All Results
Full Results of the 2020-2021 U.S. Essay Contest
Grade 5-6
WINNER: Zoey Skoutas
FINALISTS:
- Adyant Bhavsar from San Jose, CA
- Colbie Corn from Hendersonville, NC
- Maeve McGee from Pearl River, NY
- Riyana Sanof from Brentwood, CA
- Shruti Paul from Plano, TX
- Siri Manikonda from Eden Prairie, MN
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Aadhya Gupta from Sunnyvale, CA
- Akshay Jayaraman from Duluth, GA
- Claire Vernon from Falls Church, VA
- Corinne Anderson from Treynor, IA
- Grace Callero from Arlingon Heighhts, IL
- Klara Cazier from Commerce City, CA
- Lila Drowos from Boca Raton, FL
Grade 7-8
WINNER: Adhithi Arun
FINALISTS
- Aaditya Rana from Redmond, WA
- Ayaan Shaikh from Burlington, MA
- Deven Khamvongsouk from Champlin, MN
- Julian Mose from Stafford, VA
- Katherine Liu from Missouri City, TX
- Kenneth Kim from Union City, CA
- Kerrigan Coverly from Chattanooga, TN
- Mason Whitney from Helena, MT
- Paulina Ilina from Stafford, VA
- Sloane Evans from Chattanooga, TN
- Zachary Skoutas from Foxboro, MA
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Ashika Agrawal from Washington, DC
- Ashton Kapitzke from Champlin, MN
- Bailey Townsend from Blue Hill, ME
- Briar Stouffer from Champlin, MN
- Dartanyain Cline from Okanogan, WA
- David De Costa from Alexandria, VA
- Elizabeth Asubonten from Elliott City, MD
- Elizabeth Dittrich from Champlin, MN
- Elsa Borjon from Anchorage, AK
- Eren Kaplan from Chattanooga, TN
- Evan Poquette from Champlin, MN
- Isaac Urban from Helena, MT
- Joshua Sletten from Champlin, MN
- Kennedy Tugman from Chattanooga, TN
- Lauren Heltemes from Champlin, MN
- Lucia Rote from Champlin, MN
- Noah Johnson from Champlin, MN
- Rachel Kersey from Hansen, ID
- Sophia Kunkel from Arlington, TX
- Sowmil Kumble from Brentwood, TN
- Tessa Twardoski from Helena, MT
- Yashasree Gadipalli and Medhasree Chintala from Cary, NC
Grade 9-12
WINNER: Stephanie Dragoi
FINALISTS
- Isaac Sheard from Fairmont, MN
- Aiden Ackerman from New York, NY
- Aryana Singh from New York, NY
- Rachel Bello from Braintree, MA
- Patrick Moreno Hernandez from Corona, NY
- Anissa Pokorny-Yadav from Germantown, TN
- Olivia Aloisi from Cuyahoga Falls, OH
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Atharv Nadkarni from Marriottsville, MD
- Cooper Grubbs from Eagleville, TN
- Jason Qin from Virginia Beach, VA
- Joshua Lucano from Corona, NY
- Kierra Barr from Monroe, LA
- Keely Miyamoto from Los Angeles, CA
- Leslie Valverde from Corona, NY
- Prapti Kanani from Upper St. Claire, PA
- Reece Haft-Abromovitch from Rye, NY
- Zola Spence from Moody, AL
Grade 5-6
WINNER: Keira Roberts
FINALISTS
- Aman Buera from Lombard, IL
- Jonathan Li from San Jose, CA
- Liam Pritchard from Charlotte, NC
- Rachel Magette from Eudora, KS
- Siddharta Reynolds from Burbank, CA
- Soham Hiremath from Irving, TX
- Troy Edwards from Meridian, ID
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Gargi Madala from Gurrnee, IL
- Kiara Palenzuela from Stuart, FL
- Masua Chaiken from New York, NY
Grade 7-8
WINNER: Aaron Heisel
FINALISTS
- Brandii Tate from Chattanooga, TN
- Chuer Zhong from Brooklyn, NY
- Emily Cruz from Hagatna, Guam
- Shyam Vijaykumar from Aldie, VA
- Vera Hsiang from Corpus Christie, TX
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Elizabeth Doyle from Seattle, WA
- Icelynn Frandsen from Helena, MT
- Jenny Li from Bowling Green, KY
- Jocelyn DeGruttola from Levittown, NY
- Kingston Black from Bismarck, ND
- Lia Roehl from Anchorage, AK
- Paul Monan from Carrollton, TX
Grade 9-12
WINNER: Jennifer Sauter
FINALISTS
- Adam Thai from O’Fallon, MO
- Alexandra Renoe from Columbia, MO
- Evan Hsiang from Corpus Christi, TX
- Olivia Ju from Ellicott, MD
- Paul Hwang from Alexandria, VA
- Yunus Elabid from Corona, NY
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Christian Turk from Andover, MA
- Mindy Liang from Chatsworth, CA
Grade 5-6
WINNER: Shreya Swaminathan
FINALISTS
- Adidev Prasanth from Ellicott City, MD
- Arhaan Shaikh from Naperville, IL
- Conor Commission from Alexandria, VA
- Daniel Hoff from Waterloo, NY
- Ethan Nielson from Tumwater, WA
- Jean Gagnon from Claremont, NH
- Oliver Enge from Carrollton, TX
- Sanjeev Acharya from Carrollton, TX
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Brady Casey and Leah Graff from Waterford, NJ
- Colton Schneider from Arlington Heights, IL
- Cooper Griffin from Jackson, MS
- Dashel Lockley from Arlington Heights, IL
- Kareli Dotson from Kirkland, WA
- Madeline Johnston from Arlington Heights, IL
- Maryam Rasheed from Frisco, TX
- Mira Pemmanda from Houston, TX
- Natalie Dong from Santa Clara, CA
- Sean Allen from Arlington Heights, IL
Grade 7-8
WINNER: Ramesh Pattar
FINALISTS
- Carter Elvart from Annapolis, MD
- Mantra Kaushal from Lake Orion, MI
- Riley Herbolich from Helena, MT
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Aiden Novak from Champlin, MN
- Ani Bhushan from Chattanooga, TN
- Aravah Chaiken from New York, NY
- Claire Lesher from Studio City, CA
- Fletcher Kelly from Pensacola, FL
- Kayden Denham from Reo, IN
- Layan Siyam from Chattanooga, TN
- Mahria Raza from Champlin, MN
Grade 9-12
WINNER: Annie Hu
FINALISTS
- Ajla Trumic from Santa Clara, CA
- Connor Gembala from Overland Park, KS
- Ian Winiarski from Nashua, NH
- Jeremy Hao from Vienna, VA
- Logan Fribley from South Euclid, OH
- Oliver Jones from San Diego, CA
- Riley Bonar from Colorado Springs, CO
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Brianna Morales from Chatsworth, CA
- Huda Haque from Cary, NC
- Lauren Pun from Chatsworth, CA
- Nickolas Trane from Chatsworth, CA
- Nikhita Penugonda from Bellevue, WA
- Olivia Kasperski from Lutherville, MD
- Serin Arikan, Tolga Cavusoglu, Arnav Sahni, and Charles Zhang from Chesterland, OH
