Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest

Optimum Region: High School Category

Grand Prize Winner:

Carlee Reid
Academy of Information Technology and Engineering (Stamford, CT)

Runners Up:

Mia Carranza
Herricks High School (New Hyde Park, NY)

Yolanda Contreras
Brentwood High School (Brentwood, NY)

Ellis Eisenberg
Half Hollow Hills High School West (Dix Hills, NY)

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Optimum Region: Middle School Category

Grand Prize Winner:

Sofia Alarcon-Frias
Bedford High School (Bedford, CT)

Runners Up:

Sonia Veldhuis
Oradell Public School (Oradell, NJ)

Evan Chang
Marlboro Memorial Middle School (Marlboro, NJ)

Ava Previzi
Saint Joseph School (Oradell, NJ)

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Suddenlink Region: High School Category

Grand Prize Winner:

Alyvia Esquibel
Randall High School (Amarillo, TX)

Runners Up:

Samantha Miller
Georgetown High School (Georgetown, TX)

Stephanie Sarabia
Truckee High School (Truckee, CA)

Rebecca Encinas
Flagstaff High School (Flagstaff, AZ)

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Suddenlink Region: Middle School Category

Grand Prize Winner:

Dayanara Mendez-Herrera
Fortuna Middle School (Fortuna, CA)

Runners Up:

Adele Bosma
Benold Middle School (Georgetown, TX)

Annisia Morris
Ruston Junior High School (Ruston, LA)

Jawaad Merali
Kelly Lane Middle School (Pflugerville, TX)

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Honorable Mention

Kalli Yanzuk
Monterey Senior High School (Lubbock, TX)

Jared Moreno
Lubbock Cooper Middle School (Lubbock, TX)