Middle School Division
1st Place: Harshil Sharma, Heatherwood Middle School; Topic: AI
2nd Place: Jason He, Kennedy Middle School; Topic: AI – a Poem
3rd Place: Cassia Dyer Seem, Egan Jr. High School; Topic: Climate Change – Inedible Soup
Honorable Mention: Pranshi Chawla, Highland Middle School, Bellevue, WA; Topic: AI
High School Division
1st Place: Natalia Mochernak; Torrey Pines High School, Topic: Heroes
2nd Place: Alisha Arora, Mission San Jose High School; Topic: Price of Perfection
3rd Place: Sudar Senthil; Urbana High School Topic: Climate Change
Honorable Mention: Shrita Palla; North Creek High School, Topic: AI