Maltz Museum Names Winners in Stop the Hate Essay Contest

Thursday night, the winners of the 5th annual Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out! contest were announced.

• 200 community volunteers helped to judge the essays. 
• 1,600 students from seven counties entered the essay contest. 
• The winner of the first Stop the Hate contest, Matt Soble, returned to help judge the contest in its fifth year. 

The winners and finalists are: 

GRAND SCHOLARSHIP WINNER ($50,000 Scholarship)

Annie Robinson, Aurora High School – 11th grade

SECOND PLACE ($25,000 Scholarship)

Kelly Knaser, Wickliffe High School – 12th grade

THIRD PLACE ($15,000 Scholarship)

Robert Edwards, Max Hayes High School, Cleveland – 12th grade

 SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS

• Biar Akar, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School – 12th grade
• Andrew Huang, University School, Hunting Valley – 11th grade
• Avalon Regalbuto, Orange High School – 12th grade
• Courtney Ross, Chardon High School – 12th grade
• Courtney Schmidt, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School – 11th grade
• Adrian Simion, Westlake High School – 12th grade
• Evelyn Ting, Shaker Heights High School – 12th grade

 6th – 10th GRADE FINALISTS

6th GRADE

• 1st Prize ($300) Benjamin Yoder, Copley-Fairlawn Middle School
• 2nd Prize ($200) Owen Gaudio, St. Barnabas Elementary School, Northfield
• 3rd Prize ($100) Gabriella Nassif, St. Barnabas Elementary School, Northfield

 7th GRADE

• 1st Prize ($300) Noah Rish, Learwood Middle School, Avon Lake
• 2nd Prize ($200) Kate Klika, Miller-South Visual and Performing Arts School, Akron
• 3rd Prize ($100) Lexee Dalgleish, Learwood Middle School, Avon Lake

 8th GRADE

• 1st Prize ($300) Soli Collins, Roxboro Middle School, Cleveland Heights
• 2nd Prize ($200) Kim Taylor, Rocky River Middle School
• 3rd Prize ($100) Laura DeVito, Rocky River Middle School

 9th GRADE

• 1st Prize ($300) Nichole Shriver, Twinsburg High School
• 2nd Prize ($200) Gwenyth Szabo, Lake Ridge Academy Elementary, North Ridgeville
• 3rd Prize ($100) Apoorva Vallampati, Twinsburg High School

10th GRADE

• 1st Prize ($300) Abby White, Shaker Heights High School
• 2nd Prize ($200) Jessica Hartig, Solon High School
• 3rd Prize ($100) Shala Blade, Glenville High School, Cleveland