The names of the winners and honorable mentions of the 25th annual Celebration of Youth essay contest are listed below. Congratulations! We are very proud of you.
Grades 4 to 6 Winners
First Place: Nell Leibovich – Grade 6, Oyster Adams Bilingual, Mr. Paul Gerber
Second Place: Charles W. Bell VI – Grade 6, Stuart Hobson MS, Ms. Sandra Burst
Third Place: Kaleb Anderson – Grade 4, John Eaton ES, Ms. Clark
Fourth Place: Doris Avila – Grade 6, Raymond EC, Mrs. Monica Martinez
Fifth Place: Mamalee Milton – Grade 6, Raymond EC, Mrs. Monica Martinez
Sixth Place: Noa Rosinplotz – Grade 6, Oyster Adams Bilingual, Mr. Paul Gerber
Seventh Place: Akhayla Reynolds – Grade 6, Stuart Hobson MS, Ms. Sandra Burst
Grades 7 to 9 Winners
First Place: Ja’ Bria Agnew* – Grade 8, Whittier EC, Ms. Galemarie Ola
Second Place: Honovi Elwell – Grade 8, Whittier EC, Ms Galemarie Ola
Third Place: Xiu Qi Chen** – Grade 9, School Without Walls, Ms. Taneka Nugent
Fourth Place: Liliana Campos,*** – Grade 8, Meridian PCS, Mrs. Armerding
Fifth Place: Kayla Davis – Grade 8, Kelly Middle MS, Ms. Reed
Sixth Place: Jiyana Buie – Grade 8, Kelly Miller MS, Ms. Stephanie Koehle
Seventh Place: Natasha Bourne – Grade 7, Kelly Miller MS, Ms. Reed
Honorable Mentions
- Shaakira Bannister – Grade 8, Kelly Miller MS, Ms. Reed
- Elvira Berisha – Grade 9, Columbia Heights EC, Mr. Raouda
- Kemony Bowden – Grade 5, Amidon Bowen ES, Ms. Jessica Zeiler
- Sherry Chen – Grade 5, Thomson ES, Ms. Francesca Dixon
- Hannah Docter-Loeb – Grade 7, Alice Deal MS, Ms. Woods
- Samirah Feaster-Harris – Grade 9, Ballou Senior HS, Ms. Shajena Erazor
- Jonathan Fuentes – Grade 8, Raymond EC, Mrs. Monica Martinez
- Freddie Ginyard – Grade 8, Raymond EC, Mrs. Monica Martinez
- Esmeralda Gutierrez – Grade 7, Meridian PCS, Mrs. Juliet Armerding
- Yesly Hernandez – Grade 7, Raymond EC, Mrs. Monica Martinez
- Issiah Iheoma – Grade 8, Kelly MS, Ms. Reed
- Zesen Li – Grade 5, Thomson ES, Ms. Francesca Dixon
- Myranda Livingston – Grade 9, Ballou SHS, Ms. Shajena Erazo
- Kimberly Mae Manalang – Grade 8, Alice Deal MS, Mr. Otterstatter
- Bryant McClary – Grade 5, Thomson ES, Ms. Jacqueline Bruce-Yamin
- Chyna McCleary – Grade 8, Kelly MS, Ms. Reed
- Adebowale Oyewole**** – Grade 8, John Burroughs EC, Ms. Shendrina Alexander-Walker
- Nina K. Payne – Grade 6, Stuart Hobson MS, Ms. Sandra Burst
- Jasmine Perrier – Grade 7, Raymond EC, Mrs. Monica Martinez
- Mary Plight – Grade 8, Kelly Miller MS, Ms. Stephanie Koehle
- Kendall Spann – Grade 4, Watkins ES, Ms. Sashaum Deprez
- Jania Suggs – Grade 7, Raymond ES, Mrs. Monica Martinez
- Alec Vinson – Grade 5, Thomson ES, Ms. Jacqueline Bruce-Yamin
- Paris Wheaton – Grade 6, Kelly Miller MS, Mrs. F. D’Haiti