This week’s One World Challenge showcased our students’ exceptional work that inspired hundreds of community members, including our guest speakers DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb and Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn. The winners are:
Stage Presentations
1st Place
Alison Flores Guevara, Washington Latin 2nd St. PCS, Grade 5
School Shootings
2nd Place
Addison Anderson, Center City NOMA PCS, Grade 7
Homelessness
3rd Place
London Payne, Friendship Southeast PCS, Grade 5
Child Abuse and Neglect
Honorable Mention
Julian Faulkner, Friendship Southeast PCS, Grade 6
School Shootings
Essays
1st Place – Grades 5/6
Kieran Bayne, Creative Minds PCS, Grade 6
Vandalism
2nd Place – Grades 5/6
Ezekiel Ratnesar, Washington Latin Cooper PCS, Grade 6
Youth Mental Health Post-COVID
1st Place – Grades 7/8
Lily Brugman, Inspired Teaching PCS, Grade 8
Sexual Harassment
2nd Place – Grades 7/8
Kimore Phillips, Inspired Teaching PCS, Grade 8
Restorative Justice in Schools
Honorable Mention
Lesja Williams, Friendship Southeast PCS, Grade 6
Gentrification
Board Presentations
1st Place
Isabel El Shazli, Washington Latin Cooper PCS, Grade 5
Teen Gun Violence
2nd Place
Darnell Washington, Center City NOMA, Grade 8
Cancer Treatment Disparities for Black Women
3rd Place
Reagan Anderson, Creative Minds PCS, Grade 6
Climate Change and Polar Bears
Honorable Mention – Grades 5/6
Skylar Diggs, Friendship Southeast, Grade 5
Gun Violence
Honorable Mention – Grades 7/8
Deandre Williams Jr., Creative Minds, Grade 8
Gun Violence in DC
Thank you, Judges!
The Challenge would not have been possible without the 27 One World friends who volunteered their time to judge student work!
Speech Judges
Sue Bell
Hattie M. Strong Foundation
Elizabeth Early
Early Edits
Michael Logue
Bates White Consulting
Lois Nembhard
HumanitiesDC
Shanna Samson
The Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes / Office of the Deputy Mayor of Education
Brandee Tate
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Nicole Travers
DC Charter School Alliance
Mark Weinberger
The Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes / Office of the Deputy Mayor of Education
Board Judges
Courtney Abrams
TTR Sotheby’s
Vivian Awumey
Library of Congress
Kathy Crutcher
Shout Mouse Press
Heather Dittbrenner
Bates White Consulting
James Gao
Bates White Consulting
Bianca Garner-Smith
Ingenuity Prep
Zahra Hassan
Bates White Consulting
Akshay Joglekar
Bates White Consulting
Rachael Weidman
Bates White Consulting
Keith Juarez
Carlos Rosario International PCS
Zareen Khan
Bates White Consulting
Michael Logue
Bates White Consulting
Wilma Mateo
Miss Puerto Rico
Barbara Mantegani
Community Member
Marcus Peterson
Ingenuity Prep PCS
Dave Raglin
Community Member
Lyle Ring
Briya PCS
Diego Silva
Bates White Consulting
Will Wilt
Deloitte
Genevieve Rene
Carlos Rosario International PCS