Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: City High School Entry Title: SNAP GETS SNAPPED: 2025 Government Shutdown Affects Students Entry Credit: Lily Rantanen
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Iowa City West High School Entry Title: Love through different lenses Entry Credit: Loren Barjis, Lydia Cruce, Sophie Singh
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Iowa City West High School Entry Title: Traci Burns: a story of resilience Entry Credit: Ella Ciliberto
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Iowa City West High School Entry Title: Living legacies: the impact of Iowa’s Indigenous people Entry Credit: Jake Beneke, Shanza Sami, Anna You
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Waterloo West High School Entry Title: Beat The Streetz: The Unsolved Homicide of Gregory Kent Walker Jr. Entry Credit: Karma Goodson