Past Winners
2023
High School Division
Left to right: Allan Di from Potomac, MD (2nd Place), Adam Johannessen from Silver Spring, MD (4th Place), Paula Forrest - Competition Founder, Kai Johannessen from Silver Spring, MD (3rd Place), Minseo Chae from Dallas, TX (1st Place)
College Division
First Place
Taig Egan - Guilford, CT
Second Place
Ashley Hsu - Rockville, MD
Third Place
Sophie Ross - San Marcos, CA
2020 - Online Competition
High School Division
1st Place: Mira Kim - Fairfax, VA
2nd Place: Michael Wang - Potomac, MD
3rd Place: Rose Bittle - Charlottesville, VA
College Division
1st Place: Siyuan Yin - Baltimore, MD
2nd Place: Insoo Oh - Baltimore, MD
3rd Place: Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek - Baltimore, MD
2019
College Division
Left to right: Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek (3rd Place), from Baltimore, MD; Patrick Lill (2nd Place) from Silver Spring, MD; Michelle Hromin (1st Place), from Westbury, NY; Paula Forrest - Competition Founder
First Place
Michael Wang - Potomac, MD
2022
High School Division
Left to right: Sean Xie from Rockville, MD (1st Place), Joseph Ahn from Potomac, MD (3rd Place), Erika Saunders - Competition Sponsor
(Not pictured: Angela Shen from Rockville, MD: 2nd Place)
Second Place
Keyvar Smith-Herold - Derwood, MD
Third Place
Mylah Kittle - Frederick, MD
2021 - Online Competition
College Division
Left to right: Sophia Bracken from Okeechobee, FL (1st Place), Dylan Rosenthal from Baltimore, MD (2nd Place), Ashley Hsu from Rockville, MD (3rd Place), Erika Saunders - Competition Sponsor
High School Division
2018
College Division
Left to right: Mandi Bearjar (2nd Place), from Summerhill, PA; Paula Forrest - Competition Founder; Ashley Hsu (1st Place), from Rockville, MD; and Aaron Wong (3rd Place), from Potomac, MD
2016
College Division
First Prize Winner Ethan Morad of Herndon, VA (Left), Paula Forrest (Center), and 2nd Prize Winner Zachary Chou of Vestavia, AL (Right)
2015
College Division
First Place: Michael Yin from Silver Spring, MD, pictured with Paula Forrest, Competition Founder