Tziporah Cohen - Farber Hebrew Day School (1st Place)

What It Means to Be Critical

Abstract: details the importance of forming our opinions by doing informed, detailed research and reading different perspectives on an issue and not relying on biased sources to inform our opinions.

Isabella Blakeley - International Academy OKMA (Honorable Mention)

In Regards to Chestnuts

Abstract: expresses through poetry that even though we cannot choose where or in what environment we are born into, that being an environment of love or hate, but that we have the power to change the environment by choosing to spread love rather than hate.