Winners of the 14th Annual Creative Writing Contest

Over 6,500 entries came in to local contests across the country and the quality of submissions was inspiring.  The winning entries from each local contest were sent to the National Office and were screened by a panel of immigration attorneys, authors, and classroom teachers.  The scores from this panel were used to select the top five entries which were sent to our celebrity judges.

This year's judges were Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers;  Henry Cejudo, Olympic Gold Medalist; Gerda Weissman Klein, Author and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and Senator Daniel Inouye. 

Grand Prize Winner
Maya W.
Castelar Elementary of Los Angeles, California
Read the Winning Entry

2nd Place
Fiona L.
Oyster Bilingual School-Washington, DC

3rd Place
Hannah H.
La Jolla Elementary-San Diego, California

Honorable Mentions
Miranda B.
Hopkins Elementary-  Boston, Massachussetts

Daniel P.
Wayne Tanaka Elementary- Las Vegas, Nevada

All Winners by State