2023 High School One World Challenge

Since early in the fall, One World students have been working intensely on essays, stage presentations, and poster boards, all on social justice topics that matter to them. They will be shared at the One World Challenge on December 1. Join us to see why it has become one of the city’s preeminent education events, regularly featured in the Washington Post.

 

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One World Academy Students

Quisan Adams

Grade 12

Quisan Adams

DC International PCS

Grade 12
Post-Pandemic Gun Violence in DC

Kelly Ajanel-Tzoc

Grade 9

Kelly Ajanel-Tzoc

DC International PCS

Grade 9
Immigrant Rights

Jevon Arrington

Grade 10

Jevon Arrington

McKinley Tech

Grade 10
Social Media & Body Image

Amari Ataiyero

Grade 9

Amari Ataiyero

McKinley Tech

Grade 9
School Racism

Vivien Birch

Grade 10

Vivien Birch

Benjamin Banneker

Grade 10
Sexual Harassment

Braylon Bowens

Grade 10

Braylon Bowens

McKinley Tech

Grade 10
Gun Violence in DC

Alexander Elias Campos

Grade 10

Alexander Elias Campos

IDEA PCS

Grade 10
Video Games

Christopher Carranza

Grade 11

Christopher Carranza

DC International PCS

Grade 11
Technology Sustainability in the US

Nataly Carrillo-Hernandez

Grade 12

Nataly Carrillo-Hernandez

DC International PCS

Grade 12
Police Brutality

Tiffany Catarino

Grade 11

Tiffany Catarino

DC International PCS

Grade 11
Mental Health for US Students

Anabella Contreras

Grade 10

Anabella Contreras

DC International PCS

Grade 10
Support Programs for Immigrants

Melvin Douglas

Grade 11

Melvin Douglas

DC International PCS

Grade 11
Mental Health in the Black Community

Aron Fikremariam

Grade 12

Aron Fikremariam

DC International PCS

Grade 12
Sexism and Wage Inequality

Bitanya Fikremariam

Grade 10

Bitanya Fikremariam

DC International PCS

Grade 10
Cost of College

Donnell Gaskins

Grade 11

Donnell Gaskins

Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS

Grade 11
Combatting Depression with Community Outreach

Isabella Gonzalez Amaya

Grade 10

Isabella Gonzalez Amaya

Washington Latin PCS

Grade 10
Family Trauma and Mental Health

Leslie Gonzalez

Grade 11

Leslie Gonzalez

DC International PCS

Grade 11
Mental Health in Teens

Stephanie Gonzalez

Grade 10

Stephanie Gonzalez

DC International PCS

Grade 10
Academic Struggle for Immigrant Students

Allen Guzman

Grade 10

Allen Guzman

DC International PCS

Grade 10
LGBTQ+ Bullying

A’Niyah Hall

Grade 10

A’Niyah Hall

McKinley Tech

Grade 10
The Neglect of Hawaii

Makayla Humphrey

Grade 9

Makayla Humphrey

Coolidge HS

Grade 9
Gun Violence in DC

Kamari Hunter Mayes

Grade 10

Kamari Hunter Mayes

DC International PCS

Grade 10
Juvenile Justice System

Aliyah Ibikunle

Grade 10

Aliyah Ibikunle

McKinley Tech

Grade 10
School-to-Prison Pipeline

Madison Jackson

Grade 9

Madison Jackson

DC International PCS

Grade 9
Mental Illness Stigmas in Teens

Eric James

Grade 10

Eric James

McKinley Tech

Grade 10
Gun Violence

Guadalupe Lopez

Grade 11

Guadalupe Lopez

DC International PCS

Grade 11
Parental Pressure

Jorge Lopez

Grade 12

Jorge Lopez

DC International PCS

Grade 12
Gun Violence and Neighborhood Watch

Phoebe Luecke

Grade 10

Phoebe Luecke

Benjamin Banneker

Grade 10
DC Statehood

Ebenezer Zelalem Mengiste

Grade 12

Ebenezer Zelalem Mengiste

DC International PCS

Grade 12
Xenophobia

Fikre Mengiste

Grade 10

Fikre Mengiste

DC International PCS

Grade 10
Climate Change

Felicia Ogundimu

Grade 10

Felicia Ogundimu

School Without Walls

Grade 10
Affirmative Action

Luisa Orellana-Castillo

Grade 10

Luisa Orellana-Castillo

Benjamin Banneker

Grade 10
SNAP Benefits Cuts

Audrina Quigley

Grade 10

Audrina Quigley

McKinley Tech

Grade 10
Marijuana Arrests and Race

Katie Quintanilla

Grade 10

Katie Quintanilla

DC International PCS

Grade 10
Animal Cruelty

Aminah Reese

Grade 10

Aminah Reese

DC International PCS

Grade 10
Social Media and Mental Health

José Romero-Bonilla

Grade 10

José Romero-Bonilla

DC International PCS

Grade 10

Animal Testing

Diana Salgado

Grade 10

Diana Salgado

DC International PCS

Grade 10
Domestic Violence Against Children

Maniya Smith

Grade 9

Maniya Smith

Coolidge HS

Grade 9
Mental Health in the Black Community

Zyiah Smith

Grade 11

Zyiah Smith

Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS

Grade 11
Child Sexual Abuse

Amy Vasquez-Reyes

Grade 10

Amy Vasquez-Reyes

McKinley Tech

Grade 10
Biases in Healthcare