Read the entire collection of 2015 Youth Speak Out winning essays here.

TOP 10 FINALISTS

Listen to the finalists on WCPN 90.3FM’s “Sound of Ideas” here.

YOUTH SPEAK OUT FIRST RUNNER-UP
(4-year $15,000 scholarship)
Apoorva Vallampati, 11th Grade, Aurora High School
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YOUTH SPEAK OUT SECOND RUNNER-UP
(4-year $10,000 scholarship)
Alexis Boone, 12th Grade, Glenville High School
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YOUTH SPEAK OUT HONORABLE MENTIONS
($500 cash prize)

Julia Gentner, 12th Grade, Rocky River High School
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Amani Hill, 11th Grade, Shaker Heights High School
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Carrie Kubicki, 12th Grade, Firelands High School
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Jessica Neundorf, 12th Grade, Fairview High School
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Samantha Spear, 12th Grade, Chagrin Falls High School
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Abby White, 12th Grade, Shaker Heights High School
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6 – 10TH GRADE 1ST PLACE WINNERS
($300 CASH PRIZE)
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6th Grade
1st Place: Elizabeth Krajekian, Gilmour Academy
2nd Place: Kenton Carrell, St. Barnabas Catholic School
3rd Place: John Flowers, St. Barnabas Catholic School

7th Grade
1st Place: Alexandra Garrow, Fuchs Mizrachi School
2nd Place: Joelle Rosenthal, Beachwood Middle School
3rd Place (tie): Amanda Leizman, Beachwood Middle School
3rd Place (tie): Jada Lipscomb, Clara E. Westropp

8th Grade
1st Place: Robert Ballard, Newton D. Baker School of Arts
2nd Place: Angel Goodluck, Roxboro Middle School
3rd Place: Jackson Carrell, St. Barnabas Catholic School

9th Grade
1st Place (tie): Mary Dzurik, Holy Name High School
1st Place (tie): Devyn Gaskins, Kenston High School
2nd Place (tie): Julia Dreher, Holy Name High School
2nd Place (tie): Devon Rusnak, Brooklyn High School

10th Grade
1st Place: Elizabeth Lentz, Magnificat High School
2nd Place: Sarah Skuhrovec, Magnificat High School
3rd Place: Jessica Srail, Magnificat High School