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Previous Student Contest Winners

2024-25 Student Contest Winners

Elementary Poster Results

1st Place winner - Lake Oswego: Cara Miles, Grade 4
2nd Place winner - Ashland: Nadia McGrady, Grade 5
3rd Place winner - Albany: Alice Wegner, Grade 5

Middle School Essay Results

1st Place winner - Albany: Ashmi Larson, Grade 8
2nd Place winner - Lake Oswego: Sophia Han, Grade 8
3rd Place winner - Keizer: Collin Vosler, Grade 6

High School Digital Media Results

1st Place winner - Chiloquin: Henry Hodgson, Grade 11 View Henry's Video Here
2nd Place winner - Oregon City: Justin Evers, Grade 11 View Justin's Video Here
3rd Place winner - Banks: Leila Stewart, Grade 9 View Leila's Video Here

2020-21 Student Contest Winners

Elementary Poster Results

1st Place winner – Sweet Home; Madalyn Coleman, Grade 5
2nd Place winner – Hillsboro; Kaide Price, Grade 4
3rd Place winner – Forest Grove; Averi Gustafson, Grade 5

Middle School Essay Results

1st Place winner – Redmond; Harrison Swift, Grade 7
2nd Place winner – West Linn; Hallie Jones, Grade 6
3rd Place winner – Happy Valley; Lilyana Oien, Grade 6

High School Digital Media Results

1st Place winner – Redmond; Chaela Baker, Grade 12, View Chaela's Video Here
2nd Place winner – Cottage Grove; Kourtney Owens, Grade 12, View Kourtney's Video Here
3rd Place winner – Prineville; Cecily Cooper, Grade 10, View Cecily's Video Here

2023-24 Student Contest Winners

Elementary Poster Results

1st Place winner - Sherwood: Prakrithi Balasubramanian, Grade 5
2nd Place winner - Oregon City: Brittney E. Gil-Rosales, Grade 5
3rd Place winner - Albany: Reagan Winn, Grade 5

Middle School Essay Results

1st Place winner - Lake Oswego: Leuca Wanford, Grade 6
2nd Place winner - Scappoose: Catania Fenstermaker, Grade 6
3rd Place winner - Banks: Leila Stewart, Grade 8

High School Digital Media Results

1st Place winner - Albany: Hadley Huzefka, Grade 12 View Hadley's Video Here
2nd Place winner - Banks: Malia Stewart, Grade 10 View Malia's Video Here
3rd Place winner - Gold Beach: Kacen Wardle, Grade 11

2019-20 Student Contest Winners

Elementary Poster Results

1st Place winner – Happy Valley; Kate Janzen, Grade 4
2nd Place winner – St. Helens; Olivia Fantus, Grade 5
3rd Place winner – Forest Grove; Emily Jack, Grade 4
Honorable Mention – Elgin; Isabella Fox, Grade 5

Middle School Essay Results

1st Place winner – Scappoose; Megan Earl, Grade 8
2nd Place winner – West Linn; Tealia Jud, Grade 6
3rd Place winner – Elgin; Olivia Farris, Grade 6
Honorable Mention – Silverton; Rieve Randall, Grade 8

High School Digital Media Results

1st Place winner – Elgin; Mariah Wilhelm, Grade 11
2nd Place winner – Beaverton; Samyak Shrimali, Grade 9
3rd Place winner – Happy Valley; Yurie Han, Grade 11

2022-23 Student Contest Winners

Elementary Poster Results

1st Place winner - Albany: Noah Gabriel D. Salazar, Grade 5
2nd Place winner - Happy Valley: Adriana Draskovic, Grade 5
3rd Place winner - Hillsboro: Maria Cecilia Gonzalez Solano, Grade 4

Middle School Essay Results

1st Place winner - Lake Oswego: Sophia Lu, Grade 8
2nd Place winner - McMinnville: Saylor Sager, Grade 6
3rd Place winner - St. Helens: Brooke Van Arsdall, Grade 7

High School Digital Media Results

1st Place winner - Cottage Grove: Kassidy Poetzl, Grade 12 View Kassidy's Video Here
2nd Place winner - Albany: Jacella Williams, Grade 11 View Jacella's Video Here
3rd Place winner - Redmond: Evonna West, Grade 11 View Evonna's Video Here

2018-19 Student Contest Winners

Elementary Poster Results

First Place - Hubbard; Brianna Burgess, Grade 4
Second Place - Dundee; Bailey Lee, Grade 5
Honorable Mention - Happy Valley; Chase Rosenberg, Grade 4
Honorable Mention - Redmond; Pearl Page, Grade 5

Middle School Essay Results

First Place - North Powder; Ryleigh Phillips, Grade 6
Second Place - Elgin; Charlee Morehead, Grade 7
Honorable Mention - North Plains; Micah Elmers, Grade 6
Honorable Mention - Redmond; Delaney Streater, Grade 6

High School Digital Media Results

First Place - Elgin; Madielynn Larman, Grade 9
Second Place - North Powder; Moziss Nesser, Grade 11

2021-22 Student Contest Winners

Elementary Poster Results

1st Place winner – St. Helens; Ellie Luke, Grade 4
2nd Place winner – Hillsboro; Lilianna Anderson, Grade 4
3rd Place winner – Oakridge; Daytona Ramirez, Grade 5

Middle School Essay Results

1st Place winner – St. Helens; Taylor Rose Parsons, Grade 7
2nd Place winner – Fossil; Nola McGreer, Grade 6
3rd Place winner – Albany; Mikayla Chaffins, Grade 8

High School Digital Media Results

1st Place winner – Ontario; Jacqueline Peña, Grade 12, View Jacqueline's Video Here
2nd Place winner – St. Helens; Hayden Stram, Grade 10, View Hayden's Video Here

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