Read the entire collection of 2017 Youth Speak Out winning essays here.
YOUTH SPEAK OUT GRAND SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
(4-year $40,000 scholarship)
ZEPHANIAH GALLOWAY, Cleveland Early College High School at John Hay
YOUTH SPEAK OUT FIRST RUNNER-UP
($15,000 scholarship)
MIAO, MUQING, Gilmour Academy
YOUTH SPEAK OUT SECOND RUNNER-UP
($10,000 scholarship)
COURTNEY REED, Hawken School
YOUTH SPEAK OUT THIRD RUNNER-UP
($5,000 scholarship)
ZACHARY HOLTZ, Gilmour Academy
YOUTH SPEAK OUT HONORABLE MENTIONS
($500 cash prize)
BRIAN AMUSAT, Shaker Heights High School
TIONNA CISCO, Brush High School
AURORA FLEMING, Bay Village High School
GEOFFREY GAO, Solon High School
M. SEVEN RICHMOND, University High School
MARIA SAVANI, Gilmour Academy
2017 YOUTH SPEAK OUT ESSAY STUDENT FINALISTS
10th Grade
1st Place: MAYA STUPICA, Kenston High School
2nd Place: BRIGID NAUGHTON, Magnificat High School
3rd Place: ZARIA ACY, Brooklyn High School
9th Grade
1st Place: YASH GHOSH, Mayfield High School
2nd Place: MAGGIE HALL, Mayfield High School
3rd Place: LARA NUNEZ-CERRILLO, Mayfield High School
8th Grade
1st Place: HANA SAMAD, Horizon Science Academy Cleveland Middle School
2nd Place: OLIVIA PELLEY, Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Middle
3rd Place: FIONA MACKE, Roxboro Middle School
7th Grade
1st Place: JEREMIAH SHEPPARD, Kenneth W. Clement Boys’ Leadership Academy
2nd Place: EMILY L. BRACKIN, Old Trail School
3rd Place: MEGAN WOOLEY, Beachwood Middle School
6th Grade
1st Place: APARNA SRIKANTH, Orchard Middle School
2nd Place: NICHOLAS NIEMIEC, St. Barnabas Catholic School
3rd Place: CURT HARRIS III, Newton D. Baker School of Arts
YOUTH SPEAK OUT SCHOOL WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ESSAYS ($5,000 Anti-Bias Education Grant)
Newton D. Baker School of Arts
YOUTH SPEAK OUT SCHOOL WITH A GRAND PRIZE WINNER ($5,000 Anti-Bias Education Grant)
Cleveland Early College High School at John Hay
2017 YOUTH SING OUT WINNING SCHOOLS
1st Place High School: “Let’s Talk…” Shaw High School ($5,000 Anti-Bias Education Grant)
1st Place Middle School: “V.O.T.E.” Newton D. Baker School of Arts ($5,000 Anti-Bias Education Grant)
Runner-Up High School: “It Starts With Us” Midview High School ($2,500 Anti-Bias Education Grant)
Runner-Up Middle School: “Heal the World” Heritage Middle School ($2,500 Anti-Bias Education Grant)
