2017: The Road Out of Poverty
Select the students’ names below to read their World Food Prize Global Youth Institute paper:
| School | City | Student | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of the Holy Names | Albany, NY | Elena Suarez | Julie Saurez |
| Adel DeSoto Minburn High School | Adel, IA | Kristen Baier | Jody Baier |
| Alburnett CSD | Alburnett, IA | Nicole Sutter | Erin Moeller |
| Alma High School | Alma, MI | Mackenzie Good | Leyna Miller |
| Ames High School | Ames, IA | Nicole Kreider | Julie Skaar |
| Ames High School | Ames, IA | Ainsley Chrystal | Julie Skaar |
| Anamosa High School | Anamosa, IA | Kaci Ginn | Mary Sue Vernon |
| Anderson Christian Academy | Seguin, TX | Shannon Anderson | Joshua Anderson |
| Ankeny High School | Ankeny, IA | Sharon Mamuya | Julie Heitz |
| Argyle Central School | Argyle, NY | Derek Sherrange | Kimberly Michel |
| Assiniboia Composite High School | Assiniboia, CAN | Katherine Meagher | Joanna Feeley |
| Athens Drive Magnet High School | Raleigh, NC | Anisa Guedira | Gina Brown-Guedira |
| Austin High School | Austin, MN | Tyler Quitmeyer | Melissa Bonorden |
| Beckman Catholic High School | Dyersville, IA | Becca Dunkel | Cheryl Kluesner |
| Belle Plaine High School | Belle Plaine, IA | Hope Brecht | Steven Eskildsen |
| BGM Community School District | Brooklyn, IA | Kaity Berry | Morgan Bietrich |
| Boone High School | Boone, IA | Katelyn Melhaus | Peggy Watkins |
| Buchanan County R-IV | DeKalb, MO | Jessica Janorschke | Michele Janorschke |
| Camden Fairview High School | Camden, AR | Zachary Andrews | Johnny Embry |
| Cape Elizabeth High School | Cape Elizabeth, ME | Rohan Freedman | Sabrina Freedman |
| Cardinal High School | Eldon, IA | Laney Black | Jennifer Cremer |
| Carlisle High School | Carlisle, IA | Leonora James | Sandy Barker |
| Cedar Hills School Collegiate High School | Cedar Hill, TX | Aundrea Lawson | Kecia Wright |
| Central Academy | Des Moines, IA | Meghna Mallapan | Vanithea Singaram |
| Central Campus | Des Moines, IA | Sreelekha Kundu | Kacia Cain |
| Century High School | Sykesville, MD | Tien Lam | Kimberly Moyer |
| Charlottesville High School | Charlottesville, VA | Demetrius Ragland | Terry Knick |
| Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | Chicago, IL | Mackenzie Foertsch | JaMonica Marion |
| Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | Chicago, IL | Halle Ryan | Sheila Fowler |
| Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | Chicago, IL | Jazzmin Sharp | JaMonica Marion |
| Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | Chicago, IL | Nicole Wideman | Sheila Fowler |
| Clayton Ridge High School | Guttenburg, IA | Emma Brimeyer | Carolyn Ihde |
| Clear Fork High School | Bellville, OH | Brooke Hursh | Danielle Haydocy |
| Coffman High School | Dublin, OH | Arjun Aeri | Donna Parker |
| Colegio Williams | Mexico City, MX | Victoria Lozano | Laura Ordoñez |
| Colegio Williams | Mexico City, MX | Santiago Romagos | Santiago Romagosa |
| Colegio Williams | Mexico City, MX | Mikel Susunaga | Roxana Orijel |
| Cornell Cooperative Ext 4-H Youth Development Program | New York, NY | Christina Ng | Lucinda Randolph |
| County Line High School | Branch, AR | Braden Bateman | Ron Koch |
| Culver Academies | Culver, IN | Charles Mahoney | John Buggeln |
| Culver Academies | Culver, IN | Will LeVan | John Buggeln |
| Danville High School | Danville, IA | Colton Ketcham | Gail Kunch |
| Davenport North High School | Davenport, IA | Katie Sturmer | Jody Sturmer |
| Davis County High School | Bloomfield, IA | Hailey Swan | Amy Mosbey |
| Decatur Community High School | Oberlin, KS | Erin Rose May | Susan May |
| Douglas S. Freeman High School | Richmond, VA | Grace Lu | Dorothy Lu |
| Dowling Catholic High School | Des Moines, IA | Peter Cappaert | Kevin Schneider |
| Dowling Catholic High School | Des Moines, IA | Hannah Johnson | Kevin Schneider |
| Dryden High School | Dryden, NY | Holly Kalousdian | Jamie Kalousdian |
| Dublin Coffman High School | Dublin, OH | Ava Forystek | Donna Parkwe |
| Dubuque Senior High School | Dubuque, IA | Sibani Ram | RS Ram |
| East High School | Sioux City, IA | Kristina Ly | Kristin Helseth |
| Edgewood Colesburg Community School District | Edgewood, IA | Emma Ehlers | Victoria Bond |
| Elm Creek School | Elm Creek, CAN | Taylor Carlson | Lisa Carlson |
| Emmetsburg High School | Emmetsburg, IA | Ali Laubenthal | Mike Embrock |
| Ephrata High School | Ephrata, PA | Abbie Zorrilla | Andres Zorrilla |
| ETS “Jovan Cvijic” | Strpce, Kosovo | Tamara Jakovljevic | Sonja Kotorcevic |
| Excelsior Preparatory High School | Springfield Gardens, NY | Tina Turner | Ophelia Morris |
| Fairfield High School | Fairfield, IA | Hermela Gebremariam | Girma Tessema |
| Fairfield Jr Sr High School | Goshen, IN | Halee Fisher | Brandon Brunt |
| Fillmore Central High School | Geneva, NE | Kenna Asche | Kurt VanDeWalle |
| Fort Dodge Senior High | Fort Dodge, IA | Angela Bass | Julie Hughes |
| Frank H Peterson Academy | Jacksonville, FL | Neyah Carter | Sonya Weaver |
| Freehold Township High School | Freehold, NJ | TJ Illuzzi | Lou Illuzzi |
| George Washington High School | Cedar Rapids, IA | Kate McCartan | Mary Lou McCartan |
| George-Little Rock Community School District | George, IA | Myles Master | Tina Sherrill-Range |
| Gifft Hill School | St. John, Virgin Islands | Emily Murrill | Christopher Dunlap |
| Gilbert High School | Gilbert, IA | Jason Taylor | Jon Davis |
| Global Impact STEM Academy | Springfield, OH | Noah McLeod | Rachel Sanders |
| Global Impact STEM Academy | Springfield, OH | Allison Sanders | Leigh Kilburn |
| Goessel High School | Goessel, KS | Madeline Meier | Alicia Oard |
| Goessel High School | Goessel, KS | Emily Meier | Alicia Oard |
| Golden Triangle Early College High School | Mayhew, MS | Nyshedra Jordan | Annette Glover |
| Golden Triangle Early College High School | Mayhew, MS | Angelique Wilson | Annette Glover |
| Grand Rapids High School | Grand Rapids, MN | Ashley Kortekaas | Shawn Linder |
| Grand Rapids Senior High School | Grand Rapids, MN | Julie Anderson | Shawn Linder |
| Grand Rapids Senior High School | Grand Rapids, MN | Amanda Fideldy | Eric Northard |
| Gwynn Park High School | Brandywine, MD | Jailynn Britt | Leasa Gudderra |
| Gwynn Park High School | Brandywine, MD | Alisa Evans | Leasa Gudderra |
| Gwynn Park High School | Brandywine, MD | Tyler Reid | Leasa Gudderra |
| Harlan Community High School | Harlan, IA | Miguel Mena | Justine McCall |
| Hauser Jr. Sr. High School | Hope, IN | Melanie Taylor | Aleesa Dickerson |
| Herbert Hoover High School | Des Moines, IA | Ruth Acolatse | John Jordan |
| Hillsboro High School | Hillsboro, TX | Brianna Cheek | Dana Wise |
| Homer Senior High School | Homer, NY | Anna Gugerty | Lori Andersen |
| Homeschool | Cass City, MI | Addy Battel | Sue Stuever Battel |
| Hoover High School | Des Moines, IA | Elizabeth Mora Huber | Maureen Griffin |
| Hoover High School | Des Moines, IA | Jose Rodriguez Campos | Susan Huber |
| International Academy | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Neha Middela | Chinna Middela |
| Jay County High School | Bryant, IN | Dillon Muhlenkamp | Sonya Weaver |
| John F. Kennedy High School | Cedar Rapids, IA | Grace Duffy | Brad Horton |
| Kathleen High School | Lakeland, FL | Maddie Dvorak | Rosalie Koenig |
| Keokuk High School | Keokuk, IA | Austin Derr | Barbara Edler |
| Keota High School | Keota, IA | Frankie Johnson | Alyssa Amelon |
| Kingsley-Pierson High School | Kingsley, IA | Bradi Bohlke | Molli Griffin |
| Lafayette High School | Mayo, FL | Ainsley Peterson | Rosalie Koenig |
| Lamar High School | Lamar, AR | Angel Wyatt | Larry Bacchus |
| Langston Hughes High School | Fairburn, GA | Khalid Smith | Sonya Weaver |
| Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Chicago, IL | Alissa James-Anderson | Elizabeth Copper |
| Locust Trace Agriscience Center | Lexington, KY | Morgan Hasler | Lewis Mink |
| Lone Tree High School | Lone Tree, IA | Rebecca Wilson | Kathryn Wilson |
| Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP)-Tuskegee University | Montgomery, GA | Ovoke Moss | Sonya Weaver |
| Lumsden High School | Lumsden, CAN | Brett Rumpel | Carla Cooper |
| Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School | Parkland, FL | Lucia Carrero | Rosalie Koenig |
| Maple Grove Senior High | Maple Grove, MN | Panashe Matemba-Mutasa | Jennifer Larson |
| Maple Grove Senior High | Maple Grove, MN | Jennfier Holt | Mark Holt |
| Maquoketa Valley High School | Delhi, IA | Cassi Westhoff | Dawn Mausser |
| McCutcheon High School | Lafayette, IA | Rowan Wallar | Abi Bymaster |
| Mediapolis High School | Mediapolis, IA | Catie Messer | Alaina Imhoff |
| Mid-Prairie High School | Wellman, IA | Creigh Rourke | Elsa Schmidt |
| Minneapolis South High School | Minneapolis, MN | Claire Jensen | Nicky Taylor |
| Mt. Pleasant High School | Mt. Pleasant, IA | Shaleen Thiengmany | Jennifer Stater |
| Nasua Plainfield Jr. Sr. High School | Nashua, IA | Caleb Lines | Heidi Hain |
| New Palestine High School | New Palestine, IN | Lindsey Berebitsky | Darlene Seifert |
| North High School | Sioux City, IA | Derek Hwang | Korey Cantrell |
| North High School | Sioux City, IA | Kelli Glisar | Nick McBride |
| North High School | Davenport, IA | Hooria Tariq | John Jordan |
| North Scott High School | Eldridge, IA | Michael Mohr | Karen Onken |
| Northside High School | Jacksonville, KY | Marianna Cota | Jon Davis |
| Northview Middle School | Ankeny, IA | Katelin Meier | Kyrstin Delagardelle Shelley |
| Northwest High School | Grand Island, NE | Jacob Kozisek | George Mohr |
| Northwest High School | Grand Island, NE | Maddy Oakeson | George Mohr |
| Oberlin High School | Oberlin, OH | Lucy Cipinko | Donna Shurr |
| Ogden High School | Ogden, IA | Maranda Wheelock | John Fuller |
| Osage Community School | Osage, IA | Avery Marley | Eric Dralle |
| PA School for Excellence | University Park, PA | Natalie Napolitano | Jenneth Layaou |
| PA School for Excellence | University Park, PA | Shannon Reinhard | Jenneth Layaou |
| PA School for Excellence | University Park, PA | Abigail Yoder | Jenneth Layaou |
| Palm Beach Gardens High School | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Katleen Jolicoeur | Rosalie Koenig |
| Pennsylvania School for Excellence at Penn State | University Park, PA | Gabrielle Henrichs | Jenneth Layaou |
| Pikesville High School | Pikesville, MD | Lili Fanua | Rebecca Puelle |
| Pleasant Hope High School | Pleasant Hope, MO | Lillian Durr | Joey Stokes |
| Pleasant Hope High School | Pleasant Hope, MO | Katelyn Stewart | Joey Stokes |
| Pleasant Valley High School | Bettendorf, IA | Sophia Xiao | Lynn Lundberg |
| Pleasant Valley High School | Bettendorf, IA | Amulya Pillutla | Lynn Lundberg |
| Poplarville High School | Poplarville, MS | Gabe Entrekin | Taylor Entrekin |
| Poudre High School | Fort Collins, CO | Christopher Ray | Gayle Volk |
| Prairie High School | Cedar Rapids, IA | Beth Uthoff | Lora Danker |
| Rick’s Center for Gifted Children | Denver, CO | Victor Wall | Jason Wall |
| Ridge High School | Basking Ridge, NJ | Mason Krohn | Lourdes Cornejo-Krohn |
| Riley High School | South Bend, IN | Jacob Atkins | Heidi Erickson |
| Roosevelt High School | Des Moines, IA | Lydia Berry | Noreen Nsereko |
| Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School | Rockford, IA | Jenna Paulus | Amber Sherrard |
| Rutgers University | Newark, NJ | Elijah Ortiz | Elsie Valera |
| Seven Oaks Met School | Winnipeg, CAN | Alexandra Skwarchuk | Jean McLeod |
| Shane Ausmus | Dublin, OH | Shane Ausmus | Donna Parker |
| Shenandoah High School | Shenandoah, IA | Molly Moe | Kelley Carey |
| Shmat Abdyl Frashero | Prishtina, Kosovo | Fjolla Bacaj | Almir Abdurramani |
| Shullsburg High School | Shullsburg, WI | Reagan Russell | Jennifer Russell |
| Sioux City West | Sioux City, IA | Margaret Irish | Holly Macfarlane |
| Sioux City Wesy | Sioux City, IA | Triet Nguyen | Holly Macfarlane |
| Snow Hill High School | Snow Hill, MD | Craig Birckhead-Morton | Janeen Birckhead |
| Sonoraville High School | Calhoun, GA | Jazzmyne Ashworth | Cynthia Lay |
| Southeast Polk | Pleasant Hill, IA | Michael DeDecker | Matthew Eddy |
| Southeast Polk | Pleasant Hill, IA | Sheridan Thompson | Matthew Eddy |
| Southeast Valley High School | Gowrie, IA | Aryan Azim | John Jordan |
| Southview Middle School | Ankeny, IA | Connor Grau | Becky Haase |
| Sun Valley High School | Indian Trail, NC | Erin Blanding | Crystal Starkes |
| Tall Oaks Classical School | Bear, DE | Hannah Jo | Randall Wisser |
| Torrey Pines High School | San Diego, CA | Kahyun Koh | Kwangil Koh |
| Totino-Grace High School | Fridley, MN | Vishal Chandra | Cheri Broadhead |
| Union County Vocational Technical School | Scotch Plains, NJ | Michael Laumbach | Robert Laumbach |
| University of Missouri High School | Columbia, MO | Abrieanna Burkhart | Sonya Weaver |
| Upper Arlington High School | Upper Arlington, OH | Emma Merchant | Lynn Reese |
| Upper Arlington High School | Upper Arlington, OH | Jack Patton | Lynn Reese |
| Urbandale High School | Urbandale, IA | Varun Vepa | Julie Goldman |
| Valley High School | West Des Moines, IA | Brianna Cole | Laura Cole |
| Valley High School | West Des Moines, IA | Jane Smeins | Laura Cole |
| Verona Area High School | Verona, WI | Leonie Tollefson | Angie Midthun-Hensen |
| Verona Area High School | Verona, WI | Greta Schmidt | Angie Midthun-Hensen |
| Walter Biddle Saul High School | Philadelphia, PA | Jessica Pekach | Tiffany Turrentine |
| Walter Biddle Saul High School | Philadelphia, PA | Sarah Wilson | Tiffany Turrentine |
| Wapsie Valley High School | Fairbank, IA | Erika Jeanes | Ellen Doese |
| Waterloo East High School | Waterloo, IA | Insirah Billy | John Jordan |
| Waubonsie Valley High School | Aurora, IL | Aishani Shukla | Meeta Shukla |
| Waukee High School | Waukee, IA | Gautham Ajith | Cynthia Snell |
| Waukee High School | Waukee, IA | Claire Baudler | Cynthia Snell |
| Wayne Community High School | Corydon, IA | Lane Kunzie | Daniel May |
| Wayzata High School | Plymouth, MN | Molly Carroll | Anne Swanson |
| West Central Valley High School | Stuart, IA | Haley Nizzi | Molly Dolch |
| West Delaware High School | Manchester, IA | Nolan Monaghan | Diane May |
| West Henderson High School | Hendersonville, NC | Paiton McDonald | Jon Davis |
| West High School | Utah, UT | Manas Sharma | Sunil Sharma |
| West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School | West Lafayette, IN | Tushar Sardesai | Nagesh Sardesai |
| Western Dubuque High School | Epworth, IA | Amanda Dougherty | Breanna Lukes |
| Winner High Schol | Winner, SD | Heather Rowe | Zana DeJong |
| Winterset Community School District | Winterset, IA | Mikaela Engnell | Mary K. Overholtzer |
| Zionsville Community High School | Zionsville, IN | Kaitlyn Cooper | Holly Cooper |