Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Pleasant Valley Entry Title: ‘I felt like I was just a shadow’: PV fails to meet expectation of inclusivity Entry Credit: Jae Jepsen
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Pleasant Valley Entry Title: Bulletproof ignorance: America’s disturbing numbness to gun violence Entry Credit: Jae Jepsen
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Pleasant Valley Entry Title: An attack on self-expression: Iowa’s gendered clothing laws restrict student freedom Entry Credit: Laura Chen
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Marion HS Entry Title: Step back Entry Credit: Mila Van Weelden
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Pleasant Valley Entry Title: Ill-defined late policy could cost student motivation Entry Credit: Shobini Iyer, Anagha Sudhindra