Essay Award Recipients
2025
First place: Avery Overholt, Eaton Elementary (Teacher: Ashley Larimore; Principal: Chyenne Wilder)
Second Place: Iris Biner, Selma Elementary (Teacher: Mackenzie Kerr; Principal: Lesley Moulton)
Third Place: Jerry Youngdale, Heritage Hall Elementary (Teacher: Jodi Chae; Principal: Mike Crull)
First place: Faizan Reshtya, Northside Middle School (Teacher: Jacob Mooney; Principal: Ben Williams)
Second Place: Ezra Ayana, Yorktown Middle School (Teacher: Suzanne Fox; Principal: Mike Huber)
Third Place: Alexia Westfall, Daleville Jr High School, (Teacher: Kelly Hardsaw; Principal: Eric Douglas)
First place: Selah Derby, Muncie Central High School (Teacher: Morgan Leckie, Principal: Chris Walker)
Second Place: Ava Gregory, Cowan Jr High School (Teacher: Aimee Jones; Principal: Brent Adams)
Third Place: Sophia Glueck, Delta High School (Teacher: Betsy Marshall; Principal: Joey Gossett)
2024
Elementary School Division winners: First place: Brooklyn Zirkle; second: Drew Hatch; third: Avery Hildenbrand
High School Division winners: First place: Juno Leckie-Morales; second: Mason Moulton; third: Kyle Martin
Middle School Division winner: First place: Isla Suding
Middle School Division winners: Second: Laniyah Smith; third: Priscilla Scott
2023
Piper Lyons, Elementary School Division 1st place
Zane Gray, Elementary School Division 2nd place
Adalyn Carter, Elementary School Division 3rd place
Jensen Boyd
Jensen Boyd, Middle School Division 1st place
Deborah Olatunji, Middle School Division 2nd place
Mairin Gesler, Middle School Division 3rd place
Dametrius Hall
Dametrius Hall, High School Division 1st Place
London Kreamelmeyer, High School Division 2nd Place
Ava Capes
Ava Capes, High School Division 3rd Place
2022
Tanvi Chhajed, Elementary School Division 1st Place
Aanya Chhajed, Elementary School Division 2nd place
Adalyn Carter, Elementary School Division 3rd place
Rachel Ward, Middle School Division 1st place
Wyatt Turner, Middle School Division 2nd place
Gabriel Shockley, Middle School Division 3rd place
Tessa Williams, High School Division 1st Place
Caton Clark, High School Division 2nd place
2021
2020
2019
Grier Backus, Elementary Division 1st place
Jocelyn Moody, Elementary Division 2nd place
Anna Bowman, Elementary Division 3rd place
Isabel Quirk, Middle School Division 1st place
Rebekah Thorpe, Middle School Division 2nd place
Chloe Ashcraft, Middle School Division 3rd place
Katie Nettrouer, High School Division 1st place
Alana Stonewall, High School Division 2nd place
Chantel Sowers, High School Division 3rd place
2018
Natalie Hatton, Elementary Division 1st place
Allie Trimble, Elementary Division 2nd place
Charity Perry, Elementary Division 3rd place
Chantel Sowers, Middle School Division 1st place
Bailey Thompson, Middle School Division 2nd place
Benjamin Raymond, Middle School Division 3rd place
Ben Martin, High School Division 1st place
Elizabeth Marshall, High School Division 2nd place
Samantha Allen, High School Division 3rd place
2017
Emma Judge, 1st Place
Ella Pittman, 2nd Place
Nicki Southerland, 3rd Place
Lea Alexander, 1st Place
Brady Hunt, 2nd Place
Laura Fowler, 3rd Place
Matthew Zirkle, 1st Place
Ben Martin, 2nd Place
Haley Bennett, 3rd Place
2016
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Alana Stonewall
Evan Cartwright
Emeline Thygerson
Joli Finley
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Audrey Summers