Essay Winners 2023

Alabama

Avanita Deepak

4th-6th Grade

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Angelina Trinh

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Angelina Trinh

Gracie Grissom

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Gracie Grissom

Alaska

Lee Bawtinhimer

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Lee Bawtinhimer

Arizona

Shuqian(Sophie) Gao

4th-6th Grade

7-9 Shuqian(Sophia) Gao

FayFay He

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Fayfay He

Victoria Xu

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Victoria Xu

Arkansas

Nora Estright

4th-6th Grade

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Ezra Nelson

7th-9th Grade

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Jessie Kroeger

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Jessie Kroeger

California

Saavni Prabhudesai

K-3rd Grade

K-3 Saavni Prabhudesai

Lucy Dennis

4th-6th Grade

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Ashvika Balaji

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Ashvika Balaji

Jihyo Kim

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Jihyo Kim

Colorado

Arielle Ratner

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Arielle Ratner

Jean Lim

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Jean Lim

Connecticut

Angira Bhattacharya

K-3rd Grade

K-3 Angira Bhattacharya

Angela Meng

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Angela Meng

Anya Bhuyan

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Anya Bhuyan

District of Columbia

Evelyn Chao

7th-9th Grade

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Florida

Divya Patel

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Divya Patel

Hayden Heidorn

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Hayden Heidorn

Amelia Sun

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Amelia Sun

Georgia

Jayden Lin

K-3rd Grade

K-3 Jayden Lin

Isabella Puzyyreva

4th-6th Grade

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Maggie Yang

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Maggie Yang

Hannah Yang

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Hannah Yang

Idaho

Annalea Redinger

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Annalea Redinger

Adelia Rathore

7th-9th Grade

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Illinois

Joshua Oh

K-3rd Grade

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Catherine Shen

4th-6th Grade

Catherine Shen 4-6

Umaiza Khan

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Umaiza Khan

James Beomkin Kim

10th-12th Grade

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Indiana

Harnoor Kaur

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Harnoor Kaur

Iowa

Mia Runestad

4th-6th Grade

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Gianna Nietzel

7th-9th Grade

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Elle Carlson

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Elle Carlson

Kansas

Felix Lee

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Felix Lee

Madeline Male

7th-9th Grade

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Kentucky

Milania Babcock

4th-6th Grade

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Sadie Warren

7th-9th Grade

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Louisiana

Antian He

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Antian He

Ainslei Fontenot

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Ainslei Fontenot

Maine

Nyla Bashir

4th-6th Grade

Nyla Bashir

Maryland

Irene Xue

K-3rd Grade

1-3 Irene Xue

Eric Ma

4th-6th Grade

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Aislin Deng

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Aislin Deng

Alice Chen

10th-12th Grade

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Massachusetts

Qingyu Zhang

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Qingyu Zhang

Yixin Miao

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Yixin Miao

Michigan

Jiayue Zhao

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Jiayue Zhao

Summer Yan

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Summer Yan

Jessica Shi

10th-12th Grade

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Mississippi

Samuel Powell

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Samuel Powell

Minnesota

Henry Kennett

7th-9th Grade

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Rachel Hakanson

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Rachel Hakanson

Missouri

Eden Cain

4th-6th Grade

Eden Cain 4-6

Michelle Boswell

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Michelle Boswell

Montana

Rhaegan Gauer

4th-6th Grade

Rhaegan Gauer 4-6

Kynzlee Martin

10th-12th Grade

Kynzlee Martin 10-12

Nebraska

Kye Kretz

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Kye Kretz

Nevada

Kangwoo Kim

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Kangwoo Kim

New Hampshire

Rishima Singh

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Rishima Singh

Isabella Jin

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Isabella Jin

New Jersey

Luis Puckett

K-3rd Grade

K-3 Luis Puckett

Mariann Lee

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Mariann Lee

Oceane Qian-Feuillat

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Oceane Qian-Feuillat

Aaron Noh

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Aaron Noh

New Mexico

Anna Karen Granillo

4th-6th Grade

Anna Karen Granillo 4-6

New York

Kwabena Adomako-Ansah

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Kwabena Adomako-Ansah

Kevin Yan

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Kevin Yan

Jenny Xu

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Jenny Xu

North Carolina

Aaron Chen

K-3rd Grade

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Audrey Chen

4th-6th Grade

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Sresta Reddy Beeram

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Sresta Reddy Beeram

Alaina Swartzlander

10th-12th Grade

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North Dakota

Annie Costrini

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Annie Costrini

Ohio

Heidi Chenoweth

4th-6th Grade

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Evie Gwizdak

7th-9th Grade

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Oklahoma

Manuela Aguilar

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Manuela Aguilar

Oregon

Arda Leo Memis

K-3rd Grade

K-3 Arda Leo Memis

Chloe Lin

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Chloe Lin

Hriday Kothari

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Hriday Kothari

Anya Nordlund

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Anya Nordlund

Pennsylvania

Anna Yan

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Anna Yan

Olivia Fan

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Olivia Fan

Rayne Fang

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Rayne Fang

Rhode Island

Yuxiaoxiao Qian

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Yuxiaoxiao Qian

South Carolina

Lily Albert

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Lily Albert

Marleigh Frasier

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Marleigh Frasier

South Carolina

Ellie Land

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Elie Land

Tennessee

Priyanshi Nath

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Priyanshi Nath

Elizabeth Weaver

7th-9th Grade

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Texas

Derek Chen

K-3rd Grade

Derek Chen K-3

Ivan Zaklyazminskiy

4th-6th Grade

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Elizabeth Naiser

7th-9th Grade

Brianna Harris

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Brianna Harris

Virginia

Manasa Sudhindra

K-3rd Grade

K-3 Manasa Sudhindra

Abigail Zhang

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Abigail Zhang

Alexander Xuan

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Alexander Xuan

Xuanyuan Wu

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Xuanyuan Wu

Washington

Yu-bin Bae

4th-6th Grade

4-6 Yu-bin Bae

Angie Wang

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Angie Wang

Yuxi You

10th-12th Grade

Yuxi You

West Virginia

Abbigail Bailey

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Abbigail Bailey

Khalia Reid

10th-12th Grade

10-12 Khalia Reid

Wisconsin

Zoey Kral

7th-9th Grade

7-9 Zoey Kral