2024 One World Middle School Challenges

Since early February, at UNCF, One World students have been working intensely on essays, stage presentations, and poster boards, all on social justice topics that matter to them. With support from Learn24, we have also launched our first “Academy Hub” at Friendship SE PCS in Ward 8, serving 20 additional students who might otherwise not enjoy access to afterschool programming.

 

So get ready for two One World Challenges! In the first culminating showcase, on April 10th, students from Friendship SE will present their social justice research findings and solutions to their communities while competing for scholarship awards and a chance to move on to the citywide competition on April 26th. Join us to see why the One World Challenge is one of the city’s preeminent education events, regularly featured in the Washington Post.

 

See the 4/26/24 winners!

See the 4/10/24 winners!

One World Academy Students

Lola Adams

Grade 6

Lola Adams

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Bullying in Schools

Sekhet Ani

Grade 6

Sekhet Ani

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Drug Abuse

Amiel Atwater-Grey

Grade 8

Amiel Atwater-Grey

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 8
War in Gaza

Nahom Awraris

Grade 6

Nahom Awraris

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6

Cell Phones in School

Leonel Baiza

Grade 6

Leonel Baiza

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
War

Vivian Barojas

Grade 6

Vivian Barojas

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
College Tuition and Loans

Alix Bonelli

Grade 7

Alix Bonelli

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 7
Trans Rights

Isabella Bonilla

Grade 6

Isabella Bonilla

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Animal Abuse

Aidan Campbell

Grade 5

Aidan Campbell

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 5
Bullying

Bobby Cavanagh

Grade 7

Bobby Cavanagh

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 7
Homelessness

Gustavo Chamberlin-King

Grade 6

Gustavo Chamberlin-King

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
Taxation Without Representation in DC

May Chandrasekharan

Grade 8

May Chandrasekharan

Perry Street Prep PCS

Grade 8
Abortion Rights

Raegen Coby

Grade 6

Raegen Coby

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 6
Mass Incarceration of Black Males

Rasheed Coleman

Grade 6

Rasheed Coleman

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 6
Youth Suicide in America

Sophia Davis

Grade 7

Sophia Davis

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7
Cost of College

Gabriella Decker

Grade 8

Gabriella Decker

Inspired Teaching PCS

Grade 8
Child Abuse

Zahra Yacine Diop

Grade 7

Zahra Yacine Diop

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 7
Psychological Child Abuse

R’Juror Douglas

Grade 7

R’Juror Douglas

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 7
School Start Times

Simone Eddings

Grade 7

Simone Eddings

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 7
Lack of Affirmative Action in Colleges

Londyn Evans

Grade 6

Londyn Evans

Perry Street Prep PCS

Grade 6

Careless Carjackings

Mahir Feysel

Grade 6

Mahir Feysel

Garrison Elementary

Grade 6
Paying Soccer Players Less

Myrna Feysel

Grade 6

Myrna Feysel

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Overpopulation

Mila Guzman

Grade 6

Mila Guzman

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
Race-Based Gentrification

Violet Hardy

Grade 5

Violet Hardy

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 5
Student Stress

Santino Hebert

Grade 6

Santino Hebert

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 6
Police Brutality

Andres Herrera

Grade 5

Andres Herrera

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 5
LGBTQ+ Suicides

Brielle Holton

Grade 5

Brielle Holton

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 5
Body Image

Ameenah Huggins

Grade 6

Ameenah Huggins

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
Global Access to Clean Water

Marcus Jackson

Grade 6

Marcus Jackson

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
Suicide Prevention and Mental Health

Rachel Karrer

Grade 6

Rachel Karrer

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Social Media and Suicide

Antonio Knight

Grade 8

Antonio Knight

Digital Pioneers Academy PCS

Grade 8
Black History

Makhii Kyle

Grade 5

Makhii Kyle

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 5
Child Abuse

Bernard Lathern

Grade 6

Bernard Lathern

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 6
Gun Violence

Serenity Lewis

Grade 6

Serenity Lewis

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 6
Child Abuse

Kira Lilly

Grade 6

Kira Lilly

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
Affirmative Action in College

Teron McNeil Jr.

Grade 7

Teron McNeil Jr.

Social Justice School PCS

Grade 7
Domestic Abuse

Ian McPherson

Grade 7

Ian McPherson

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7
Mental Health Access

Mahala Miller

Grade 7

Mahala Miller

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 7
Student Mental Health

Elliott Moore

Grade 7

Elliott Moore

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 7
Minimum Age for Cell Phones

Olivia Moore

Grade 6

Olivia Moore

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
Affordable Healthcare

Parker Mullen

Grade 8

Parker Mullen

Inspired Teaching PCS

Grade 8
Audism

Jaleah Nelson

Grade 7

Jaleah Nelson

Perry Street Prep PCS

Grade 7
LGBTQ+ Bullying in School

Ezra Okon

Grade 8

Ezra Okon

Inspired Teaching PCS

Grade 8
Homelessness

Natalie Padre

Grade 7

Natalie Padre

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 7
Expanding Access to Mental Health Care

Clara Park

Grade 7

Clara Park

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7
Period Poverty

Mia Payne

Grade 6

Mia Payne

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Gun Laws in America

Hatcher Pitts

Grade 8

Hatcher Pitts

Inspired Teaching PCS

Grade 8
Pedestrian Safety

Janae Poindexter

Grade 7

Janae Poindexter

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 7
Price Gouging

Khloe Reeder

Grade 7

Khloe Reeder

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7
School Shootings

Troy Richards Jr.

Grade 6

Troy Richards Jr.

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Air Pollution

Victor Romero

Grade 7

Victor Romero

DC International PCS

Grade 7
Drug Abuse

Emilio Rosales-Flores

Grade 6

Emilio Rosales-Flores

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Renewable Energy

Princeton Tymus Jr.

Grade 6

Princeton Tymus Jr.

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
The Harm of Smoking

Alexis Ukaegbu

Grade 7

Alexis Ukaegbu

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7
Inflation & the Economy

Laila Ukaegbu

Grade 7

Laila Ukaegbu

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7
Homeless Children in the US

Nura Umaru

Grade 7

Nura Umaru

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 7
Cell Phones at School

Nurani Umaru

Grade 6

Nurani Umaru

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 6
Cyberbullying

Rashid Umaru

Grade 5

Rashid Umaru

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 5

Gun Violence

Gabriel Underdue

Grade 7

Gabriel Underdue

Social Justice School PCS

Grade 7
Air Pollution

Isabelle Vann

Grade 6

Isabelle Vann

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Plastic Pollution

Lesja Williams

Grade 5

Lesja Williams

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 5
Homelessness and Mental Health

Quintus Williams

Grade 6

Quintus Williams

Friendship SE PCS

Grade 6
Drug Use

Nadia Wong

Grade 5

Nadia Wong

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 5
Racism

Abel Zeto

Grade 6

Abel Zeto

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6
Deforestation