2022-2023 Opportunities for Youth Contest Winners

Diabetes Awareness Essay
1st Place ~ Jonah Glenn Taake, 2-S5
2nd Place ~ Luke Zachary Farr, 2-X2
3rd Place ~ Carleigh Faye Boehm, 2-S4

Drug Awareness Speech
1st Place ~ Vinay Upadhyay, 2-X1
2nd Place ~ Hope Elizabeth Luedeker, 2-S5
3rd Place ~ Celeste Ramirez, 2-S4

Outstanding Youth Award
1st Place ~ Cooper La Buhn, 2-S5
2nd Place ~ Quentin Vega, 2-A2
3rd Place ~ Vinay Upadhyay, 2-X1

2021-2022 Opportunities for Youth Contest Winners

Diabetes Awareness Essay
1st Place ~ David Dunlop, 2-S3
2nd Place ~ Riley Hagdorn, 2-A2
3rd Place ~ Paxton Kenvin, 2-E1

Drug Awareness Speech
1st Place ~ Jorden Quast, 2-S3
2nd Place ~ Kylee Svinky, 2-S5
3rd Place ~ Gabriella Ashby, 2-S2

Outstanding Youth Award
1st Place ~ Catarina Vazquez, 2-S3
2nd Place ~ Kritika Timalsina, 2-X1
3rd Place ~ Cole Helmcamp, 2-S5

2020-2021 Opportunities for Youth Contest Winners

Diabetes Awareness Essay
1st Place ~ Tanner Christian David, 2-S5
2nd Place ~ Marigny Dwyer, 2-S2
3rd Place ~ Taryn Thurman, 2X2

Drug Awareness Speech
1st Place ~ Ritu Upadhyay, 2-X1
2nd Place ~ Anuska Santra, 2-S2
3rd Place ~ David Dunlap, 2-S3

Outstanding Youth Award
1st Place ~ Tanner Christian David, 2-S5
2nd Place ~ Ritu Upadhyay, 2-X1
3rd Place ~ Taryn Grace Thurman, 2-X2

2019-2020 Opportunities for Youth Contest Winners

Diabetes Awareness Essay
1st Place ~ Anuska Santra, 2-S2
2nd Place ~ Emiry Brade, 2-S5
3rd Place ~ Abigail Mason, 2X2

Drug Awareness Speech
1st Place ~ Ritu Upadhyay, 2X1
2nd Place ~ Kayla Harsha, 2-S2
3rd Place ~ Reid Pinkard, 2-X2

Outstanding Youth Award
1st Place ~ Mercedes Manzanales, 2-T2
2nd Place ~ Caroline Rose, 2-X2
3rd Place ~ Macy Alexander, 2-S5

2018-2019 Opportunities For Youth Contest Winners

This year’s Opportunities for Youth Contests were very competitive with 28 contestants from 12 Districts participating in the Diabetes Awareness Essay, Drug Awareness Speech and Outstanding Youth Award Contests

Diabetes Awareness Essay Contest Winners
1st Place ~ Bryson Kyle Mrosko, 2-S2
2nd Place ~ Dominique Elise Molina, 2-T2
3rd Place ~ Dennis Espíritu, 2-X1

Drug Awareness Speech Contest
1st Place ~ Dinesh (Danny) Tej Malik, 2-S2
2nd Place ~ Joel Raju Kattady, 2-X1
3rd Place ~ Tasnia Bari, 2X2

Outstanding Youth Award
1st Place ~ Gerardo Gonzalez ~ 1st Place 2-A3
2nd Place ~ John Jackson Hendrix ~ 2nd Place 2-S5
3rd Place ~ Matthew Blake Esquell ~ 3rd Place 2-S3

2017-2018 Opportunities For Youth Contest Winners

Diabetic Awareness Essay
1st Place ~ Safal Lamichhane, 2-X1
2nd Place ~ Abigail Margaret Burns, 2-S5
3rd Place ~ Rachel Ann Talamantez, 2-A2

Drug Awareness Speech
1st Place ~ Joseph Tauzin, 2-E2
2nd Place ~ Sharon Shaji, 2-X1
3rd Place ~ Noah Lawrence, 2-A2

Outstanding Youth Award
1st Place ~ Jevin James, 2-X1
2nd Place ~ Daniel Green, 2-S2
3rd Place ~ Isabella Luongo, 2-S5