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First Place

• Denise Orthner, Hammonton HS, Hammonton, NJ, USA Read Essay

Second Place

• Megan Arkenberg, Germantown HS, Germantown, WI, USA
• Sophie Arlow, The Overlake School, Medina , WA, USA
• Harrison Falk, Duluth HS, Berkeley Lake, GA, USA
• Nick Kowalczyk, Crown Point HS, Crown Point , IN, USA
• Annemarie Ryu, Mayo HS, Rochester, MN, USA

Third Place

• Stephanie Aldrich, Worcester Academy, Hopedale, MA, USA
• Victor Bartash, Wall HS, Wall, NJ, USA
• Renee Bruner, Cypress Creek HS, Houston, TX, USA
• Elisabeth Burns, Dobyns-Bennett HS, Kingsport, TN, USA
• Benjamin Dong, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Angela Fu, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Stephanie Gonzalez, Douglas MacArthur HS, San Antonio, TX, USA
• Kelsey Lay, Hamilton HS, Hamilton, IL, USA
• Angela Li, Cypress Falls HS, Houston, TX, USA
• William McChesney, Paul M. Dorman HS, Spartanburg, SC, USA

Finalist

• Lauren Allanson, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Bhargavi Ammu, East Brunswick Senior HS, East Brunswick, NJ, USA
• Emily Bartha, Lake Shore HS, Angola, NY, USA
• Conner Beard, Lutheran South Academy, Houston, TX, USA
• Dana Brecheisen, Campus HS, Haysville, KS, USA
• Austin L Burdick, Home Schooled, Flint Hill, VA, USA
• Jared Cooley, Douglas MacArthur HS, San Antonio, TX, USA
• Gabriela De Jesus, Hill Regional Career HS, New Haven , CT, USA
• Mackenzie DeSeve, Downington HS West, Downingtown, PA, USA
• Desiree Espitia, Passaic County Technical Institute, Clifton, NJ, USA
• Michelle Fang, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Kathleen Ferraren, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technolog, Sterling, VA, USA
• Ben Gammage, La Jolla HS, San Diego, CA, USA
• Jingkang Gao, The Albany Academy, Slingerlands, NY, USA
• Jessica Hwang, David H. Hickman HS, Columbia, MO, USA
• Olivia Kenney, Easton Area HS, Easton, PA, USA
• Austin Krist, Clear Lake HS, Houston, TX, USA
• Nam Le, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Polina Leonova, Cupertino HS, Cupertino, CA, USA
• Michael Levenstein, Coral Gables Senior HS, Coral Gables, FL, USA
• Jacob Lyonfields, Parkway West HS, Ballwin, MO
• Victoria Miluch, Desert Mountain HS, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
• Kimmie Nguyen, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Krsty Nguyen, CA Acad of Math and Science, Torrance, CA, USA
• Matthew Noakes, Beyer HS, Modesto, CA, USA
• Kayleigh O’Neil, Monroe Woodbury HS, Monroe, NY, USA
• Jared Peterson, Westlake HS, Austin, TX, USA
• Marissa Potasiak, Irvine HS , Irvine, CA, USA
• Jordan Pye, Albemarle HS, Charlottesville, VA, USA
• Aatif Qureshi, Clarkson Secondary School, Mississauga, ON, Canada
• Natalya Rahmann, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Sumana Raj, American HS, Fremont, CA, USA
• Neil Saez, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Lisa Saladin, Moscow HS, Moscow, ID, USA
• Emily Saltz, South Pasadena HS, South Pasadena, CA, USA
• Emily Silva, Clarke Central HS, Athens, GA, USA
• Quentin Smith, Colear Lake HS , Seabrook, TX, USA
• Josiah Tsui, Allen HS, Allen, TX, USA
• Jonathan Tune, Douglas S. Freeman HS, Richmond, VA, USA
• Alex Wallace, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, Smyrna, GA, USA
• Christana Waterstreet, Douglas S. Freeman HS, Richmond, VA, USA
• Robert Henry Weaver, Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, NY, USA
• Christopher Wood, Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville, FL, USA
• Kathleen Wood, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Tory Wooley, Classen School of Advanced Studies, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Semi-Finalist

• Steven Abrams, East Brunswick Senior HS, East Brunswick, NJ, USA
• Caitie Adams, Blookington HS South, Bloomington, IN, USA
• Kristen Anderson, Bixby HS, Bixby , OK, USA
• Maria Angarita, Miami Lakes Educational Center, Miami, FL, USA
• Asante Badu, West Valley HS, Yakima, WA, USA
• Andrew Bastidas, Eagle Harbor HS, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
• Ken Bauer, Concord HS, Goshen, IN, USA
• Bailey Baumann, Lorenzo Walker Technical HS, Naples, FL, USA
• Emily Benjamin, Charles M. Russell HS, Great Falls, MT, USA
• Tyler Berbert, College Park HS, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
• Jenna Birch, Howell HS, Brighton, MI, USA
• Kaity Blackburn, Odyssey Academy, Rochester, NY, USA
• David Bosch, Fallbrook HS, Fallbrook, CA, USA
• Molly Brennan, Wall HS, Wall, NJ, USA
• Jillian Buckelew, Lake Havasu HS, Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
• Rachel Bunn, Douglas S. Freeman HS, Richmond, VA, USA
• Matthew Button, Brighton HS, Brighton, MI, USA
• Anna Cabe, Saint Benedict at Auburndale HS, Collierville , TN, USA
• Hanjing Cao, East Brunswick Senior HS, East Brunswick, NJ, USA
• Bethany Carson, Allen HS, Allen, TX, USA
• Wendy Chan, East Brunswick Senior HS, East Brunswick, NJ, USA
• Kaitlyn Chandler, Brookswood HS, Snellville, GA, USA
• Noah Clark, Hilliard Darby HS, Hilliard, OH, USA
• Melody Condon, Berthoud HS, Berthoud, CO, USA
• Steven Cooper, Colear Lake HS , Houston, TX, USA
• Tara Cooper, Enterprise HS, Redding, CA, USA
• Alexandra D’Agostino, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI, USA
• Audrey Dang, Lindbergh HS, St Louis, MO, USA
• Joshua De Leon, Allen HS, Allen, TX, USA
• Parker Dean, Clear Lake HS, El Lago, TX, USA
• Nancy Desai, Hicksville HS , Hicksville, NY, USA
• Kelsey Doege, East Central HS, St. Hedwig, TX, USA
• Caitlin Dougherty, Easton Area HS, Easton, PA, USA
• Summer Dowd-Lukesh, Claremont HS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA
• Delainie Downie, Rancho Buena Vista HS, Vista, CA, USA
• Dillon DuBose, Carencro HS, Scott, LA, USA
• Amanda Edais, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ, USA
• Wenqi Feng, Buchholz HS, Gainesville, FL, USA
• Diana Fiorentino, Dowingtown West HS, Downingtown, PA, USA
• Sydney Fisher, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Josh Fletcher, Branson HS, Branson, MO, USA
• Maxx Forde, Timbercrest Junior HS, Bothell, WA, USA
• Christopher Fox, Thunder Ridge HS, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
• Gretchen Fredericksen, Northwestern Regional HS #7, New Hartford, CT, USA
• Steven Gagniere, Patrick Henry HS, El Cajon, CA, USA
• Tim Gahr, Cedar Cliff HS, New Cumberland, PA, USA
• Caley Gallison, Wilson HS, Portland, OR, USA
• Elizabeth Gause, Buchholz HS, Gainesville, FL, USA
• Ernesto Gaxha, Gananda HS, Macedon, NY, USA
• Natasha Gaydos, Springfield HS, Springfield, IL, USA
• Alex Gerard, Bonneville HS , Iona , ID, USA
• Emily Geske, Mesquite HS, Chandler, AZ, USA
• Josh Giannone, Downingtown West HS, Downingtown, PA
• Sarah Gibson, West Orange HS, Ocoee, FL, USA
• Rachel Gidley, Westfield HS, Westfield, IN, USA
• Peter Girgis, East Brunswick Senior HS, East Brunswick, NJ, USA
• Rachel Greenberg, North Shore Hebrew Academy HS, Great Neck, NY, USA
• Chloe Gremaud, Parkway West HS, Chesterfield, MO
• Edith Guerreo, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ, USA
• Carly Gustaveson, Pocatello HS, Pocatello, ID, USA
• Kara Hackett, Homestead HS, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
• Hussain Hamdan, Mohawk Trail Regional HS, Hawley, MA, USA
• Matthew Hart, Victor Senior HS, Victor, NY, USA
• Monica Hawkes, Mesquite HS, Gilbert, AZ, USA
• Matt Haynes, Olathe Northwest HS, Lenexa , KS, USA
• Theodore Hilk, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, KS, USA
• Marie Hoffman, Hastings HS, Hastings, MI, USA
• Andrea Hsueh, Santa Teresa HS, San Jose, CA, USA
• Daniel Huang, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Thomas Hwang, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Rachael Hyde, Bonneville HS, Ucon, ID , USA
• Michaela Immar, Cardinal Spellman HS, East Bridgewater, MA, USA
• Ronnie Instrella, Oceanside HS, Oceanside, NY, USA
• Andie Jackson, Mariemont HS, Cincinnati, OH, USA
• Kimber Jones, Northshore HS, Slidell, LA, USA
• Ammar Joudeh, Easley HS, Easley, SC, USA
• Prashanth Kamalakanthan, William G. Enloe High, Raleigh, NC, USA
• Nikita Karki, Mesquite HS, Gilbert, AZ, USA
• Casey Kellogg, Downingtown West HS, Downingtown, PA
• Adam Kern, John Adams HS, South Bend, IN, USA
• Scheherazade Khan, Lake Mary Prep, Winter Park, FL, USA
• Zachary Kobos, Myers Park HS, Charlotte, NC, USA
• Cynthia Kok, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Aviva Kraus, Palisades Charter HS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Neeharika Krothapalli, Farmington HS, Unionville, CT, USA
• Kira Krutulis, Home School, Otterbein, IN, USA
• Tyler Kuntz, Desoto Central HS, Olive Branch, MS, USA
• Nick LaGrow, Lakewood HS, Evergreen, CO, USA
• Teresa Lai, Whitney HS, Cerritos, CA, USA
• Rebecca Lange, Homeschool, Chesterfield, MO, USA
• Morgan Lawson, Clintonville HS, Bear Creek, WI, USA
• Charles Lazarus, San Clemente HS, San Clemente, CA, USA
• Benjamin Lee, Mark Keppel HS, Monterey Park, CA, USA
• Samuel Lee, Parkway West HS, Manchester, MO
• Xiao Li, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA, USA
• Sam Lisican, Crown Point HS, Crown Point , IN, USA
• Lizzie Liu, Irvine HS, Irvine , CA, USA
• Alix Luttrell, Graham HS, Saint Paris, OH, USA
• Jessica Macy, Olathe Northwest HS, Olathe, KS, USA
• Ally Maggard, Mariemont HS, Cincinnati, OH, USA
• Madeline Magnuson, Skyline HS, Idaho Falls, ID, USA
• Joel Markham, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ, USA
• Bertha Mendoza, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ, USA
• Patrick Mickelson, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Cezary Mierzejek, West Orange HS, Winter Garden, FL, USA
• Maggie Moore, Fairview HS, Fairview, PA, USA
• Marina Muenchrath, Standard School, Rockyford, AB, Canada
• Anu Murthy, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Andrea Mycroft, Brookswood HS, Snellville, GA, USA
• Garrett Neer, Fairview HS, Fairview, PA, USA
• Blake Neff, Lincoln HS, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
• Tanner Newton, McKinney HS, McKinney, TX, USA
• Hien Nguyen, William Floyd HS, Shirley, NY, USA
• Kelsey Norris, Miami Palmetto Senior HS, Miami, FL, USA
• Jenny Norwood, Cashmere HS, Cashmere, WA, USA
• Evan Odelberg, Lakewood Senior HS, Wheat Ridge, CO, USA
• Sara Odom, Dobyns-Bennett HS, Kingsport, TN, USA
• Zana Operta, Dobyns-Bennett HS, Kingsport, TN, USA
• Sarah Patzner, Lakewood HS, Pine, CO, USA
• Jeanine Peters, Mesquite HS, Gilbert, AZ, USA
• Dani Peterson, Lakeridge Junior HS, Orem, UT, USA
• Lisa Pettit, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, KS, USA
• Jillian Pham, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Thomas Pham, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA, USA
• Cali Ann Piccirillo, Palisades Charter HS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Amanda Plante, Providence HS, Matthews, NC, USA
• Michael Poandl, Chantilly HS, Centrevile, VA, USA
• Maggie Jo Pruitt, Bergman HS, Harrison, AR, USA
• Emily Puhnaty, California Area HS, Roscoe, PA, USA
• Victoria Purl-Henderson, Marshall HS, Marshall, TX, USA
• Prisilia Quijano, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ, USA
• Mandy Rattazzi, Crown Point HS, Crown Point, IN, USA
• Sophie Read, Seminole HS, Lake Mary, FL, USA
• Maxwell Rebarber, East Brunswick Senior HS, East Brunswick, NJ, USA
• Julia Retta, Lakewood Presbyterian School, Dallas, TX, USA
• Ben Reynolds, Bainbridge HS, Bainbridge, GA, USA
• Drew Ritzel, Bellbrook HS, Dayton, OH, USA
• Kara Robart, Fremont HS, Newaygo, MI, USA
• Anne Rogers, Clinton Community HS, Clinton, IL, USA
• Nathaniel J Ryan, John Marshall HS, Rochester, MN, USA
• Isabelle Santos, Victor Senior HS, Victor, NY, USA
• Emma Schwartz, Red Lion Senior HS, York, PA, USA
• Stephen Scott, Gersh Academy HS, Plainview, NY, USA
• Chelsea Setterlin, Hilliard Davidson HS, Hilliard, OH, USA
• Arya Shah, Gretchen Whitney HS, Cerritos, CA, USA
• Peter Shapiro, Schenectady HS, Schnecetady, NY, USA
• Eddie Sherman, Crown Point HS, Crown Point , IN, USA
• Elizabeth Sierocinski, Western HS, Davie, FL, USA
• Robin Simpson, Miami Lakes Educational Center HS Division, Miami, FL, USA
• Melyssa Son, Allen HS, Lucas, TX, USA
• Sarah Sprague, Marengo Community HS, Marengo, IL, USA
• Georgia Stasinopoulo, Stuyvesant HS, Staten Island, NY, USA
• Alex Stratton, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ, USA
• Jennifer Su, Whitney HS, Cerritos, CA, USA
• Riley Taitingfong, Marysville Pilchuck HS, Marysville, WA, USA
• Austin Taylor, Yuma HS, Yuma, AZ, USA
• Ian Taylor, College Park HS, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
• Jacob Thompson, Hamilton HS, Hamilton, IL, USA
• Molly Thomson, Bixby HS, Bixby, OK, USA
• Catherine Tien, East Brunswick Senior HS, East Brunswick, NJ, USA
• Vanessa Torrecillas, Lake Havasu HS, Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
• Jordan B. Urbach, Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY, USA
• Sravya Vajapeyajula, Jonatha Law HS, Milford, CT, USA
• Mackenzie Van Engelenhoven, Hillcrest HS, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
• Rachel Vanmiddlesworth, Lakeland HS, Lakeland, FL, USA
• Sarah Welch, El Paso HS, El Paso, TX, USA
• Ellie Westfall, Fairview HS, Erie, PA, USA
• Taylor Williams, Glenwood HS, Glenwood, Iowa, USA
• Emily Williamson, Franklin Regional Senior HS, Export, PA, USA
• Kristina Woodward, Hampton HS, Hampton, VA, USA
• Sheryl Yaconiello, Landstown HS & Technology Academy, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
• Hesu Yang, Mesquite HS, Gilbert, AZ, USA
• Kimberly Yau, Brookswood HS, Snellville, GA, USA
• Vincent Yu, Longmeadow HS, Longmeadow, MA, USA
• Caitlin Zook, Graham HS, Urbana, OH, USA