Please join us for a virtual awards ceremony to honor the winners of the 2021 President Gerald R. Ford Student Writing Challenge and to hear from this year’s guest speaker, John Agar.
2021 President Gerald R. Ford Student Writing Challenge Winners
First Place
Khushi Patel, Wayne Memorial High School
Second Place
Clara Riddering, Newaygo High School
Third Place
Ella Tupper, Genesee Early College
Out of State Awardee
Samantha Webster-Bernal, Winston Churchill High School, Eugene, Oregon
Top Ten Finalists:
- Samantha Cyr, Jenison Senior High School, “Depression’s Ocean”
- Joshua Gill, Cass Technical High School, “Resilience of the African Spirit”
- Emma Hart, Grand Rapids Christian High School, “Half a Brain”
- Andrew Karafa, Forest Hills Eastern High School, “Another Hope”
- Olivia Knibbe, Plymouth Christian High School, “A Resilient Star”
- Priyanka Malaker, City High Middle School, “The Right Key”
- Khushi T. Patel, Wayne Memorial High School, “How Much Do You Cost?”
- Jenna Pegman, Grand Rapids Christian High School, “The Light at the End of the Tunnel”
- Clara Riddering, Newaygo High School, “Alarms”
- Lily Swinehart, Newaygo High School, “Senses”
- Ella Tupper, Genesee Early College, “Grandpa’s Dream”
- Samantha Webster-Bernal, Winston Churchill High School, Oregon, “It’s Me, I’m the Flower”
