2024 essay contest winners
High School First Place:
"Analyzing the Pyramid of Hate: Highlighting the Importance of the Similarities Between Nazi Germany and Modern Day USA" by Laurel Swisher
Benton Area High School, Benton, PA
Middle School First Place:
"Can Good People Do Bad Things" by Desyrae Neidig
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
High School Second Place:
"How Bias Paved the Way for Hitler" by Addison Harvey
Montoursville Area School District, Montoursville, PA
Middle School Second Place:
"The Systematic Spreadhing of Antisemitism Towards Genocide" by Cyrus Heddings
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
High School Third Place:
"The Wrath of Stacked Blocks" by Ellis Bender
Benton Area High School, Benton, PA
Middle School Third Place:
"Hatred and the Holocaust" by Elliana Jacobs
Montgomery Area School District, Montgomery, PA
High School Honorable Mentions:
"Antisemitism and Imperialism" by Aubrey Barto
Montgomery Area School District, Montgomery, PA
"Hate in the Holocaust: Build-up to Genocide" by Glayne Gozum
Montgomery Area School District, Montgomery, PA
"The Pyramid of Hate: The Never Ending Cycle Without Compassion" by Connor Nathaniel Jarrett
Montgomery Area School District, Montgomery, PA
"Unfounded Hatred and the Birth of the Holocaust" by Amelia Shrimp
Montgomery Area School District, Montgomery, PA
"Remembering the Past" by Noah Hepler
Montoursville Area School District, Montoursville, PA
Middle School Honorable Mentions:
"The Role of Systemic Discrimination in the Holocaust" by Nadia Farenish
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Antisemitism: The Cancer that Killed Millions" by Wyatt Hamilton
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"The Persisting Evil of Antisemitism" by Abel Conahan
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Walk Way to Genocide" by Kaden Kleinman
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"The Pyramid of Hate and How it Applies Today" by Emily Miller
Montgomery Area School District, Montgomery, PA
2023 essay contest winners
High School First Place:
"The Power of Family in the Face of Death" by Siena Rodgers
Selinsgrove Area High School, Selinsgrove, PA
Middle School First Place:
"The Nazi's Tyranny: Effects of Discrimination and Oppression" by Rowan Fortin
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
High School Second Place:
"Days of Remembrance" by Rigby Murray
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
Middle School Second Place:
"Escaping the Horrors of the Holocaust" by Becca Teffeteller
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
High School Third Place:
"Holocaust Connections" by Lex Welliver
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
Middle School Third Place:
"Genocide and Anti-Semitism during World War II and the Present" by Elias Rodriguez
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
High School Honorable Mentions:
"The Price of Hatred" by Emily Dieffenderfer
Montgomery Area Junior and Senior High School, Montgomery, PA
"Days of Remembrance Essay" by Grace Dunkelberger
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
"Survivors’ Actions Through Antisemitism" by Lincoln Flick
Montgomery Area Junior and Senior High School, Montgomery, PA
"More Than Survival" by Holly Hollenbach
Warrior Run High School, Turbotville, PA
"Stay Loyal Through Hardships" by Cassidy Jacobs
Montgomery Area Junior and Senior High School, Montgomery, PA
Middle School Honorable Mentions:
"Unchecked Hatred and Antisemitism: The Tale of Two Survivors" by Austin Davidson
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Antisemitism and the Horrors of the Holocaust" by Haden Ferguson
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"People Who Sacrificed A Lot to Survive the Holocaust" by Oleksandr Martyniuk
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"The Terrors, Trepidation, and Enduring Pain of the Holocaust" by Dillan Saul
C. E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"A Theme of Family Loyalty and Love" by Amelia Shrimp
Montgomery Area Junior and Senior High School, Montgomery, PA
2022 essay contest Winners
High School First Place:
"Dangers of Propaganda" by Cortney Keim
Line Mountain High School, Herndon, PA
Middle School First Place:
"Morality and the Consequences of Its Suppression" by Katelyn Chen
Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School, Lewisburg, PA
High School Second Place:
"Corruption and Prejudice" by Keatin Hughes
Line Mountain High School, Herndon, PA
Middle School Second Place:
"From Bias to Holocaust: Racial Prejudice and Antisemitism" by Benjamin Rogovin
Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School, Lewisburg, PA
High School Honorable Mentions:
"The Dark Days of Death We Must Never Forget" by Alyssa Bates
Jersey Shore Area Senior High School, Jersey Shore, PA
"Never Again" by Nathaniel Bidding
Line Mountain High School, Herndon, PA
"Days of Remembrance Essay" by Austin Delgado
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
"Propaganda: Yesterday and Today" by Nicholas Fleck
Milton Area High School, Milton, PA
"Days of Remembrance Essay" by Carly Harter
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
"In Remembrance" by Holly Hollenbach
Warrior Run High School, Turbotville, PA
"Remembrance and Reflection of the Holocaust" by Griffin Snyder
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
"Conditioning’s Role in the Holocaust" by Jack Weaver
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
Middle School Honorable Mentions:
"The Citizens That Changed the World: For the Better and For the Worse" by Makayla Baylor
Southern Columbia Area Middle School, Catawissa, PA
"All for a Superior Race" by Camille Cunningham
Columbia County Christian School, Bloomsburg, PA
"Dangers of Indoctrination" by Emily Dieffenderfer
Montgomery Area Junior and Senior High School, Montgomery, PA
"The Sparks of Hate Developing Into the Inferno of Genocide" by Annika Shields
Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School, Lewisburg, PA
"Lessons Learned from the Holocaust" by Charan Venkataswamy
Harlan Rowe Middle School, Athens, PA
2021 Essay contest winners
High School First Place:
"Eugenics in the Holocaust" by Olivia Weaver
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
Middle School First Place:
"Hitler Youth and the Holocaust" by Lauren Walker
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
High School Second Place:
"How A Precedent Killed 12 Million" by Joseph Quinton
Southern Colombia Area High School, Catawissa, PA
Middle School Second Place:
"The Holocaust and Bigotry in Our World" by Hannah Means
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
High School Honorable Mentions:
"Media: The Master Puppeteer" by Logan Corrigan
Southern Columbia Area High School, Catawissa, PA
"Day of Remembrance: Anti Semitism" by Sam Deluca
Mifflinburg Area High School, Mifflinburg, PA
"Antisemitism: The Cause of the Holocaust" by Lucas Dunkelberger
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
"The Power of Political Rhetoric" by Alex Eby
Southern Columbia Area High School, Catawissa, PA
"Nationalism" by Nicholas Fleck
Milton Area High School, Milton, PA
"The True Cause of the Holocaust" by Kira Hackenberg
Mifflinburg Area High School, Mifflinburg, PA
"The Holocaust or The End was the Beginning" by Joey Nunemaker
Mifflinburg Area High School, Mifflinburg, PA
"Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust" by Owen Segraves
Montgomery High School, Montgomery, PA
Middle School Honorable Mentions:
"Inside the Minds of the Helpers" by Naomi Alexander
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Resilience, Beliefs, and Choices in the Holocaust" by Makayla Baylor
Southern Columbia Area Middle School, Catawissa, PA
"Inside The Holocaust" by Lea Beishline
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"The Holocaust: Through a Girl's Eyes" by Paige Boyle
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Never Stop Asking Why" by Leo Calle
Williamsport Area Middle School, Williamsport, PA
"The Holocaust: Repetitive Bigotry Caused by Our Governments" by Mira DiMassimo
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Holocaust and Bigotry Today" by Sean Frey
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Remembering the Holocaust" by Phoebe Henry
Jersey Shore Middle School, Jersey Shore, PA
"The Importance of Anne Frank's Diary" by Veronica Hummel
Midd-West High School, Middleburg, PA
"The Product of Prejudice: How Unfair Rules Played a Part in a Mass Genocide" by Jimmy Mussina
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Learning from Literature" by Jay Rook
Williamsport Area Middle School, Williamsport, PA
"The Holocaust: A Time of Remembrance" by Benjamin Rood
Middleburg High School, Middleburg, PA
"The Holocaust: Hitler's Anti-Jewish Legislation" by Emma Sweeley
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"They are Remembered, They are Accepted, They are Free." by Andrew Ware
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"The Power of Bigotry" by Gracie Weaver
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"The Days of Remembrance" by Walker Wood
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
"Anne Frank, the Holocaust, and Bigotry Today" by Andrew Zhu
C.E. McCall Middle School, Montoursville, PA
2020 ESSAY CONTEST Winners
First Place:
"Anti-Semitism" by Lillie Whiting
Danville Area High School, Danville, PA
Second Place:
"Eugenics and Its Impact on the Holocaust" by Paige Sabol
Danville Area High School, Danville, PA
Honorable Mentions:
"The Rise of Eugenics" by Jenna Brosious
Line Mountain Area High School, Herndon, PA
"The Plague of Antisemitism" by Cierra Clayton
Mount Carmel Area High School, Mt Carmel, PA
"Antisemitism: The Hate is Real" by Ella DeWald
Danville Area High School, Danville, PA
"How the Rediscovery of Eugenics Affected Nazi Germany" by Kathryn Fedder
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
"Anti-Semitism: A Plague Millenniums Old" by Nicholas Fleck
Milton Area High School, Milton, PA
"Anti-Semitism: Never Forget" by Tyler Jeffrey
Southern Columbia Area High School, Catawissa, PA
"Anti-Semitism Throughout History" by Katie Jones
Loyalsock Township High School, Williamsport, PA
"Anti-Semitism: Where It Began and Its Everlasting Impact" by Lily Saar
Montoursville Area High School, Montoursville, PA
"Eugenics" by Chloe Springman
Hughesville High School, Hughesville, PA
"The Effects of Anti-Semitism" by Angela Weng
Danville Area High School, Danville, PA
2019 Essay Contest Winners
First Place:
"The Great Impasse of the Red Cross" by Jessie Morgan
Line Mountain High School, Herndon, PA
Second Place:
"The Protestant Church For and Against National Socialism" by Katie Corbeill
Home-Schooled, Danville, PA
Honorable Mentions:
"The White Rose" by Lauren Baylor
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA
"The Role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust" by Delaney Klinger
Line Mountain High School, Herndon, PA
"Days of Remembrance: Physicians Prior to and During the Holocaust" by Milea Koster
Selinsgrove Area High School, Selinsgrove, PA
"Youth Aliyah in the Holocaust" by Joshua Masser
Line Mountain High School, Herndon, PA
"Churches' Response to the Holocaust" by Madison Reeves
Montoursville Area High School, Montoursville, PA
“The White Rose, a Group that was not only Anti-Nazi but also Anti-Violence” by Lynsie Troutman
Shikellamy High School, Sunbury, PA