Announcing the winners of our 2022-23 Student Contests!

Wesley Ford

First Place (High School Division)

Politicians need to realize that it is not their duty to create policies for the whole nation, but rather their duty under oath is to “support and defend the Constitution” and to use the proper channels when they believe change is required.

Peilin Chen

First Place (Middle School Division)

From the decrease in purchasing power and inflation growth to the damage inflicted on our community, the ties holding the country together have fallen apart. As inflation spreads, we begin to ask the question: Will we be the next Lebanon?

THIRD PLACE

Aiden Maxwell (High School)
David Myung (Middle School)

FINALISTS

Esther An
Marcus Antony
Jacob Bruns
Reed Cooksey
Erin Hambidge
Maura Hroncich
Macayla Hutsler
Jessica Jin
Gal Lawental Schori
Lindsey Powell

SEMI-FINALISTS
Nicholas Baker
Elena Goodman
Keena Goze
Sienna Hoefer
Gretta Keffer
Fiona Lu
Kashvi Ramani
Zeynep Seyran
Yelibe Spielman
Bonnie Westbrook

Tessa Greene

Second Place (High School Division)

While the founders may not have known about Lady Gaga or the NFL, they certainly knew a thing or two about human nature and…that a government left unchecked can easily overstep its boundaries and restrict individual
rights.

Tyler Branstetter

Second Place (Middle School Division)

Many people who live from paycheck to paycheck have to make major cutbacks on how they spend, which also hurts the economy. When people spend less money than before it cuts into the profits of those businesses. So once the effects of inflation start, they are extremely hard to stop.

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Jonah Campbell
Cullin Cole
Grace Cooksey
Arianna Dali
Jalena DeLaCruz
Evan Dow
Kameron Epps
Anna-Elise Feldman
Taylor Gilpin
Arjun Golla
Cosette Groza
Citlalih Guerrero
Irhan Iftikar
Anna La
Alexander Long
Annabella Mullen
Aaron Paige
Arya Patel
Jack Schihl
Henry Schwendeman
Thomas Tyler
Addison Wagner
Joseph Whittaker
Marissa Williams
Carli Ziegler

Michael Wilson

First Place (College Division)

Nolan Bray

First Place (High School Division)

Eve Phillips

First Place (Middle School Division)

FINALISTS
Aarudh Chebiyam
Carson Collins
Auggie Costanza
Ryan Fardy
Aliyah Jackson
Olivia Nunez
Gabriel Olivera
Nicholas Sewell
Kristin Tokarev
Keonha Ye

Seth Griffin

Second Place (College Division)

Emily Jennings

Second Place (High School Division)

Abraham Sorenson

Second Place (Middle School Division)

Congratulations to all of our award winners, and thank you
to all the students and teachers who participated.

Stay tuned in the coming months for our 2023-24 contests!