State Honor
Alabama
Cole Hall
The Necessity of Climate Resilience
The Altamont School, Birmingham, Alabama
Alaska
Veronica Tudela
Agricultural Pollution
Valdez High School, Valdez, Alaska
Arkansas
Tyler Cook
Purification Problems
Greene County Tech High School, Paragould, Arkansas
California
Phoebe Johnson
Escaping The Poverty Cycle: Female Beauty Standards in the Workplace
Westridge School for Girls, Pasadena, California
Colorado
Nina Paul
Sanitation!
Jefferson Academy Secondary, Broomfield, Colorado
Connecticut
Tanush Paradeshi
The Way to the End of Agricultural Pollution
Madison Middle School, Trumbull, Connecticut
DC
Lela Harkrader
The Tiny House Movement
Alice Deal Middle School, Washington, District of Columbia
Florida
Bre’ona Prophet
Extreme Weather
Choctawhatchee High School, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Georgia
Sadie Schoenrock
Safe Drinking Water
Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody, Georgia
Hawaii
Stevie Puna
Air Wells, Snow and the Ocean Three Things to Think About
Hawaii Technology Academy, Waipahu, Hawaii
Idaho
Kabree Staley
Fighting Against Pollution With Catalytic Reactor
Compass Academy, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Illinois
Kristin Tenoso
How Plastic Bags are Affecting Our World
Millburn Middle School, Lindenhurst, Illinois
Indiana
Izabelle Howell
Composting
Woodside Middle School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Iowa
Sylvia Dresen
Improving Climate Resiliency
North Polk Middle School, Alleman, Iowa
Kansas
Emma Herman
WOMEN ON THIS PLANET: Equal Pay
Concordia Jr./Sr. High School, Concordia, Kansas
Kentucky
Elijah Robinson
Stop Improper Waste Disposal
Noe middle school, Louisville, Kentucky
Maryland
Chloe Mshana
The Global Workforce: Informal to Formal
Academy of Health Sciences @ PGCC, Largo, Maryland
Massachusetts
Malcolm Plum
Disease Evolution
Nauset Regional High School, Eastham, Massachusetts
Michigan
Bailey Wenzlick
Why Waste It?
Traverse City West Middle School, Traverse City, Michigan
Minnesota
Jennifer Mettler
Nutrient Pollution in Water Sources
Chanhassen High School, Chanhassen, Minnesota
Missouri
Chance Minear
The Poverty Cycle
South Valley Middle School, Kansas City, Missouri
Montana
Bryce Kim
Save the Homelands!
Bozeman High School, Bozeman, Montana
Nebraska
Taylor Morse
The Issues with Gender Wage Gaps
Omaha North High School, Omaha, Nebraska
Nevada
Jolie Li
Seven Billion Solutions
Hyde Park Middle School, Las Vegas, Nevada
New Hampshire
Melony Pickard
Protecting Ourselves From Unsafe Drinking Water
Winchester School District, Winchester, New Hampshire
New Jersey
Gwenn Abano
The Struggle of Wealth Inequality
Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
New Mexico
Saisravya Bandla
A Threat to Fresh Water: Agriculture Pollution
San Jon Schools, San Jon, New Mexico
New York
Jeffrey Tao
Democracy is the Answer
Hunter College High School, New York, New York
North Carolina
Nickleus Castevens
The Truth About Water
Bonlee School, Bear Creek, North Carolina
North Dakota
Aiden Benson
How We Can Stop E-Waste
West Fargo High School, West Fargo, North Dakota
Ohio
Julia Hum
Improving Climate Resiliency
Columbiana High School, Columbiana, Ohio
Oregon
Mira Saturen
Inequity in Climate Adaptation
Ashland Middle School, Ashland, Oregon
Pennsylvania
Gretchen Dorsey
Ending Child Labour
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Abigail Taylor
Waste In Our Waters
Mt. Hope High School, Bristol, Rhode Island
South Carolina
Jakob Williams
Safe Drinking Water
Westview Middle School, Greenwood, South Carolina
Tennessee
Ella Davis
Preserving Safe And Clean Water
Hunter Middle School, Ooltewah, Tennessee
Texas
Laurel Wren
Global Wealth Inequality
McNeil High School, Austin, Texas
Utah
Laszlo Sule
Extreme Weather Caused By The Growing Population!
Wasatch Academy, Mount Pleasant, Utah
Virginia
Kristen Purisima
Watch This! It’s Not a Waste
James River High School, Midlothian, Virginia
Washington
Ruby Engrav
How Poverty Affects Population Growth
Eastside Preparatory School, Kirkland, Washington
West Virginia
Chance Ramsey
Composting Your Trash to Make Food
Midland Trail High School, Hico, West Virginia
Wisconsin
Teddy Richards
Climate Change
Edison Middle School, Janesville, Wisconsin
International by Region Honor
Europe
Sofia Oliveira
Water in Our Lives
Escola Secundária de Pombal, Pombal, Pombal, Portugal
Asia
Nan Aye Mote Mote
Essential for Life
Ayeyarwaddy International School, Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar
North America
Simone Hay
Dry Toilets: Sustainable and Attainable
Choice School for the Gifted, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
South America
Martin Mantilla
Agricultural Pollution
La Colina, La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia