DSEA's 2021 Human and Civil Rights Student Contest Winners
Submissions can be viewed through the hyperlink in the winner's name.
Writing - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Lela Goolday, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
2nd Place: Ayesha Asif, Louis L Redding Middle School - Elizabeth Shrewsbury, Teacher
3rd Place: Tiana Sirmans, Pleasantville Elementary School - Lisa Mims, Teacher
Writing - Grades 9-12:
1st Place: Emily Bishop, Lake Forest High School - Elise Matalavage, Teacher
2nd Place: Anna Bauman, Lake Forst High School - Emily Villa, Teacher
3rd Place: Jason Rudrapathi, John Dickinson High School, Kristin Zerbe, Teacher
Digital Media - Grades K-4:
1st Place: Cam Kilby, H.O. Brittingham Elementary School - Maria Bender, Teacher
Digital Media - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Tiana Sirmans, Pleasantville Elementary School - Lisa Mims, Teacher
2nd Place: Rayan Yahaioui, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
3rd Place: Kennedy Southall, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
Art - Grades K-4:
1st Place: Blake Taylor, Lake Forest South Elementary - Michelle Manfredi, Teacher
2nd Place: Aiden Detamore, Lake Forest South Elementary School - Stacey Conway, Teacher
Art - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Riley Grooms, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
2nd Place: Alex Barth, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
3rd Place: Taylor Baldwin, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
Art - Grades 9-12:
1st Place: Alayna DeBaca, Dover High School - Lisa Stevens, Teacher
2nd Place: Mackenzie Ruiz, Appoquinimink High School - Jessica Davis, Teacher
DSEA's 2020 Human and Civil Rights Student Contest Winners
Writing - Grades 3-4:
1st Place: Mysha Abubacker, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Karen Fredricks & Claudia Martin
2nd Place: Janet Macharia, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Karen Fredricks & Claudia Martin
3rd Place: Naomi Hutchinson, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Karen Fredricks & Claudia Martin
1st Place: Topacio Pulido, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
2nd Place: Jesus Reyes Soto, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
3rd Place: Dylenn Enright, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
1st Place: Ruth Bermudez-Roman, Polytech High School - Laura Reisinger, Teacher
2nd Place: Madison Adams, John Dickinson High School, Kristin Zerbe, Teacher
3rd Place: Joanna Lopez, John Dickinson High School, Kristin Zerbe, Teacher
1st Place: Skylar Bryans, Central Elementary - Danna Carter, Teacher
2nd Place: Noah Currier, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
3rd Place: Madison Cossaboom, Dickinson Middle School - Heather Winward, Teacher
Digital Media - Grades 9-12:
1st Place: Shanell Wooten, A.I. duPont High School- Dina Blum, Teacher
2nd Place: Kaiden Winn, Cape Henlopen High School - Sharon Elzey, Teacher
3rd Place: Rahul Patel, Cape Henlopen High School - Sharon Elzey, Teacher
1st Place: Kayla Fletcher, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Karen Fredricks & Claudia Martin
2nd Place: Adam Yaakoubd, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School - Wendy Turner, Teacher
3rd Place: Owen Stottmann, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School - Wendy Turner, Teacher
1st Place: Megan Ward, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
2nd Place: Carla Davis, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
3rd Place: Kaylee Monturano, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
1st Place: Ronald Johnson, William Penn High School - Barbara Winkler, Teacher
2nd Place: Ruth Bermudez-Roman, Polytech High School - Laura Reisinger, Teacher
3rd Place: Myly Huynh, William Penn High School - Barbara Winkler, Teacher
DSEA's 2021 Human and Civil Rights Student Contest Winners
Submissions can be viewed through the hyperlink in the winner's name.
Writing - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Lela Goolday, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
2nd Place: Ayesha Asif, Louis L Redding Middle School - Elizabeth Shrewsbury, Teacher
3rd Place: Tiana Sirmans, Pleasantville Elementary School - Lisa Mims, Teacher
Writing - Grades 9-12:
1st Place: Emily Bishop, Lake Forest High School - Elise Matalavage, Teacher
2nd Place: Anna Bauman, Lake Forst High School - Emily Villa, Teacher
3rd Place: Jason Rudrapathi, John Dickinson High School, Kristin Zerbe, Teacher
Digital Media - Grades K-4:
1st Place: Cam Kilby, H.O. Brittingham Elementary School - Maria Bender, Teacher
Digital Media - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Tiana Sirmans, Pleasantville Elementary School - Lisa Mims, Teacher
2nd Place: Rayan Yahaioui, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
3rd Place: Kennedy Southall, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
Art - Grades K-4:
1st Place: Blake Taylor, Lake Forest South Elementary - Michelle Manfredi, Teacher
2nd Place: Aiden Detamore, Lake Forest South Elementary School - Stacey Conway, Teacher
Art - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Riley Grooms, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
2nd Place: Alex Barth, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
3rd Place: Taylor Baldwin, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
Art - Grades 9-12:
1st Place: Alayna DeBaca, Dover High School - Lisa Stevens, Teacher
2nd Place: Mackenzie Ruiz, Appoquinimink High School - Jessica Davis, Teacher
DSEA's 2020 Human and Civil Rights Student Contest Winners
Writing - Grades 3-4:
1st Place: Mysha Abubacker, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Karen Fredricks & Claudia Martin
2nd Place: Janet Macharia, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Karen Fredricks & Claudia Martin
3rd Place: Naomi Hutchinson, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Karen Fredricks & Claudia Martin
Writing - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Topacio Pulido, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
2nd Place: Jesus Reyes Soto, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
3rd Place: Dylenn Enright, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
Writing - Grades 9-12:
1st Place: Ruth Bermudez-Roman, Polytech High School - Laura Reisinger, Teacher
2nd Place: Madison Adams, John Dickinson High School, Kristin Zerbe, Teacher
3rd Place: Joanna Lopez, John Dickinson High School, Kristin Zerbe, Teacher
Digital Media - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Skylar Bryans, Central Elementary - Danna Carter, Teacher
2nd Place: Noah Currier, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
3rd Place: Madison Cossaboom, Dickinson Middle School - Heather Winward, Teacher
Digital Media - Grades 9-12:
1st Place: Shanell Wooten, A.I. duPont High School- Dina Blum, Teacher
2nd Place: Kaiden Winn, Cape Henlopen High School - Sharon Elzey, Teacher
3rd Place: Rahul Patel, Cape Henlopen High School - Sharon Elzey, Teacher
Art - Grades K-4:
1st Place: Kayla Fletcher, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Karen Fredricks & Claudia Martin
2nd Place: Adam Yaakoubd, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School - Wendy Turner, Teacher
3rd Place: Owen Stottmann, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School - Wendy Turner, Teacher
Art - Grades 5-8:
1st Place: Megan Ward, Gunning Bedford Middle School - Melissa Johnson, Teacher
2nd Place: Carla Davis, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
3rd Place: Kaylee Monturano, Mariner Middle School - Amanda Kilby, Teacher
Art - Grades 9-12:
1st Place: Ronald Johnson, William Penn High School - Barbara Winkler, Teacher
2nd Place: Ruth Bermudez-Roman, Polytech High School - Laura Reisinger, Teacher
3rd Place: Myly Huynh, William Penn High School - Barbara Winkler, Teacher