2018 State Winners

Alabama
Erin Coggins
Sparkman High School, Harvest

Alaska
Lem Wheeles
A.J. Dimond High School, Anchorage

Arizona
Christopher Raso
Canyon Ridge  School, Surprise

Arkansas
Martene Campbell
Episcopal Collegiate School, Little Rock

California
Daniel Jocz
Downtown Magnets High School, Los Angeles

Colorado
Deirdre Boyd
Steamboat Springs High School,   Steamboat Springs

Connecticut
LeAnn Cassidy
Memorial Middle School, Middlebury

Delaware
Javier Ergueta
Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington

District of Columbia
Bill Stevens
The SEED Public Charter School

DoDEA
Emily McCormick
Seoul American High School, Korea

 

Florida
Michele Mar
School for Advanced Studies, Miami

Georgia
Laura LaChappelle
Jackson High School, Jackson

Hawaii
Robert Tam
Punahou School, Honolulu

Idaho
Kelly Holder
Maple Grove Elementary School, Boise

Illinois
Mark Foley
Urbana High School, Urbana

 

Indiana
Susan Tomlinson
Franklin Central High School, Indianapolis

Iowa
Kimberly Meller-Angus
Northview Middle School, Ankeny

Kansas
Thomas Fulbright
Hope Street Academy Charter School, Topeka

Kentucky
April Deener
Edythe J. Hayes Middle School, Lexington

Louisiana
Joe Adragna
St. Scholastica Academy, Covington

 

Maine
Kathryn Kennedy
Bangor School Department, Bangor

 

Maryland
Molly Smith
Friends School of Baltimore, Baltimore

 

Massachusetts
Brinda Tahiliani
New Mission Collegiate Academy, Hyde Park

Michigan
Adam Hellebuyck
University Liggett School, Grosse Point Woods

 

Minnesota
Heather Loeschke
Cannon Falls Independent School District, Cannon Falls

Mississippi
Cathy Lee
Petal Middle School, Petal

 

Missouri
Rhonda Koppelmann
Rolla Jr. High School, Rolla

 

Montana
Jake Rhoades
Roy High School, Roy

 

Nebraska
Tracy Jakubowski
Grand Island Senior High School, Grand Island

 

Nevada
Aaron Dunning
West Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas

 

New Hampshire
Nicole Woulfe
Sanborn Regional Middle School, Newton

 

New Jersey
Erica Galinski
Freehold Township High School, Freehold

 

New Mexico
Diane Ball
East Mountain High School, Sandia Park

 

New York
Dennis Urban
John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore

 

North Carolina
Brandon Brown
Lake Norman Charter School, Huntersville

North Dakota
Donna Davidson
Center-Stanton High School, Center

 

Ohio
Charles McDougall
Crestwood High School, Mantua

 

Oklahoma
Jane Williams
Centennial Elementary School, Edmond

 

Oregon
Andrew Beyer
Academy of Internation Studies, Woodburn

 

Pennsylvania
Joseph Welch
North Hills Middle School, Pittsburgh

 

Rhode Island
Frederick Taylor
Nathan Bishop Middle School, Providence

 

South Carolina
Kason Dalton
Dent Middle School, Columbia

 

South Dakota
Jeremy Risty
Brandon Valley School District, Brandon

 

Tennessee
Connie Lopez - Fink
University School of Nashville,
Nashville

 

Texas
Cherry Whipple 
Austin High School, Austin

 

U.S. Territories
Latalata Samuelu
Leone High School, American Samoa

 

Utah
Megan Osborn
Sunset Ridge Middle School, West Jordan

 

Vermont
Carly Fox
Vermont Academy, Saxtons River

 

Virginia
Russell Carlock
Albermarle High School, Charlottesville

 

Washington
Mary Anne Christy
Lakeside High School, Seattle

 

West Virginia
Kizmet Chandler
Nitro High School, Nitro

 

Wisconsin
Chuck Taft
University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee

 

Wyoming
Rhonda McPherson
Wright Junior/Senior High School, Wright