Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Ankeny High School Entry Title: Update: the reinforcement of the cell-phone policy Entry Credit: Adilyn Hoop, Lily Black
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Ankeny High School Entry Title: Students walkout in protest against ICE Entry Credit: Adilyn Hoop, Lydia Gerety
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Ankeny High School Entry Title: When the bus doesn’t come: Transportation gaps in Ankeny Entry Credit: Marley Frizzell
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Ankeny High School Entry Title: Iowa lawmakers advance bill expanding gender instruction ban to grades 7-12 Entry Credit: Lydia Gerety
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Ankeny High School Entry Title: AI: The good, the bad, and the deadly Entry Credit: Kayleigh Lacina