Previous Winners

2020 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest

First Place Winner
Andrew Lichtblau
James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School
Fairfax, VA
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Second Place Winner
Avinash Thakkar
McDonogh High School
Owning Mills, MD
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Third Place Winner
Alexa Scheetz
Quakertown Community High School
Quakertown, PA
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2019 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest / Nassau County

First Place Winner
Edward (Eddy) Maday, 12th Grade, George W. Hewlett High School
Second Place Winner
Olivia Schatz, 12th Grade, North Shore High School
Third Place Winner
Safiyyah Savage, 12th Grade, Valley Stream Central High School

2019 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest / New York City

First Place Winner
Adia Clarke, 12th Grade, Achievement First High School
Second Place Winner
Shelley Polanco, 11th Grade, Beacon High School
Third Place Winner
Kuangye Wang, 12th Grade, High School of American Studies  

2018 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest / Nassau County

First Place Winner:
Joel-Anthoney Bossous, 11th Grade, Sewanhaka High School 
Second Place Winner: 
Safiyyah Savage, 11th Grade, Valley Stream Central High School 
Third Place Winner: 
Edward Maday, 11th Grade, George W. Hewlett High School 

2018 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest / New York City

First Place Winner:
Ashley Nelson, 12th Grade, Hillcrest High School 
Second Place Winner: 
Moitrayee Dhar, 11th Grade, Townsend Harris High School 
Third Place Winner: 
Cenya Davis, 9th Grade, Hillcrest High School

2017 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest / Nassau County

First Place
Aashini Shah, 11th Grade, W.T. Clarke High School
Second Place
Zan Ahmed,12th Grade, Syosset High School
Third Place
Joel Anthoney Bossous, 10th Grade, Sewanhaka High School

2017 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest / New York City

First Place
Peter Steinmann, 11th Grade, Fort Hamilton High School
Second Place
Adam Shaham, 12th Grade, Bronx High School of Science Third Place
Adia Clarke, 10th Grade, Achievement First High School

2016 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest / New York City

First Place
Esther Reyes, 11th Grade / Achievement First Brooklyn High School (Center)
Second Place
Peter Steinmann, 10th Grade / Fort Hamilton High School
Third Place
Daniele Chan, 9th Grade / Townsend Harris High School

2016 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest / Nassau County

First Place
Justin Kang, 12th Grade / Syosset High School (Center)
Second Place
Jason Badu, 11th Grade / George W. Hewlett High School
Third Place
Aaman Atif , 12th Grade / George W. Hewlett High School

2015 New York City

First Place
Caroline Hymes, 11th grade, High School of American Studies (Center)
Second Place
Shuzel Lide, 10th grade, Murray Bergtraum High School
Third Place
Esther Reyes, 10th grade, Achievement First Brooklyn High School

2015 Nassau County

First Place
Lianna Golden, 10th grade, The Wheatley School (Right)
Second Place
Kayla Brown, 12th grade, Valley Stream Central High School (Center)
Third Place
Justin Kang, 11th grade, Syosset High School (Left)

2015 Kentucky Owensboro/Daviess County

First Place
Breanna Short, 12th grade, Muhlenberg County High School (Right)
Second Place
Tyler Belcher, 12th grade, Daviess County High School (Left)
Third Place
Gabriel Fillman, 12th grade, Owensboro High School (Center)