2023 Essay Contest Winners

Winners in Grades 4 – 6

First Place: Harmoni Dozier-Banks, 4th Grade, Friendship PCS@BP, Shatavia Kelley 

Second Place: Kynnedi Pearson, 4th Grade, Friendship PCS@BP, Shatavia Kelley 

Third Place: Kevin D. Speed, 4th Grade, J. O. Wilson ES, Ms. Kimberly Davila

Fourth Place: Anya Williams, 5th grade, Bruce Monroe ES @PV, Amy Dinan
Fifth Place: Kai Haruki Hoang, 6th Grade, SWW@Francis Stevens, Rachel Thomas

Sixth Place: Aden White, 6th Grade, Macfarland MS, Ms. Texeira

Winners in Grade 7 – 9

First Place: Colette Gregg,* 9th Grade, School Without Walls, Carolyn Shulz

Second Place: Angela Duong, 9th Grade, Bell Multicultural, Ms. Mbabazi/Mr. Linero

Third Place: Rahel Tseganeh,** 8th Grade, Oyster Adams Bilingual, Mr. Lewis

Fourth Place: Winnie Chan, 9th Grade, Benjamin Banneker, Ms. Morris

Fifth Place: Daniel Goldson,*** 7th Grade, DC Prep Edgewood, Ms. Silva

Sixth Place: Makaj Tatum-Tubman, 8th Grade, Kramer MS, Ms. Ramble

*Sixth Place Winner in 2022

**Special Mention 2022, First Place Winner in 2020, Special Mention in 2019

***Honorable Mention in 2022