Teen Essay Contest

High School – 2024 Teen Essay Contest Winners

1st Place

Carmen Bonner

Carmen Bonner

The First Day of School

2nd Place

Marisa Nero

Marisa Nero

Turning the Page

3rd Place

Madeline Swenson

Madeline Swenson

A Woman Made of Steel

Middle School – 2024 Teen Essay Contest Winners

1st Place

Maura Quigley

Maura Quigley

Challenges Prove You Strong

2nd Place

Corrine Coleman

Corrine Coleman

Everything Happens for a Reason

3rd Place

Roman Tkach

Roman Tkach

Gone But Not Forgotten

Honorable Mentions

Andrew Tkach

Andrew Tkach

Always With Me

Isabelle Swenson

Isabelle Swenson

What Cancer Means To Me

Avery Kohler

Avery Kohler

A Little Boy Who Taught Me So Much

Haneen Mighri

Haneen Mighri

Drowning

Keira Drissel

Keira Drissel

Hemoglobin Level 12

Zachary Wert

Zachary Wert

Cancer, My New Worst Enemy

Julia LaBoy

Julia LaBoy

The Unknown

Brooklyn Camp

Brooklyn Camp

His Story

Abigail Swenson

Abigail Swenson

Family, Faith and Community

Jayna Adams

Jayna Adams

Dragonflies

Zachary O'Brien

Zachary O'Brien

Dealing With Cancer

Emily Spence

Emily Spence

Hummingbird

All Entries

Ada Harvie

Ada Harvie

Putting On a Brave Face

Tuncay Ilbak

Tuncay Ilbak

A Letter to a Memory

Avery Daniels

Avery Daniels

My Grief Tastes Like A Burger King Cheese Burger

Kaylee Hickey

Kaylee Hickey

The Affects of Cancer

Alexa von Berg

Alexa von Berg

Take Care of the Blood Your Love Runs Through

Julian Nastasi

Julian Nastasi

We're All In This Together

Julian Sabara

Julian Sabara

Tall Tales and Tumors

Garrett Whalen

Garrett Whalen

Dark Times and Prayers

Seth Patel

Seth Patel

Cancer: The Impact on Me

Mannat Arora

Mannat Arora

His Last Chapter

Jenna O'Hara

Jenna O'Hara

You Don't Know What You Have Until You Lose It

Jessica Whisler

Jessica Whisler

Thinking of Good Memories