1st Place State Essay Winners 2021

Alabama

Anjali Chavali

 4th-6th Grade

AL - 1853 - Anjali Chavali - 4th - essay

Anna Buckingham

10th-12th Grade

AL - 2040 - Anna Buckingham - 12th - essay

Arizona

Ed Olsson

 K – 3rd grade

AZ - 91 - Ed Olsson - 2nd - essay

Christiana Zheng

 4th-6th Grade

AZ - 1800 - Christiana Zheng - 6th - essay

Nathan Han

7th-9th Grade

AZ - 2422 - Nathan Han - 9 - Brook Trout

Jubilee Lin

10th-12th Grade

AZ - 2166 - Jubilee Lin - 10th - essay

Arkansas

Railee Black

4th-6th Grade

AR - 367 - Railee Black - 4th - essay

Jacqueline Scott

 7th-9th Grade

AR - 25 - Jacqueline Scott - 9th - Longear Sunfish essay

Joshua Evers

10th-12th Grade

AR - 24 - Joshua Evers - 12th - Longear Sunfish

California

Micah Yao

K-3rd Grade

CA - 1962 - Micah Yao - 3 - essay

William Snyder

4th-6th Grade

CA - 717 - William Snyder - 6th - California Golden Trout

Christian Yao

 7th-9th Grade

CA - 1896 - Christian Yao - 7 - Atlantic Blue Marlin

Yiel Hu

10th-12th Grade

CA - 651 - Yiel Hu - 11th - Rio grande Cutthroat Trout

Colorado

Eliana Lee

 K-3rd Grade

CO - 522 - Eliana Lee - 1st - essay

Yunah Kim

 4th-6th Grade

CO - 1160 - yunah Kim - 6 - Greenback Cutthroat Trout

Julija Fabriciusa

7th-9th Grade

CO - 1047 - Julija Fabriciusa - 8th - essay

Kiele Gengler

10th-12th Grade

CO - 204 - Kiele Gengler - 10th - essay

Connecticut

Jiayue Zhao

 4th-6th Grade

CT - 2603 - Jiayue Zhao - 5 - essay

Saharsh Venkata

7th-9th Grade

CT - 2485 - Saharsh Venkata Gorty - 7 - Mahi-mahi

Georgia

Charlotte Jones

 K-3rd Grade

GA - GA2 - Charlotte Jones - 2nd - essay

Alexandra Huynh

 4th-6th Grade

GA - GA50 -Alexandra Huynh 6th grade 1st place GA_writing

Chris Han

7th-9th Grade

GA - 119 - Chris Han - 9th - essay

Camille Lemoine

10th-12th Grade

GA - GA35 - Camille Lemoine - 11th - essay

Idaho

Alina Henman

 4th-6th Grade

ID - 1319 - Alina Henman - 5th - essay

Illinois

Joshua JiaXia Gu

 K-3rd Grade

IL - 1678 - Joshua Jiaxia Gu - 1st - essay

Noah Cho

 4th-6th Grade

IL - 2486 - Noah Cho - 6 - essay

Brielle Rosales

7th-9th Grade

IL - 1816 - Brielle Rosales - 7th - essay

Ava McQuain

10th-12th Grade

IL - 2660 - Ava McQuain - 10 - Mahi-mahi essay

Indiana

Julianne Rowe

 K-3rd Grade

IN - 2315 - Julianne Rowe - 3rd - Essay

Eliza Youmans

 4th-6th Grade

IN - 2469 - Eliza Youmans - 4 - essay

Jaxon Braun

7th-9th Grade

IN - 452 - Jaxon Braun - 8th - essay

Faith Rowe

10th-12th Grade

IN - 2316 - Faith Rowe - 10th - essay

Iowa

William Grier

 4th-6th Grade

IA - 1304 - William Grier - 4th - essay

Hannah Frahm

7th-9th Grade

IA - 1513 - Hannah Frahm - 8- Channel Catfish

Emily Riley

10th-12th Grade

IA - 103 - Emily Riley - 12th - Garibaldi

Kansas

Madeline Male

 4th-6th Grade

KS - 2038 - Madeline Male - 6th - essay

Raeya Keagle

7th-9th Grade

KS - 1309 - Raeya Keagle - 7th - essay

Kentucky

Sunisha Puli

 4th-6th Grade

KY - 453 - Sunisha Puli - 5th - Mahi-mahi

Claire Midkiff

10th-12th Grade

KY - 197 - Claire Midkiff - - essay

Louisiana

Amber Abram

 4th-6th Grade

LA - 1267 - Amber Abram - 4th - essay

Riley Turnage

7th-9th Grade

LA - 541 - Riley Turnage - 8th - essay pg 1

Victor Brigalia

10th-12th Grade

LA - 1189 - Victor Bergalia - 11th - essay

Maine

Elodie Sullivan

 4th-6th Grade

ME - 2224 - Elodie Sullivan - 4th - essay

Molly Curtis

7th-9th Grade

ME - 916 - Molly Curtis - 9th - essay

Matilynn McNally

10th-12th Grade

ME - 2298 - - 10th - essay

Maryland

Kade Woodworth

K-3rd Grade

MD - 2148 - Kade Woodworth - 3rd - essay

Caitlyn Min

4th-6th Grade

MD - 2050 - Caitlyn Min - 4th - essay

Leo Min

7th-9th Grade

MD - 2051 - Leo Min - 7th - essay

Margaret Kato

10th-12th Grade

MD - 1977 - Margaret Kato - 11 - mahi-mahi

Massachusetts

Rachel Wang

 K-3rd Grade

MA - 1923 - Rachel Wang - 3 - essay

Anwita Wadekar

 4th-6th Grade

MA - 1976 - Anwita Wadekar - 5 - essay

Sophia Ding

 7th-9th Grade

MA - 1978 - Sophia Ding - 7 - essay

Michigan

Irsia Ball

 K-3rd Grade

MI - 1666 - Irsia Ball - 3rd - essay

Claire Cui

4th-6th Grade

MI - 1971 - Claire Cui - 4 - essay

Angelina Kou

7th-9th Grade

MI - 2400 - Angelina Kou - 8 - essay

Ally Wang

10th-12th Grade

MI - 1632 - Ally Wang - 10 - Arctic grayling essay

Minnesota

Amelia Niedzielski

4th-6th Grade

MN - 458 - Amelia Niedzielski - 5th - essay

Kira Hamilton

7th-9th Grade

MN - 2041 - Kira Hamilton - 8th - essay

Madeline Hanka

10th-12th Grade

MN - 514 - Madelina Hanka - 11th - essay

Mississippi

Reed Preston Lindsey

10th-12th Grade

MS - 3043 - Reed Lindsey - 12th - essay

Missouri

Hayden Pitts

 4th-6th Grade

MO - 4th-6th - essay

Connor Clanton

 7th-9th Grade

MO - Connor Clanton - 8th - essay

Abigail Regnier

10th-12th Grade

MO - Abigail Regnier - 10th - Essay

Montana

Lucas Trost

 4th-6th Grade

MT - Lucas Trost - 5th - essay

Abigail Lynn Haley

7th-9th Grade

MT - Abigail Lynn Haley - 7th - essay

Sal Palacios Jr. Fromberg

10th-12th Grade

MT - Sal Palacios JR Fromberg - 11th - essay

Nebraska

Logan Piasecki

 K-3rd Grade

NE - NE07 - Logan Piasecki - 1st - essay

Ezequiel Ramirez

 4th-6th Grade

NE - Ezequiel Ramirez - 5th - essay

Rachel Brhel

7th-9th Grade

NE - NE62 - Rachel Brhel - 8th - essay

Brandon Hoile

10th-12th Grade

NE - NE4 - Brandon Hoile - 11th - essay

Nevada

Yocelynn Hernandez-Burgara

4th-6th Grade

NV - 1117 - Yocelynn Hernandez - 4th - essay

Sophia Go

7th-9th Grade

NV - 1917 - Sophia Go - 8th - essay

New Hampshire

Gracelynn Mehta

 K-3rd Grade

NH - 2335 - Gracelynn Mehta - 3rd - essay

Gage Collins

7th-9th Grade

NH - 2177- Gage Collins - 7th - essay

New Jersey

Inessa Akhmechet

 K-3rd Grade

NJ - 1821 - Inessa Akhmechet - 2nd - essay

Srinidhi Balaji

 4th-6th Grade

NJ - 2623 - Srinidhi Balaji - 5 - Arctic Char

Hannah Lee

7th-9th Grade

NJ - 1519 - Hannah Lee - 9th - essay

Erin Chiang

10th-12th Grade

NJ - 1066 - Erin Chiang - 10th - essay

New York

Rebecca Rose

 K-3rd Grade

NY - 2172 - Rebecca Rose - 3rd - essay

Nella Darrell-Sterback

4th-6th Grade

NY - 1426 - Nella Darrell-Sterback - 6th - essay

Olivia Rose

7th-9th Grade

NY - 2171 - Olivia Rose - 7th - essay

Alexa Gallo

10th-12th Grade

NY - 2337 - Alexa Gallo - 12th - Rainbow Trout

North Carolina

Luke MacMullen

 K-3rd Grade

NC - 1819 - Luke MacMullen - 2nd gr - essay

Cora Deel

 4th-6th Grade

NC - 1960 - Cora Deel - 6 - West Virginia Golden Trout

James Russell

7th-9th Grade

NC - 2130 - James Russel - 7th - essay

North Dakota

Addison Blegen

4th-6th Grade

ND - 927 - Addison Blegen - 4th - essay

Ohio

Joonyoung Park

4th-6th Grade

OH - 1665 - Joonyoung Park - 5th - essay

Hyunyoung Lee

7th-9th Grade

OH - 1326 - Hyunyoung Lee - 7th - essay

Oklahoma

Cassidy Smith

7th-9th Grade

OK - 932 - Cassidy Smith - 7th - essay

Annaleigh Thomas

10th-12th Grade

OK - 933 - Annaleigh Thomas - 10th - essay

Oregon

Claire Chou

 K-3rd Grade

OR - 2274 - Claire Chou - 2nd - essay

Riyanna Sharma

4th-6th Grade

OR - 2449 - Riyanna Sharma - 4 - essay

Arnold Yang

 7th-9th Grade

OR - 2055 -Arnold Yang - 9th - essay

Linda Xiao Jun Dong

10th-12th Grade

OR - 1885 - Xiao Jun Dong - 10th - essay

Pennsylvania

Colette Ciocco

 K-3rd Grade

PA - 1489 - Colette Ciocco - 2nd - essay

Alyssa Zhang

4th-6th Grade

PA - 2612 - Alyssa Zhang - 5 - Humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Tilden Abercrombie

7th-9th Grade

PA - 850 - Tilden Abercrombie - 8th - essay

Jaidyn Helmbold

10th-12th Grade

PA - 2259 - Jaidyn Helmbold - 10th - essay

Rhode Island

Isabella Babb

 4th-6th Grade

RI - 2174 - Isabella Babb - 6th - essay

South Carolina

Eli Sherman

7th-9th Grade

SC - 1820 - Eli Sherman - 7th - essay

Foster Campbell

10th-12th Grade

SC - 2704 - Foster Campbell - 11 - Mahi-mahi

South Dakota

North Neff

4th-6th Grade

SD - 750 - North Neff - 5th - mahi-mahi (2)

Bria Shay Neff

7th-9th Grade

SD - 1065 - Bria Shay Neff - 8th - essay

Riley Shay Neff

10th-12th Grade

SD - 1052 - Riley Shay Neff - 10 - mekong Giant Catfish

Tennessee

Anna Torchick

4th-6th Grade

TN - 2688 - Anna Torchick - 4 - Humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Nia Maheshwari

10th-12th Grade

TN - 1680 - Nia Maheshwari - 10th - essay

Utah

Jasper Cook

4th-6th Grade

UT - 2080 - Jasper Cook - 4th - essay

Virginia

Audrey Tong

 K-3rd Grade

VA - 771 - Audrey Tong - k - essay

Austen Gray

 4th-6th Grade

VA - 2453 - Austen Gray - 5 - humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Callia Sun

7th-9th Grade

VA - 2479 - Callia Sun - 8 - essay

Olivia Zhang

10th-12th Grade

VA - 1507 - Olivia Zhang - 10 - Garibaldi

Washington

Rita Iorik

 K-3rd Grade

WA - 202 - Rita Iorik - 1st - essay

Mia West

4th-6th Grade

WA - 2454 - Mia West - 4th - essay

Chloe Kim

7th-9th Grade

WA - 1805 - Chloe Kim - 9th - essay

Jingyi “Alana” Yang

10th-12th Grade

WA - 1807 - Jingyi 'Alana' Yang - 11th - essay

West Virginia

Hollie Ritchie

7th-9th Grade

WV - 60 - Hollie Ritchie - 9th - essay

Alexis Lightner

10th-12th Grade

WV - 2399 - Alexis Lightner - 10 - Brook Trout Essay

Wisconsin

Anna LaFontaine

4th-6th Grade

WI - 2638 - Anna LaFontaine - 4 - Atlantic Salmon (2)

Emily Hebert

7th-9th Grade

WI - 2668 - Emily Hebert - 8 - essay

Brian Yao

10th-12th Grade

WI - 2498 - Brian Yao - 10 - Atlantic Tarpon