Region 1 South Texas

Ms. Zanyace Aguinaga
School:  Idea College Preparatory, Donna
Teacher: Mr. Adam Goodman
Essay:  Sweatt v. Painter: “The door has been opened. It’s up to you to walk through.”

Mr. Christopher Scott
School:  Harlingen High School, Harlingen
Teacher:  Ms. Monica Avila
Essay:  The Life of Barbara Jordan (1936-1996)

Region 2 Houston

Ms. Hannah Trino
School:  Michael E. DeBakey High School, Houston
Teacher:  Ms. Qian Zhang
Essay:  Good Ol’ Melodies:  African American Music Over the Years

Ms. Stacy Nguy
School:  Michael E. DeBakey High School, Houston
Teacher: Mr. Qian Zhang
Essay:  Matthew Gaines:  A New Hope

Ms. Chloe P. Griffen
School:  Bellaire High School, Houston
Essay:  African Americans and the Astrodome:  Past and Present

Region 3:  Beaumont

Ms. Sarah Hall
School:  Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities, Beaumont
Teacher:  Dr. Mary Gagne
Essay:  Bill Simpson’s Crusade for Desegregation

Ms. Simone White
School:  Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities, Beaumont
Teacher:  Dr. Mary Gagne
Essay:  Identity X

Ms. Stephanie Wright
School:  Texas Academy of Leadership, Beaumont
Teacher:  Dr. Mary Gagne
Essay:  Home on the Range:  The African-American Experience in Postbellum West Texas

Region 4 Dallas

Mr. Reginald Tremain Thompson
School: David W. Carter School, Dallas
Teacher:  Ms. Alison Gower
Essay:  Flowers in the Dirt

Ms. Alexandra McBryant
School:  Herman E. Utley Freshman Center, Rockwall
Essay:  A Fight for Rights

Mr. Benjamin Bell
School:  Science/Engineering Magnet and Townview Center, Dallas
Teacher:  Miss Judith D’Avignon
Essay:  Tasby v. Estes:  The Battle for Desegregation in Dallas Schools

Ms. Brittany Duncan
School:  Linden-Kildare High School, Linden
Teacher:  Ms. Gail Dorgan
Essay:  A Texan’s Service to His Country, Church, and Community

Region 5 Fort Worth

Ms. Chikodi Okoye
School:  Arlington High School, Arlington
Essay:  Queen Bess

Ms. Adanna Okoye
School:  Arlington High School, Arlington
Essay:  Education Was and Is the Key

Mr. Jordan Wade Smith
School:  Smith Academy Home School, Fort Worth
Teacher:  Mrs. Gloria  Smith
Essay:  Maid in the USA:  Influence of the African American Domestic

Region 6 Austin

Ms. Amanda Ambrose
School:  Lago Vista High School, Lago Vista
Teacher:  Ms. Berniece  Donnellan
Essay:  Barbara Jordan – Bionic Woman

Ms. Paige Cline
School:  Lago Vista High School, Lago Vista
Teacher:  Ms. Berniece  Donnellan
Essay:  Lola Stephens:  Defender of Justice, Blessing to the Homeless, Angel to All

Ms. Beverley Hope
School:  Akins High School, Austin
Teacher:  Ms. Mary Racine
Essay:  Clifton Griffin:  A Pioneer for Literacy

Region 8 Amarillo

Mr. Javier Palomares Jr.
School:  Parkland High School, El Paso
Teacher:  Ms. Marisela Reyes
Essay:  Jack Johnson:  The Legacy

Ms. Heather Herron
School:  Parkland High School, El Paso
Teacher:  Ms. Marisela Reyes
Essay:  White Man’s World, Black Man’s War

Ms. Pauline Matthews
School:  Parkland High School, El Paso
Teacher:  Ms. Marisela Reyes
Essay:  The Waco Horror and Breakthrough

Region 9 Midland

Ms. Liz Livingston
School: Lee Freshman High School
Teacher:  Ms. Dorothy Baird
Essay:  Bessie Coleman:  Taking Flight

Ms. Jennifer Klein
School:  Lee Freshman High School
Teacher:  Ms. Dorothy Baird
Essay:  Matthew  Gaines:  Unsung Hero of the Senate

Ms. Brianna Losoya
School:  Midland Senior High School
Teacher:  Ms. Linda Jolly
Essay:  Then and Now:  Racism and Population in Texas Cities

Region 10 San Antonio

Mr. Nicholas Vance
School:  Earl Warren High School, San Antonio
Teacher:  Mrs. Mary Primm
Essay:  Looking Back.  Looking Forward. Looking Inside. Reflections of the Impact of African Americans Leaders on San Antonio

Mr. Daniel Navas
School:  Theodore Roosevelt High School, San Antonio
Teacher:  Ms. Kay Angrove
Essay:  Slaves in the Union: The African American Struggle in the Civil War

Ms. Jasmin Ali
School:  Health Career High School
Teacher:  Mr. John Chu
Essay:  Through Another’s Eyes I Will See