Congratulations to all of our student winners.
Each year, we receive approximately 2,000 entries from more than 100 middle and high schools across the state of Florida. All contest submissions are judged by a panel of volunteer educators and community members. Judges select the winners based on the thoughtfulness and uniqueness of the student’s reflection; the clarity of their message as expressed through their project; and the level of skill and creativity evoked through their writing, art, or video production.
Prizes for the winners have included up to $1000 per student plus additional monies awarded to their teachers and schools, all-expense paid chaperoned trips to Washington, D.C.'s historical sites including the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, private tours of the Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Reflection Resource Center, meetings with Holocaust survivors, and an annual awards ceremony and reception on the NSU campus.
2019 Winners
HIGH SCHOOL
Essay/Poem
1st Place | "The Fallacious Monster"
By Leah Mohnkern
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School
2nd Place | "Seventeen"
By Marin Burke
Blake High School Magnet
Art
1st Place | “Savior of Innocence”
By Isabella Gallese
Jensen Beach High School
2nd Place | “Resilience”
By Danit Weitzman
Scheck Hillel Community School Inc.
Film
1st Place | “The Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor”
By Reggie Ocampos
Bartow High School
2nd Place | “We Remember: David Schaecter”
By Victor San Martin
Terra Environmental Research Institute
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Essay/Poem
1st Place | “Remove the Yellow Stars”
By Raewyn Shaw
Community Leadership Academy
2nd Place | “Sylvia’s Story”
By Mya Kushner
Indian Ridge
Art
1st Place | “The Butterfly”
By Isabella Garcia
Florida Christian School
2nd Place | “Glimmer of Hope”
By Yair Sabag
David Posnack Jewish Day School
Film
1st Place | “Elie Wiesel”
By Jordan Boulware
Community Leadership Academy
2nd Place | “The Tracks for a Better World”
By Ayden Kostzer
Pembroke Pines Charter West Middle School
2018 Winners
HIGH SCHOOL
Essay/Poem
1st Place | “Love and Humanity”
By Kairaluchi Oraedu
Vanguard High School
Terra Environmental Research Institute
Art
By Sophia Irias
Film
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Essay/Poem
Art
Film
2017 Winners
HIGH SCHOOL
Essay/Poem
1st Place | "A Glowing Star"
By Samantha Ramer
Cypress Bay High School
2nd Place | "Forgiveness"
By Tania Kazi
Westland Hialeah Senior High School
Art
1st Place | "Some Record of Our Tragedy"
By Corey Kreisel
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
2nd Place | "Remember"
By Anna Vykhopen
Spring Hill Christian Academy
Film
1st Place | "Epitome of a Hero"
By Vaughan Heaps
Pine View School
2nd Place | "Beyond the Irreparable"
By Evan Dietrich
Pine View School
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Essay/Poem
1st Place | "Overlooked but Not Forgotten"
By Zoey Fisher
David Posnack Jewish Day School
2nd Place | "Memory and Legacy"
By Samara Cohen
Omni Middle School
Art
1st Place | "Hope"
By Ian Owens
Tavares Middle School
2nd Place | "Straight Off the Train"
By Rocio Lopez
Florida Christian School
Film
1st Place | "William Lowenberg"
By Daniel Cary
Community Leadership Academy
2nd Place | "Kristallnacht"
By Daniel Rodriguez
Florida Christian School
2016 Winners
HIGH SCHOOL
Essay/Poem
By Elio Reyes
Mulberry High School
Art
By Autumn Kulla
NSU University School
Film
By Susana Obando
The Sagemont School
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Essay/Poem
1st Place | "Stripped"
By Mahli Salgado
Beachside Montessori Village
Art
1st Place | "Left Alone"
By Dailey Jackson
St. Joseph Catholic School
Film
1st Place | "Eva Galler: An Escape from the Death Camp Train"
By Jake Twargoski
Pinnacle Academy
2015 Winners
HIGH SCHOOL
Art
1st Place | "Remembrance"
By Helen Villarreal
John I. Leonard High School
Essay/Poem
1st Place | "Thanking God"
By Garrett Gold
Palm Beach Central High School
Film
1st Place | "Never Forget"
By Ariel Desler
University School of Nova Southeastern University
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Art
1st Place | "The Bliss of Hope"
By Dominique Deer
Villa Madonna School
Essay/Poem
1st Place | "Faith! Hope! Love!"
By Elijah Bishop
Annunciation Catholic School
Film
1st Place | "The Holocaust: A Poem Collection"
By Nina Gulati
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School