2012: Cultivating Innovations to Feed the World
Select the students’ names below to read their World Food Prize Global Youth Institute paper:
| School | City | Student | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&M Consolidated HS | College Station, TX | Travis Rooney | Michelle Jedlicka |
| The Academy for Science and Agriculture | Vadnais Heights, MN | Shantal Pai | Jim Lane |
| Adel DeSoto Minburn HS | Adel, IA | Noah Taylor | Jodi Baier |
| Alta-Aurelia HS | Alta, IA | Joe Napierala | Will Dible |
| Ames HS | Ames, IA | Aparna Ajjarapu | Linda Telleen-Martens |
| Ames HS | Ames, IA | Kelly Hu | Nicole Kuhns |
| Ames HS | Ames, IA | Carrie O’Connor-Walker | Nicole Kuhns |
| Anamosa HS | Anamosa, IA | Sophia Corpstein | Beth Basinger |
| Ankeny HS | Ankeny, IA | Kelly Behrens | Greg Severseike |
| Ankeny HS | Ankeny, IA | Kailee Pearson | Chad Fickbohm |
| Baxter HS | Baxter, IA | Jenna Zeisman | Jim Fitzgerald |
| Bloomington New Technology HS | Bloomington, IN | Renan Havill | Claire Roth |
| Carlisle HS | Carlisle, IA | Marissa Kephart | Barb Cup |
| Cascade HS | Cascade, IA | Laura Tucker | Molly Recker |
| Cedar Falls HS | Cedar Falls, IA | Maya Amjadi | Debbie Paulse |
| Cedar Rapids Kennedy HS | Cedar Rapids, IA | Tara Mittelberg | Brad Horton |
| Centerville HS | Centerville, IA | Maranda Rupalo | Susan McDanel |
| Central HS | La Crosse, WI | Miriam Sellers | Mike Bechtel |
| Charles City HS | Charles City, IA | Trey Forsyth | James Lundberg |
| Chicago HS for Ag Sciences | Chicago, IL | Sydney Foulks | Wende Dallain |
| Chicago HS for Ag Sciences | Chicago, IL | Stephanie Massolle | Christopher Harris |
| Chicago HS for Ag Sciences | Chicago, IL | Stephanie Moncivais | Christopher Harris |
| Chicago HS for Ag Sciences | Chicago, IL | Tom Poole | Christopher Harris |
| Colegio Objetivo | Maringá, Brazil | Clara Junqueira | Eduardo Werneck |
| Colegio Williams | Mexico City, Mexico | Javier Ayala | Roxana Orijel |
| Colegio Williams | Mexico City, Mexico | Samuel Muñoz | Roxana Orijel |
| Colegio Williams | Mexico City, Mexico | Elias Olvera | Roxana Orijel |
| Colfax-Mingo HS | Colfax, IA | Cassie Craig | Zane Scott-Tunkin |
| Colo-Nesco HS | Colo, IA | Megan McEnany | Morgan Greiman |
| Columbus East HS | Columbus, IN | Kiersten Henderson | Laurie Martin |
| Columbus East HS | Columbus, IN | Kaitlin Wendel | Laurie Martin |
| Cortland HS | Cortland, NY | Nisarga Paul | Stephanie Passeri-Densmore |
| Culver Academies | Culver, IN | Yen Yen Gao | John Buggeln |
| Culver Academies | Culver, IN | Bella Lee | John Buggeln |
| Davenport Central HS | Davenport, IA | Nick Lafrenz | Deb Buttleman Malcol |
| Denison HS | Denison, IA | Robert Lyons | Brandi Merrick |
| Des Moines Central Academy | Des Moines, IA | Rivkah Gardner-Frolick | Scott Schoneberg |
| Des Moines Central Academy | Des Moines, IA | Madison Holmes | Scott Schoneberg |
| Des Moines Central Campus | Des Moines, IA | Liza Strueva | Kacia Cain |
| Dowling Catholic HS | West Des Moines, IA | Fielding Montgomery | Erin McMullen |
| Dowling Catholic HS | West Des Moines, IA | Jacob Solawetz | Erin McMullen |
| East Mills HS | Malvern, IA | Eileen Asselin | Angela Hunter |
| East Sac HS | Lake View, IA | Brad Pickhinke | Larissa Rupnow |
| Eastside HS | Gainesville, FL | Abigail Eisenstadt | Ann Dunn |
| Eastside HS | Gainesville, FL | Amaleah Mirti | Becky Moulton |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont HS | Eddyville, IA | Taylor Evans | Donna Bohlmann |
| Edgewood-Colesburg HS | Edgewood, IA | Rylee McDermott | Marsha Hauser |
| Emmetsburg HS | Emmetsburg, IA | Queen Mukami | Tricia Reichert |
| Gifft Hill School | St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands | Alexander Ray | Jen Bradham |
| Gilbert HS | Gilbert, IA | Elizabeth Davis | Jon Davis |
| Glen Lake HS | Maple City, MI | Hollie Dowd | Renee Applegate |
| Glenwood HS | Glenwood, IA | Seth Bledsoe | Eric Rasmussen |
| Glidden Ralston | Glidden, IA | Michael Wittrock | Gary Clark |
| Greenbrier HS | Greenbrier, AR | Sam Harris | Casey Epler |
| Hoover HS | Des Moines, IA | Michelle Lopez | Katherine Larson |
| Independence HS | Independence, IA | Stephanie McMillan | Megan Rawlins |
| Indian River HS | Dagsboro, DE | Katie Bird | Jennifer Cordrey |
| Indianola HS | Indianola, IA | Cole Gruis | Casey Brown |
| IRIS | Nigeria | Munira Abdul | Brittany Haga |
| IRIS | Tanzania | Debora Lwilla | Brittany Haga |
| IRIS | Indonesia | Diyah Pertiwi | Brittany Haga |
| Jack E. Singley Academy | Irving, TX | Brian Okundaye | Kristen Molina |
| James Madison Agriscience Magnet Program | San Antonio, TX | Valerie Gamao | Joshua Anderson |
| Jessamine Career and Technology Center | Nicholasville, KY | Sarah Warren | Mary Jennings |
| John Burroughs HS | St. Louis, MO | Donald Soffer | Jon Bang |
| John Marshall HS | Rochester, MN | Samantha Woog | Molly Kappers |
| Johnston HS | Johnston, IA | Millie Varley | Kyla Burns |
| Kuemper Catholic HS | Carroll, IA | Kirsten Daniel | Mary Koester |
| Lamar HS | Lamar, AR | Blake Freeman | Larry Bacchus |
| Lamoni HS | Lamoni, IA | Lizzie Eason | Lynda Farnham |
| LaPorte County 4-H | LaPorte, IN | Jessica-Lena Bohlin | Patty Keating |
| Laurel School | Shaker Heights, OH | Shireen Bhatia | Wendy Butler |
| Lincoln HS | Des Moines, IA | Paige Harper | Gabrielle Kouri Kuhns |
| Lisbon HS | Lisbon, IA | Bernadette Poduska | Shana Bishof |
| Mahtomedi HS | Mahtomedi, MN | Saisree Ravi | Lisa Boland Blake |
| Maquoketa HS | Maquoketa, IA | Lacey Root | Melinda Orris |
| Maquoketa HS | Maquoketa, IA | Morgan Vervaecke | Melinda Orris |
| Marist HS | Atlanta, GA | Christian Kahf | Naitnaphit Limlamai |
| Marshalltown HS | Marshalltown, IA | Emma Runquist | Susan Fritzell |
| Marshalltown HS | Marshalltown, IA | Abby Snyder | Susan Fritzell |
| Medford HS | Medford, MN | Brandon Hanson | Christopher Ovrebo |
| Medford HS | Medford, MN | Glen Morris | Christopher Ovrebo |
| Medford HS | Medford, MN | Sarah Schalm | Christopher Ovrebo |
| Millard North HS | Omaha, NE | Cole Edick | Simon Rohde |
| Millard North HS | Omaha, NE | Gelilah Yohannes | Simon Rohde |
| Mounds View HS | Arden Hills, MN | Heather Stone | Holly Maeckelbergh |
| Muscatine HS | Muscatine, IA | Anna Brooks | Dave Tometich |
| New Hampton HS | New Hampton, IA | Elisa Russ | Sandra Russ |
| North HS | Des Moines, IA | Patience Kpurukoo | Steve Benson |
| North Polk HS | Alleman, IA | Abby Olson | Kathy Christensen |
| Oakland-Craig HS | Oakland, NE | Megan Byrnes | Kylie Penke |
| Oberlin HS | Oberlin, OH | Madeline Geitz | Donna Shurr |
| Ogden HS | Ogden, IA | Tessa Lorentzen | John Fuller |
| Okoboji HS | Okoboji, IA | Anna Vos | JoAnne Sackett |
| Our Redeemers Christian School | Minot, ND | Tariro Makoni | Felistas Makoni |
| Parkway South HS | Manchester, MO | Mindy Xu | Matt Timmons |
| Pekin HS | Packwood, IA | Graham Wittrock | Juston Lamb |
| Pella HS | Pella, IA | Maria Belding | Melissa Wimmer |
| Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | Sierra Jamir | Kathy Pryde |
| Phillipsburg HS | Phillipsburg, NJ | Lauren Fillebrown | Greg Babbitt |
| Pius X HS | Lincoln, NE | Carly Twehous | Shiela Sievert |
| Pleasant Valley HS | Bettendorf, IA | Branden Arends | Tracy Lux |
| Pleasantville HS | Pleasantville, IA | Jessica Webster | Monty Collins |
| Ponchatoula HS | Ponchatoula, LA | Brook Hoover | Alice DuBois |
| Ponchatoula HS | Ponchatoula, LA | Maggie Klein | Alice DuBois |
| Powell County HS | Deer Lodge, MT | Annie Lombardi | Bill Lombardi |
| Prairie Valley HS | Gowrie, IA | Rebecca Nellis | Sharon Jaeschke |
| Ridgemont HS | Ridgeway, OH | Riley Drumm | Stephanie Jolliff |
| Ridgemont HS | Ridgeway, OH | Logan Hill | Stephanie Jolliff |
| Ridgemont HS | Ridgeway, OH | Georgi Stanev | Stephanie Jolliff |
| Rock Bridge HS | Columbia, MO | Ouma Amadou | Dan Ware |
| Rocky Mountain HS | Meridian, ID | Quinn Inwards | Shane Stevenson |
| Roland-Story HS | Story City, IA | Tyler Hougland | Brad Taylor |
| Roosevelt HS | Des Moines, IA | Alexandra Lidgett | Michael Blair |
| Saydel HS | Des Moines, IA | Granite Tait | Seth Ickowitz |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton HS | Sergeant Bluff, IA | Shelby Stewart | Bill Quinn |
| Sheldon HS | Sheldon, IA | Olivia DeKok | Cindy Prewitt |
| Shenandoah HS | Shenandoah, IA | Devon Wood | Kelly Carey |
| South Winneshiek HS | Calmar, IA | Devin Franzen | Jessica Peters |
| Southern Valley HS | Oxford, NE | Jordan Paine | Alice Hinkle |
| Southwind HS | Memphis, TN | Reginald White | Biba Kavass |
| Spencer HS | Spencer, IA | Perri Higgins | Janis Myers |
| Spencer HS | Spencer, IA | John Quail | Janis Myers |
| Storm Lake HS | Storm Lake, IA | Phillip Bond | Priscilla Robinson |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg HS | Sumner, IA | Hannah Pagel | Meghan Crilly |
| Susquehannock HS | Glen Rock, PA | Elizabeth Lesko | Barbara Nealon |
| Switzerland County HS | Vevay, IN | Nila Johnson | Kyle Woolston |
| Texas Academy of Mathematics & Sciences | Denton, TX | Flora Yan | Donna Flemming |
| Thomas A. Edison HS | Alexandria, VA | Dominique Rowinski | Virginia Morton |
| Torrey Pines HS | San Diego, CA | DoWon Kim | Brinn Belyea |
| Tri-Center HS | Neola, IA | Anthony Messerschmidt | Allison Poss |
| TST BOCES | Ithaca, NY | Sean Lyon | Patrick Brennan |
| TST BOCES | Ithaca, NY | Madison McDonald | Patrick Brennan |
| TST BOCES | Ithaca, NY | Alden Morris | Patrick Brennan |
| TST BOCES | Ithaca, NY | Cynthia Ulbing | Patrick Brennan |
| Union HS | La Porte City, I | Emily Samuelson | Louis Beck |
| Upper Arlington HS | Upper Arlington, OH | Justine Frerichs | Elizabeth Bailey |
| Valley HS | West Des Moines, IA | Amber Aeilts | Brant Reif |
| Valley HS | West Des Moines, IA | Abby Pepin | Brant Reif |
| WACO HS | Wayland, IA | Colin Brose | Renea Reichenbach |
| Washington HS | Washington, IA | Lexi Marek | Duane Van Winkle |
| Waukee HS | Waukee, IA | Sydney Graham | Sara Zdenek |
| Waukee HS | Waukee, IA | Dheeraj Pulyala | Sara Zdenek |
| Wayne Community HS | Corydon, IA | James Rhodes | Lorena Blount |
| Webster City HS | Webster City, IA | Emma White | Ayn Eklund |
| Wilber Clatonia HS | Wilber, NE | Morgan Tranmer | Anita Wollenburg |