Winners Announced in 6th Annual Youth Apostles Multimedia Pro-Life Contest

Written By John Iekel

Youth Apostles is delighted to announce the winners in the 6th annual multimedia pro-life contest.

Young people in grades 7-12 could submit entries in six categories: essays, posters, memes, PowerPoint, spoken word, and videos. There were 203 entries. 

Youth Apostles began holding pro-life essay contests in 1993; in 1999, posters were added to the competition. Later, the categories were expanded to allow expression in more forms of media and to give young people additional outlets through which to employ their creativity in expressing pro-life values and messages.

Through the contests, Youth Apostles hopes to complement and support the education that schools, youth ministers, and parents give young people concerning life, its inherent value, and the importance of protecting it. Youth Apostles also hopes to give young people ways to express what they have learned and believe. 

As always, this year's entries provided abundant and eloquent proof of young people's love for innocent and vulnerable life, their grasp of pro-life values and commitment to upholding them, and their insight. Their creativity and talent is beautiful, impressive, and touching -- and is a real ray of hope in a world and time that often needs one. 

The full list of winners, by category, is below. Congratulations to all participants!

ESSAYS

Theme: What Does it Mean to Respect Unborn Life? 

Senior Division

First Place: Sydney Evans, St. Paul VI Catholic High School

Junior Division

First Place: Ghersey Anor, All Saints Catholic School
Second Place:
Francis Foeckler, Chelsea Academy  
Simmi Thumma, Our Lady of Hope Catholic School            
Julia Zandi, Our Lady of Hope Catholic School

POSTERS

Theme: Prolife, With Love

Senior Division

First Place: Katherine Faist, St. Paul VI Catholic High School
Second Place: Giana Cackett, St. Paul VI Catholic High School

Junior Division

First Place: Rose Tessier, All Saints Catholic School
Second Place: Nicholas Conforti, St. Timothy Catholic School

First Place, Senior Division

First Place, Junior Division

POWER POINT

Theme: Steps in Building Respect for Life

 Junior Division

First Place: Haset Solomon, Holy Spirit Catholic School
Second Place: Nora Anderson, Holy Spirit Catholic School

 

MEMES

Theme: Must have a pro-life theme

Junior Division

First Place: Slade Shields, St. Timothy Catholic School
Second Place: Joseph Nguyen, St. Timothy Catholic School

First Place, Junior Division

SPOKEN WORD

Theme: What Does a Pro-Life Future Mean?

Junior Division

First Place: Catherine Sadek, St. Timothy Catholic School
Second Place: Rana Salman, St. Timothy Catholic School

VIDEO

Theme: Must have a pro-life theme

Junior Division

First Place: Arabella Summers, All Saints Catholic School
Second Place: Gabriella De Jesus Herrera, All Saints Catholic School

John Iekel

John is a lifetime full member. He has long been focused on pro-life ministry; among the other ways he has been involved is being part of many Youth Apostles publications, including its newsletter, an early history, a quarterly journal published for several years, and its new blog. He and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters. He is a professional writer/editor; in off hours, you may find him gardening in their yard, on running trails in Arlington, writing historical content and fiction, and conducting genealogical projects. 

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