Prize Recipients

While Sarah's focus is on racial equity in education, her activism has no boundaries.

Damilola started her own hackathon called TecHacks which has been recognized by a number of media including CheddarTV, Yahoo, Apple Newsroom and Fox.

Abram is the producer of The Hive, their high school news program, and is co-president of the Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club at LHS.

Kaviya co-founded her school district's Diversify Our Narrative (DON) chapter.

Zahra created and organized the Counselors not Cops (CNC) campaign in Memphis.

Maya serves as the president of Melanin Minds, one of the leading student organizations pursuing racial justice in Morristown.

Soledad (Solie) serves as the council chair of the Student Equity Council and works for public advocacy for marginalized groups in the district.

Simone Maggie serves as senior class treasurer, Grier Int/Advanced Dance Company member and founder of Beyond the Bubble Club.

Hannah put her concern for racial disparities in education into action when she founded San Antonio Math Include (SaMi, mathinclude.org).

Isabella launched a national poetry competition, "I Matter", on why Black Lives Matter.

Zoya co-founded HiStory Retold, a student-led project, to take a stand.

Aminieli founded E.O. Smith's Cultural Awareness Brigade (CAB).

Alison is the president of the Young Mobilizers. She created and spearheaded the Protect the Homeless Atlanta Campaign.

Lina serves as secretary of the Hoover chapter of Diversify Our Narrative and as an organizer for her local Student Diversity Council.

Millie is the founder of the Youth Against Hate Coalition where she works to give youth platforms within traditionally "adults-only" spaces.

Brian serves as the president of multiple groups including Regis' Black Student Union and Heritage Club.

Bernadette drafted legislation that tackles the invasive and visible remnant of racial segregation: food deserts.

Emmanuella is the founder and leader of Rise Up Mentorship, a program developed to support Black and Brown students as they tackle rigorous courses.

Zachary is the first student to serve as a member of the San Diego Board of Education, representing over 100,000 students.

Kashyap serves as the global chapter director at Encode Justice and is helping to make local communities safer.

Danielle is the co-founder of the Indigenous Advocates Association (IAA).

Diamond is the president of RACE (Respect All Cultures Equally), the first cultural representative and respective organization at Padua.

Jadyn serves as the president of the Black Student Union; co-president of Core; a student ambassador; and a class representative.

Ella founded and leads the Olympia Native Students Union (ONSU), and worked to open a Title IX program in the Olympia School District.

Vaish founded the Hope for Living Project and is a board member for the Neutral Zone.

Anie founded Fairfield for Change, an organization to advocate for diversity and inclusion within the Fairfield City School District.

Grace founded Asian Uplift, a 501(c)(3) social justice organization empowering Asian communities through education, service and activism.

Andrew is the president and founder of the Arlington High School Asian American Coalition (AHSAAC).

Kyler is the founder and executive director of Hear Our Voices magazine.