2021 Essay Contest Winners

(To view the winning essays, click on the author's name.)

MIDDLE SCHOOL

First prize:
Ben Hourdequin (Richmond Middle School)
“The Puzzle” In Life (an interview with Lori Siegel). Ben's essay also won National Honorable Mention!

Second Prize:
Allyson Lee (Richmond Middle School)
Follow Me To The Northern Lights (an interview with Kristina Lynch)

HIGH SCHOOL

First Prize:
Saia Patel (Hanover High School)
The Missing Puzzle Piece (an interview with Mary Albert)

Second Prize:
Sora Shirai (Hanover High School)
She climbs the wall (an interview with Fatoumata Fall)

Honorable Mention:
Leah Twarog (Lebanon High School)
Playing in the Mathematical Sandbox (an interview with Priscilla Bremser)

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

First Prize:
Katherine Lasonde
Proving Theorems, Not Stereotypes (an interview with Lisa Piccirillo )

Second Prize:
Yangyang Li
Keeping it Cool: A Biography of Lori Siegel. Yangyang's essay also won National First Prize, Undergraduate level!

NATIONAL CONTEST

Two local students won national prizes:

Yangyang Li: First Prize, Undergraduate level
Ben Hourdequin: Honorable Mention, Middle school level