2026 STUDENT CONTEST WINNERS

PENNSYLVANIA

PA High School Essay Contest:

1st Place- Lingxi K. - The Baldwin School

2nd Place- Faraaz K. - Malvern Preparatory School

3rd Place- Tejashwin K. - Downingtown STEM Academy

PA Middle School Essay Contest:

1st Place- Pragya S. - Marshall Middle School

2nd Place- Ariana H. - Springton Lake Middle School

3rd Place- Arman B. - Marshall Middle School

PA Poster Contest: 

• Alina B. - Episcopal Academy
• Sri C. - Eagle View Middle School
• Lily H. - Culbertson Elementary
• Veeya J. - Culbertson Elementary
• Ashlyn J. - McDowell Intermediate High School
• Avi K. - Tower Hill School
• Nora L. - Russell School
• Finley M. - Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
• Kate M. - Elizabethtown Area Middle School
• Isabella O. - Central York High School
• Divya P. - Germantown Academy
• Louisa R. - Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
• Geet R. - McKnight Elementary School
• Rishi S. - Winding Creek Elementary School
• Ayra S. - Culbertson Elementary
• Lillian S. - Russell School
• Alice T. - Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
• Liam W. - Culbertson Elementary
• Noah W. - Ingomar Middle School  

PA Digital Media Contest:

1st Place- Ehab K. - Holicong Middle School

2nd Place- Vansh J. - Spring Ford Area School District

3rd Place- Atharva S. - Great Valley High School

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NEW JERSEY

NJ High School Essay Contest:

1st Place- Ashwin K. - Edison Academy Magnet School

2nd Place- Zara A. - Woodbridge Academy Magnet School

3rd Place- Zoe M. - Morris County School of Technology

NJ Middle School Essay Contest:

1st Place- Anjali S. - The Peck School

2nd Place- Ian T. - Hudson Arts and Science Charter Junior High

3rd Place- Eunwoo J. - Harrington Park Public School

NJ Poster Contest:

• Vaishali A. - Bergen County Academies
• Arsam A. - Randall Carter Elementary School
• Azlaan A. - Randall Carter Elementary School
• Ryan C. - E. Connell
• Nisha E. - Bergen County Academies
• Albina J. - Lopatcong Middle School
• Prisha K. - Woodbridge Academy Magnet School
• Myrah N. - Hillsborough Elementary School
• Ria R. - N/A
• Meha S. - John P. Stevens High School
• Ian T. - Hudson Arts and Science Charter Junior High
• Saachi W. - Rutgers Preparatory School
• Claire Y. - Bergen County Academies

NJ Digital Media Contest:

1st Place- Ava R., Sonia S. and Cailyn S. - Bergen County Academies

2nd Place- Doris N. and Mariella N. - Bergen County Academies

3rd Place- Delio J., Ayaan K. and Zachary P. - Bergen County Academies

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