Molenaar, Roland Michener Secondary School, South Porcupine, ON, Canada
• Jordan Monge, Northwood High School, Irvine, CA, USA
• Kathleen Murphy, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL, USA
• Blake Neff, Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
• Elizabeth Nitzsche, North Warren Regional High School, Blairstown, NJ, USA
• Lauren O’Toole, La Costa Canyon, High School, Carlsbad, CA, USA
• Appie Peterson, Governor French Academy, Belleville, IL, USA
• Sarah Pizzolato, Jesse O. Sanderson High School, Raleigh, NC, USA
• Lisa Saladin, Moscow Senior High School, Moscow, ID, USA
• Justin Siegel, Harry D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin, IL, USA
• Halley Taylor, West Branch High School, Beloit, OH, USA
• Daniel Thorpe, Maggie L Governor’s School, Richmond, VA, USA
• Xuefei Wang, Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
• Robert Henry Weaver, Allendale Columbia, Rochester, NY, USA
• Jennifer Rosemarie Wiegand, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX, USA
• Shannon Winters, Edmond Santa Fe High School, Edmond, OK, USA
• Ji Xia, Menlo Atherton High School, Atherton, CA, USA

Semi-Finalists

• Emily Anderson, Simsbury, CT, USA
• Hayley Anderson, Scappoose High School, Scappoose, OR, USA
• Corinne Andriola, The Athenian School, Danville, CA, USA
• Christopher Apling, Janesville Consolidated High School, Janesville, IA, USA
• Ryan Arnold, Southern Alamance High School, Graham, NC, USA
• Sakina Attaar, West Windsor-Plainboro High School, South Princeton Junction, NJ, USA
• Mary Bachynsky, Paul Kane High School, St Albert, AB, Canada
• Rachel Baker, Rhinebeck High School, Rhinebeck, NY, USA
• Christopher Ballard, Middletown High School, Middletown, OH, USA
• Changchang Bao, John Dewey High School, Brooklyn, NY, USA
• Amy Bartholomew, Elizabethtown Area High School, Elizabethtown, PA, USA
• Christina Beasley, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA, USA
• Alexander Belbin, Churchill County High School, Fallon, NV, USA
• Erin Bell, Foundations for the Future Charter Academy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Sean Bender, Edmond Memorial High School, Edmond, OK, USA
• Constantin Bereznitsky, Kingwood High School, Kingwood, Tx, USA
• Danielle Berger, Torah High Schools of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
• David Berke, Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, NY, USA
• Nathan Berkopec, Eagan High School, Eagan MN, USA
• Andrew Blaker, Heritage High School, Indianapolis, IN, USA
• Rebecca Bonnarens, Prospect, KY, USA
• Sam Bookhardt, Aloha High School, Beaverton, OR, USA
• Lydia Bowling, Elmira High School, Elmira, OR, USA
• Joshua Brocksen, Fountain Hills High School, Fountain Hills, AZ, USA
• Sarah Capponi, Council Rock High School, North Newtown, PA, USA
• William Carson, South Gwinnett High School, Snellville, GA, USA
• Kate Carter, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, IA, USA
• Michael Casiano, Lansdowne High School, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Sonya Chung, Flower Mound High School, Flower Mound, TX, USA
• Hannah Clauson, A.C. Davis High School, Yakima, WA, USA
• Nicholas Coish, Indian River High School, Springdale, NL, Canada
• Chloe Coleman, Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, OH, USA
• Conisha Cooper, Glen Ridge High School, Glen Ridge, NJ, USA
• Jonathon Cunha, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, Bridgewater, MA, USA
• Linh Dang, Cranston High School, West Cranston, RI, USA
• Lisa Deng, Gilbert High School, Gilbert, AZ, USA
• Rut Diaz, Miami Coral Park Senior High School, Miami, FL, USA
• Sean Doody, Fallston High School, Fallston, MD, USA
• Paul Duffy, Homeschool, Gautier, MS, USA,
• Jared Dummitt, Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY, USA
• Lindsey Earles, Mesquite High School, Gilbert, AZ, USA
• Chelsea Edgar, Danbury High School, Danbury, CT, USA
• Danielle Egley, Ford City Jr. Sr. High School, Ford City, PA, USA
• Kaitlyn Ensley, Ross Sheppard Composite High School, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Andrew Erickson, Newton High School, Newton, KS, USA
• Rachel Erwin, Ingleside High School, Ingleside, TX, USA
• Kayla Evans, Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho, NM, USA
• Erika Eyking, Memorial Composite High School, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Kenneth Fahrion, Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC, USA
• Andrea Farinelli, La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad, CA, USA
• Sarah Farris, Homeschool, Hendersonville, TN, USA
• Jessica Fast, Homeschool, Milwaukie, OR, USA
• Chris Fasulo, La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad, CA, USA
• Chloe Ferguson, Wellesley High School, Wellesley, MA, USA
• Michael Ferrara, Port Richmond High School, Staten Island, NY, USA
• Nora Fiore, Long Trail School, Dorset, VT, USA
• Dianna Fiorentino, Downingtown High School, West Downingtown, PA, USA
• Caitlin Fitzgerald, New Hartford Senior High, New Hartford, NY, USA
• James Flaim, Northern High School, Owings, MD, USA
• Miriam Freeman, La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad, CA, USA
• Rebecca Fullerton, Sachse High School, Sachse, TX, USA
• Kirsten Gabbert, Flower Mound High School, Flower Mound, TX, USA
• Ryan Gallagher, Xavier High School, Middletown, CT, USA
• Emily Giardina, Cornwall Central High School, New Windsor, NY, USA
• Taylor Glogowski, Land O’Lakes High School, Land O’Lakes, FL, USA
• John Goodrich, Georgetown High School, Georgetown, TX, USA
• Derek Groom, Bonita Vista High School, Chula Vista, CA, USA
• Elizabeth Groth, Bloomington High School, South Bloomington, IN, USA
• Lauren Hample, Lakota West High School, West Chester, OH, USA
• Kayleen Hannaway, Philomath High School, Philomath, OR, USA
• Ashley Hazeltine, Downingtown High School, West Downingtown, PA, USA
• Shenin Headland, Ford City Jr. Sr. High School, Ford City, PA, USA
• Tate Hewitt, Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, NJ, USA
• Justin Hinkleu, Shorewood High School, Shoreline, WA, USA
• Adric Holmes, Marshall High School, Marshall, WI, USA
• Joby Jacob, Alexander Hamilton High School, Elmsford, NY, USA
• Jacqueline Jacubiec, Academy of the Holy Name, Tampa, FL, USA
• Kayla Joachim, Owatonna High School, Owatonna, MN, USA
• Joanna Johnson, Hartford High School, White River Jct., VT, USA
• Caleb Jones, Jackson Senior High School, Jackson, MO, USA
• Emily Jorgensen, Overhills High School, Spring Lake, NC, USA
• Marie-Christine Jutras, Strathcona Christian Academy Secondary, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
• Jenny Kammerer, Downingtown High School, West Downingtown, PA, USA
• Claire Kannapell, Gainesville High School, Gainesville, GA, USA
• Aaron Karp, North Brookfield High School, North Brookfield, MA, USA
• Alana Khayat, Cardinal Carter Secondary School, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
• Zaheen Khimji, St. George’s School, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Kayla Kisenwether, Hazleton Area High School, Hazleton, PA, USA
• Andrew Ladenheim, Hallmark Charter School, Sanger, CA, USA
• Casey Landey, Hidden Valley High School, Roanoke, VA, USA
• A.J. LaPorta, Toledo School for the Arts, Toledo, OH, USA
• Andrew Larkin, McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN, USA
• Courtney Lawshe, Shelby County High School, Columbiana, AL, USA
• Breanna Lebsack, Canyon Springs High School, North Las Vegas, NV, USA
• Daye Lee, Valencia High School, Placentia, CA, USA
• Cory Limberger, Waterville Senior High School, Waterville, ME, USA
• Michael Little, St. Francis Xavier High School, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Yongjia Liu, Mayfield High School, Mayfield Village, OH, USA
• Julia Lyon, Morrilton High School, Morrilton, AR, USA
• Nikky Mackey, Oologah High School, Oologah, OK, USA
• Johanni Martin, Northland High School, Columbus, OH, USA
• Molly McCue, Cornwall Central High School, New Windsor, NY, USA
• Glenn McLaurin, Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School, Raleigh, NC, USA
• Tara McMillan, Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School, Courtenay, BC, Canada
• Jola Mecani, R.H.King Academy, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Paige Meyers, Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin, OH, USA
• Philip Moccio, Cornwall Central High School, New Windsor, NY, USA
• Keely Moloney, Talawanda High School, Oxford, OH, USA
• Brendan Moore, Toll Gate High School, Warwick, RI, USA
• Yaniv Nahon, RASG Hebrew Academy, Miami, Beach, FL, USA
• Kevin Noonan, Mohonasen High School, Rotterdam, NY, USA
• Jeffrey Daniel O’Brien, Lincoln Way East High School, Frankfort, IL, USA
• Rebekah Oakes, Conneaut High School, Conneaut, OH, USA
• Heather Odom, Murphy High School, Mobile, AL, USA
• Kayla Oelhafen, Oostburg High School, Oostburg, WI, USA
• Meryn Oswald, Wilson Senior High School, West Lawn, PA, USA
• Conner Pate, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA
• Harsha Patel, Sylvania Northview, Sylvania, OH, USA
• Krista Perry, Esperanza High School, Anaheim, CA, USA
• Taylere Peterson, Kingsway Regional High School, Woolwich, NJ, USA
• Milica Petrovic, Wyoming High School, Cincinnati, OH, USA
• Maya Phillips, Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale, NY, USA
• David Plotkin, Palo Alto Senior High School, Palo Alto, CA, USA
• Olivia Pourzia, Oak Park High School, Oak Park, CA, USA
• Sami Rahmani, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, IN, USA
• Jessica Rahter, Egg Harbor Township High School, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
• Sierra Ray, Columbus High School, Columbus, GA, USA
• Conor Reynolds, Penfield High School, Penfield, NY, United States
• Rachel Reynolds, Cambridge Springs High School, Cambridge Springs, PA, USA
• Justin Robey, First Flight high School, Kill Devil Hills, NC, USA
• Nelsie Robinson, Nature Coast Technical High School, Brooksville, FL, USA
• Sarah Rowe, Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, OH, USA
• Annemarie Ryu, Mayo High School, Rochester, MN, USA
• Ian Saeger, Dominion High School, Sterling, VA, USA
• Emma Salo, Prospect High School, Saratoga, CA, USA
• Yevgen Sautin, Eastside High School, Gainesville, FL, USA
• Otto Schrang, Murphy High School, Mobile, AL, USA
• James Schultz, Natomas Charter Performing and Fine Arts Academy, Sacramento, CA, USA
• Michael Sears, Findlay High School, Findlay, OH, USA
• Catherine Seitz, BF Terry High School, Rosenberg, TX, USA
• Jared Shadish, Downington High School West, Downington, PA, USA
• Daniel Shedd, Scottsbluff High School, Scottsbluff, NE, USA
• Emily Sheeks, Hamilton High School, Sussex, WI, USA
• Dennis Shiraev, James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School, Fairfax, VA, USA
• Bianca Silfa, Lake Wales High School, Lake Wales, FL, USA
• Mason Smith, Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, OH, USA
• Meghan Sosnowski, Point Pleasant Beach High School, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, USA
• Sarah Sprague, Marengo Community High School, Marengo, IL, USA
• Alexandra Staeben, H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, Arlington, VA, USA
• Georgia Stasinopoulos, Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY, USA
• Amelia Steelman, Ocean Township High School, Oakhurst, NJ, USA
• Jessica Strokus, Hidden Valley High School, Roanoke, VA, USA
• Win Suen, Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Jacksonville, FL, USA
• Dylan Summers, Hidden Valley High School, Roanoke, VA, USA
• Margaret Tallmadge, Elmira High School, Elmira, OR, USA
• Vanessa Torrecillas, Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
• Lillian Tseng, Texas Tech University High School, Lubbock, TX, USA
• Shaina Turner, Harry D Jacobs High School, Algonquin, IL, USA
• Alexandre Urben, Safety Harbor, FL, USA
• Stephanie Vance, Hidden Valley High School, Roanoke, VA, USA
• Emily VanKirk, Homeschool, Graford, TX, USA
• Jeremy Wachter, Homeschool, Tarpon Springs, FL, USA
• Raymond Walter, Mountain Home High School, Mountain Home, AR, USA
• Chelsea Weber, Louisville High School, Woodland Hills, CA, USA
• Ryan Weeks, Harker Heights High School, Harker Heights, TX, USA
• Nicole Westergaard, Newell-Fonda High School, Newell, IA, USA
• Dan Whiteman, Downingtown High School, West Downingtown, PA, USA
• Kirby Ann Witte, Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad NM, USA
• Aaron Wolfe, West Branch High School, Beloit, OH, USA
• Brandon Wright, Port Huron High School, Port Huron, MI, US
• Mary Wulzen, Scappoose High School, Scappoose, OR, USA
• Emily Zhang, Wayland High School, Wayland, MA, USA
• Zhan Zhao, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, IA, USA
• Alex Zorychta, Robinson Secondary, Fairfax, VA, USA
• Anna Zuckerman, Millburn High School, Millburn, NJ, USA