- Cleveland Metropolitan School District Retro Rap performance by students from Whitney Young School
- The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. leads the ceremony’s invocation
- Scholarship Finalists Robert Edwards, Annie Robinson, Kelly Knaser, Avalon Regalbuto, and Andrew Huang wait patiently before being asked to read their essays before a crowd of more than 275 family members, friends, and Maltz Museum supporters
- for the second year, WKYC Channel 3 Weekend News Anchor and Education Reporter Kim Wheeler served as master of ceremonies
- Scholarship Finalist Avalon Reglabuto, a senior at Orange High
- Andrew Huang, an junior grader at University School, reads his essay
- Kelly Knaser, a senior at Wickliffe High School and First Runner-Up
- Biar Akar, a senior at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High, is a refugee from South Sudan who came to the U.S. in 2010
- Adrian Simion, a senior at Westlake High School
- Evelyn Ting, a senior at Shaker Height High School
- Courtney Schmidt, a junior at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High
- Robert Edwards, a senior at Max Hayes High School and Second Runner-Up
- Courtney Ross, a senior at Chardon High School
- Shala Blade, a tenth grader at Glenville High School, holds her 3rd Place trophy high; on her left, Jessica Hartig, a sophomore at Solon High School, placed 2nd for her grade
- Aurora High Student Annie Robinson Awarded Grand Scholarship Prize!