Judges Choice: Ayaan Siddiq the Entrepreneur from Bassette Elementary

Viewer’s Choice: Micah Naugle the Aerospace Engineer from Barron Fundamental Elementary

Judges Choice: Karter Hines the Aerospace Engineer from Armstrong School for the Arts

Viewer’s Choice: Ja'Niya Mincey the Veterinarian from Machen Elementary 

Judges Choice: Karter Alston the Orthopedic Surgeon from Kraft Elementary

Viewers’ Choice: San'iyah Thomas the Dermatologist from Aberdeen Elementary & Alayanna McGruder from Langley Elementary

Judges’ Choice: Feliza Daniel the Marine Biologist from Phillips Elementary

Viewers’ Choice: Sydney Meeks the Pediatrician from Kilgore Gifted Center (Elementary) 

Bracket A: “Teen Suicide: What Do We Do?” From Syms Middle

Gordon Cousins, Justin Greene, Aubrey Kelly, and Michael Ruiz

Bracket B: “Missing Dogs” from Jones 

Olivia Stevenson

Bracket A: "They Not Like Us, Too Good for Gangs" from Lindsay Middle

Derek Coles, Keimon Freeman, and Josue De la Cruz Lomeli

Bracket B: “Gentrification” from Eaton 

Khloe Blair and Nasir Richardson-Sedgwick

Bracket A: 1st: “Cultivating Kindness” from Kilgore Gifted Center (Middle)

Liam Patton, Kara Lucas, Mikayla Hairston, and Brooklyn Murray

Bracket B: 1st: “Avoiding Substance Abuse: Peer Pressure” from Phenix PreK-8

Jaelyn Harris, Shakara Clemons, Nazareth Benitez Moncada, Madelynn Torres, and Jillian Hatton

“BHS Safe Space” from Bethel High 

Jurhnee Richardson, Cameron Love, Michael Rinehart, Jr., Arely Lomeli Padilla, and Brandon Bagley

Kecoughtan High: “Dual Language Literacy Kits”

Abigail Browning, Parker Bourque, Savannah Bilski, and Victoria Scott

Bethel High: “Hampton Future Bike Riders”

Evan Bell and Ryan Goodwin

Phoebus High: “Operation Gratitude: Honoring Our Heroes”

Owen Folkerts, Morgan Williams, Jerale McCray, Scarlett Allmon, Braylon Thurmond, Morgan Hanley, and Kadyn Robinson

Hampton High: “Hope for Rest”

Dakota Spratley, Destyne Holmes, and Aysia Gilliam