2020

The prompt was “The 19th Amendment turns 100: Why is the right to vote still important?”

Middle School Division

1st Place: Brooke Eubanks

2nd Place: Elizabeth Adams

3rd Place: Jake Ferrans

High School Division

1st Place: Sophie Dau

2nd Place: Stephen Dai

3rd Place: Talia Traskos-Hart

2019

The prompt for this year’s contest was “Cyberbullying and the First Amendment.”

Middle School Division:

1st Place: Deeya Viradia

2nd Place: Lorenzo de Simone

3rd Place: Emilio Carbonell

High School Division:

1st Place: Annaclare Splettstoeszer

2nd Place: Kylie Hartman

3rd Place: Rachel Coppinger

2018

The FBA and the Federal Judges Association co-sponsored an Essay and Video Contest for High School students. The prompt was “What Does Equal Protection Mean to Students?”

Essays

1st Place: Delaney Patterson

2nd Place: Daniel Coppinger

3rd Place: Emily Miller

3rd Place: Jivan Jot Khalsa

3rd Place: Joelle Lum

Videos

1st Place: Alessia Fontecchio

2nd Place: Sen Feng

3rd Place: Connor Daley

2017

This year, hundreds of Middle School and High School students from around the country competed in the Federal Bar Association’s first ever Civics Essay Contest. The topic of this year’s contest was “What does an Impartial Judiciary Mean to Me?”


High School and Middle School winners Isabelle Scott and Alexander Ashman visiting the Supreme Court on March 17, 2017.

Middle School Contest Winners:

1st Place: Alexander Ashman, for his essay “True Justice”

2nd Place: Jivan Jot Kaur Khalsa

3rd Place: Jonah Gilbert

High School Contest Winners:

1st Place: Isabelle Scott, for her essay “Fear Free”

2nd Place: Stephanie Besen

3rd Place: Jacob Couture

Excellence in Civics Education Award

2017 was also the first year that the FBA recognized teachers around the country for their dedication to civics education. 22 teachers who were nominated by students and colleagues were awarded the Excellence in Civics Education Award. See below for a list of this year’s awardees by circuit.

2nd Circuit
David A. Scott, Northport-East Northport School District
Douglas Elliot, Gelinas Junior High School

3rd Circuit
Lisa Carney, St. Bernadette of Lourdes School

4th Circuit
Susan Boroughs, Granby High School
Nicholas McDaniels, Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School
Bob Knight, Bull Run Middle School

5th Circuit 
Christine McCrory, Lafayette High School
Dawn Blake, Allen High School

6th Circuit
Joe Foster, Hardin Northern High School
Erica Griggs, L&N STEM Academy
Jennifer Forshey, Rocky River High School
David Volkman, Loveland High School
Jonathan L. Entin, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Fred Cole, Marquette Senior High School
Eric Hanna, Olentangy Shanahan Middle School
Tyler Johnson, Ohio Connections Academy

7th Circuit
Shannon Arko, Jefferson Middle School
Rebecca Daen, Legal Prep Charter Academy

8th Circuit
Derek Bridges, Clark Elementary School

9th Circuit
Dr. Homee F. Shroff, BASIS Tucson Northern High School
Jon Labrousse, Ridgeline Montessorie

11th Circuit
Karen Wozniak, West Laurens High School

 

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