2024: Seeds of Opportunity
Select the students’ names below to read their World Food Prize Global Youth Institute paper:
| Student Name | School | Location | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanees Abakar | School: Roosevelt High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Abra Nichol |
| Suriana Acevedo | School: Cedar Falls High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Jason Lang |
| Michelle Acosta | School: Marco Island Academy | Location: Florida | |
| Sofia Ahari | School: Mason City High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Dawn Guritz |
| Amna Ahmad | School: Green Hope High School | Location: North Carolina | Mentor: Ahmad Hussain |
| Beimnet Amanuel | School: Johnston High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Noreen Nsereko |
| Amelie Anderson | School: Dublin Coffman Highschool | Location: Ohio | Mentor: Donna Parker |
| Mariah Anstey | School: Northern Heights High School | Location: Kansas | Mentor: Jacob Lang |
| Dela Armah | School: Eleanor Roosevelt High School | Location: Maryland | Mentor: Lakiah Clark |
| Valentina Armillas | School: Colegio Williams | Location: Mexico | Mentor: Laura Ordoñez |
| Maja Arnar | School: Minnetonka High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Lisa Patrick |
| Benjamin Arroyo | School: Colegio Williams | Location: Mexico | Mentor: Laura Ordóñez |
| Delaney Barber | School: Central DeWitt High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Jenna Stevens |
| Kalli Barber | School: Central DeWitt High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Jenna Stevens |
| Ketsia Baributsa | School: William Henry Harrison High School | Location: Indiana | Mentor: Abi Bymaster |
| Liam Basta | School: Bio-Med Science Academy | Location: Ohio | Mentor: Hedi Hisrich |
| Silas Bothell | School: Penns Manor Jr./Sr. High School | Location: Pennsylvania | Mentor: Jenneth Layaou |
| Luke Boyle | School: Western Dubuque High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Ben Wilson |
| Anika Brockbank | School: The STEAD school | Location: Colorado | Mentor: Manny Catala |
| Siena Brown | School: Iowa City High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Mary Lestina |
| Meredith Browne | School: East Hampton High School | Location: East Hampton | Mentor: Stephanie Forsberg |
| Anna Bruns | School: Ankeny Centennial High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Kathryn Cooper |
| Serenity Bush | School: Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | Location: Illinois | |
| Trevon Butler | School: Booker T. Washington High School | Location: Alabama | Mentor: Lakiah Clark |
| Alessandra Solange Cambar Reyes | School: Alison Bixby Stone School | Location: Honduras | Mentor: Ashley Shunk |
| Chloe Cannon | School: Austin High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Lisa Sanders |
| Arianna Catalan | School: American School of Tegucigalpa | Location: Honduras | Mentor: Muna Nehme |
| Neel Chandalia | School: DeBakey High School for Health Professions | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Marla Maharaj |
| Dharshna Chandra Mouleeswaran | School: Portage Central High School | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Devi Vellingiri |
| Margaret (Peggy) Chen | School: Green Hope High School | Location: North Carolina | Mentor: Jon Davis |
| Jenai Clahar | School: Lanier High School | Location: Alabama | Mentor: Lakiah Clark |
| Mia Collins | Clean Tech. & Sustainable Industries ECHS | Location: New York | Mentor: B. Theresa Lewis |
| Christopher Dai | School: Debakey High School for Health Professions | Location: Texas | Mentor: Marla Maharaj |
| Makayla Damico | School: Waverly High School | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Robert Lurie |
| Milin Danek | School: Southwest High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Molly Lepasana |
| Morgan Dawson | School: Parkside CTE | Location: Maryland | Mentor: Jerry Kelley |
| Elle de Vries | School: Greijdanus College Hardenberg | Location: Netherlands | |
| Samuel Dewey | School: Walter Hines Page High School | Location: North Carolina | Mentor: Prof. Richard Rosen |
| Makayla Dokpodjo | School: Austin High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Lisa Sanders |
| Marissa Duarte | School: Union County Vocational Technical School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Jennifer Obrizan |
| Layla Dvorak | School: Johnston High School | Location: Iowa | |
| Elise Dykstra | School: Mason City High School | Location: Iowa | |
| Kayla Epperson | School: Hillcrest Christian School | Location: Mississippi | Mentor: Gayle Clark |
| Jayme Euh | School: Culver Academies | Location: Indiana | Mentor: Chad Turner |
| Jordan Evans | School: Waverly High School | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Robert Lurie |
| Etienne Exantus | School: Ithaca Senior High School | Location: New York | Mentor: Ray Hage |
| Xinlang Fan | School: Culver Academies | Location: Indiana | Mentor: Joshua Danforth |
| Carmen Florentz | School: Roseville Area High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Meredith Florentz |
| Sean Foggan | School: Cedar Creek High School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Lisa Martinelli |
| Amy Fradette | School: Gladmar Regional School | Location: Canada | Mentor: Laura Hoimyr |
| Annabelle Fung | School: Minnetonka High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Lisa Patrick |
| Cherish Galliart | School: Lyons High School | Location: Kansas | Mentor: Kristin Dolechek |
| Daniela Garcia Tzul | School: John Bowne High School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Patrycja Zbrzezny |
| Ethan George | School: Marquette High | Location: Missouri | Mentor: Paula Ake |
| Landon Gomillion | School: James Madison | Location: Mississippi | Mentor: Vicki Gannon |
| Hannah Grantz | School: Central DeWitt High School | Location: Iowa | |
| Winter Gruver | School: Nevada High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Kevin Cooper |
| Anne Gu | School: The Shipley School | Location: Pennsylvania | Mentor: Jenneth Layaou |
| Wynand Hanssen | School: Westside High School | Location: Nebraska | Mentor: Diana Whitman |
| Rinnah Hardeman | School: Pella High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Mark Solomon |
| Hadley Harvey | School: Theodore Roosevelt High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Abra Nichol |
| Olivia Henson | School: Century High School | Location: Maryland | Mentor: Kimberly Moyer |
| Ayliana Hernandez | School: Donald M. Payne School of Technology | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Casey Boyle |
| Tatiana Hlinka | School: Hunterdon Central High School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Jennie Thomas |
| Sadie Hovis | School: Bio-Med Science Academy | Location: Ohio | Mentor: Heidi Hisrich |
| Sydney Howe | School: Ankeny High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Amy Akers |
| Cayleigh Humphrey | School: Davidson High School | Location: Alabama | Mentor: Lakiah Clark |
| Zara Iqbal | School: Dublin Coffman High School | Location: Ohio | Mentor: Donna Parker |
| Dinesara Jayawardena | School: Robbinsdale Armstrong High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Sathsarani Jayawardena |
| Kyndall Jiles | School: North Atlanta High School | Location: Georgia | Mentor: Lakiah Clark |
| Madalyn Johnson | School: White County Central | Location: Arkansas | Mentor: Lucas Anderson |
| Graham Johnson | School: Valley High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Brandt Reif |
| Jordan Jones | School: North Scott High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Jennifer Sambdman |
| Janaya Jurek | School: Barnum High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Sarah Sheffchik |
| Anika Jyothinagaram | School: Culver Academies | Location: Indiana | Mentor: Rebecca Hodges |
| Riya Kalluvila | School: Hartford Union High School | Location: Wisconsin | Mentor: Kevin Martin |
| Emily Kellen | School: Clinton Graceville Beardsley High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Paulette Jibben |
| Karan Khanolkar | School: Lake Washington High School | Location: Washington | Mentor: Nimish Khanolkar |
| Sohum Khatoria | School: Manhasset Secondary School | Location: New York | Mentor: Matthew Coleman |
| L. Knudsen | School: Kalon Prep Academy | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Rilee Wold |
| Erik Koinberg | Location: Sweden | ||
| Lexus Krug | School: Linn-Mar High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Barb Lemmer |
| Greta Lee | School: Northview Middle School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Kathryn Cooper |
| Hannah Lee | School: Middleton High School | Location: Wisconsin | Mentor: Peter Lee |
| Millie Leubner | School: Arapahoe High School | Location: Colorado | Mentor: Carrie Levi |
| Sarah Lewis | Location: Florida | ||
| Serena Lin | School: Harriton High School | Location: Pennsylvania | Mentor: Jenneth Layaou |
| Yuheng Liu | Location: China | ||
| Helen Liu | School: Newton South High School | Location: Massachusetts | Mentor: Ryan Normandin |
| Xinyuan Lu | Location: China | ||
| Xuanyu Ma | Location: China | ||
| Alaina Manzano-Hernandez | School: Marine Academy of Science and Technology | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Clare Ng |
| Kai Mavity Maddalena | School: Étude High School | Location: Wisconsin | Mentor: Addie Degenhardt |
| Student Name: Fiona McCarthy | Location: Illinois | ||
| Alana McCoy | School: Greenville Christian School | Location: Mississippi | Mentor: Ashley Whatley |
| Raven McElvaine | School: Greenville Christian School | Location: Mississippi | Mentor: Ashley Whatley |
| Abby McLean | School: Mountain Home Public Schools | Location: Arkansas | Mentor: Carson White |
| Camila Medina | School: English Castle Bilingual School | Location: Honduras | Mentor: Sophie Castillo |
| Nirmal Melam | School: Roosevelt High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Lakshmi Melam |
| Ameya Menon | School: Pleasant Valley High School | Location: Iowa | |
| Timothy (Timmy) Miller | Location: Pennsylvania | Mentor: Jenneth Layaou | |
| Payton Moore | School: Dowling Catholic High School | Location: Iowa | |
| Maria Mueller | School: East Brunswick High School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Yanhong Jin |
| Rhianna Murty | School: GMG | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Erin Murty |
| Sabreen Nagid | School: Austin High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Lisa Sanders |
| Manya Nallagangu | Location: North Carolina School of Science & Math | North Carolina | Mentor: Sushma Punuru |
| Amelia Grace Newsom | School: Union County High School | Location: Florida | |
| Lucas Newton | School: Lincoln Pius X High School | Location: Nebraska | Mentor: Shiela Sievert |
| Jing’en Nie | Location: China | ||
| Victoria Nnadi | School: Clear Horizons Early College High School | Location: Texas | Mentor: April Tidwell |
| Nathan Noel | School: Donald M Payne Sr. School of Technology | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Casey Boyle |
| Maja Nordgren | Location: Sweden | ||
| Lyndon Norton | School: Pella Community High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Mark Solomon |
| Ella Nove | School: Prairie High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Laura Brecht |
| Onachi Okaro | School: Orchard Farms Highschool | Location: Missouri | Mentor: Katelyn Lauck |
| Isabell Olsasky | School: Southeast Warren Jr.-Sr. High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Alex Rodgers |
| Thaddeus Overley | School: Waverly High School | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Robert Lurie |
| Justin Palazzolo | A&M Consolidated High School | Location: Texas | Mentor: Michelle Jedlicka |
| Qiuhan Pan | Location: China | ||
| Yenna Park | School: Cranbrook Kingswood High School | Location: Michigan | Mentor: MiRan Kim |
| Charlie Parrish | School: South Fork High School | Location: Florida | |
| Andrew Pingenot | School: Vinton-Shellsburg High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Gabby Power |
| Audrey Price | School: Coffman High School | Location: Ohio | Mentor: Donna Parker |
| Divya Ramadugu | School: John F. Kennedy High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Bradley Horton |
| Raiqa Rayham | School: A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | Location: Florida | |
| Changan Ren | Location: China | ||
| Eustorgio Rojas | School: Bridgehampton High School | Location: New York | Mentor: Judiann Fayyaz |
| Isabella Rosenthal | School: Austin High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Lisa Sanders |
| Gabriela Ruiz | School: Colegio Williams | Location: Mexico | Mentor: Laura Ordoñez |
| Grecia Sanchez | School: Alison Bixby Stone School | Location: Honduras | Mentor: Blanca Fortín |
| Denisse Sarmientos | School: Freehold Township High School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Brain Ducey |
| Hayden Schei | School: West Central Area High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Eric Sawatzke |
| Lily Schmitz | School: Union High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Emily Damro |
| Joclyn Shackleton | School: North Iowa High School | Location: Iowa | |
| Isha Shah | School: Eden Prairie High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Annie Phan |
| Ishaan Sharma | School: Upper St. Clair High School | Location: Pennsylvania | Mentor: Jenneth Layaou |
| Sahale Shaw | School: Thomas Jefferson High School | Location: Minnesota | Mentor: Julia Moe |
| Kayla Shepardson | School: Plateau Valley High School | Location: Colorado | Mentor: Ruth Shepardson |
| Ryan Siglag | School: Ardsley High School | Location: New York | Mentor: Lisa Siglag |
| Alina Sinchi | School: John Bowne Highschool | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Patrycja Zbrzezny |
| Kareena Singh | School: Donald M Payne Tech High School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Casey Boyle |
| Aiyanna Spears | School: Bridgehampton High School | Location: New York | Mentor: Judiann Carmack-Fayyaz |
| Jasmyn Srinivasan | School: New Providence High School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Jennifer Pasuit |
| Charlotte Struckhoff | School: David H. Hickman High School | Location: Missouri | Mentor: Caysea Dachroeden |
| Dori Stuever | School: Capac High School/Homeschool | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Sue Stuever |
| Kaitlyn Thangaraj | Mason City High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Dawn Guritz |
| Shepherd Thompson | School: Homeschool | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Natalie d’Aubermont Thompson |
| Zane Tickoo | School: New Canaan High School | Location: Connecticut | Mentor: Shirin Bhan |
| Alexander Timm | School: Lyons-Decatur Northeast Public Schools | Location: Nebraska | Mentor: Kevin Anderson |
| Jasmine Tribeck | School: Parkside CTE | Location: Maryland | Mentor: Jerry Kelley |
| Emma Tuberville | School: Camden Fairview High School | Location: Arkansas | Mentor: Jessica Tippitt |
| Ava Ulland | School: Cedar Creek High School | Location: New Jersey | Mentor: Lisa Martinelli |
| Ella Van Dyke | School: Interstate 35 High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Sharon Dentlinger |
| Jake Van Etten | School: North Linn High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Tom Murray |
| Isaiah Waldron | School: Waverly High School | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Robert Lurie |
| Student Name: Quintin Walker | Location: Illinois | ||
| Max Wang | School: Northfield Mount Hermon School | Location: Massachusetts | Mentor: Leelila Strogov |
| Student Name: Diana Wangari Kibugu | Location: Kenya | ||
| Brandi Wells | School: Ludington High School | Location: Michigan | Mentor: Jennifer Rowe |
| Lindsey White | School: Prattville High School | Location: Alabama | Mentor: Lakiah Clark |
| Jaden Williams | School: Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School | Location: Alabama | Mentor: Lakiah Clark |
| Qishan Yuan | Location: China | ||
| Xieyu Zhang | Location: China | ||
| Andrew Zhang | School: Norman North High School | Location: Oklahoma | Mentor: Jie Zhang |
| Dessiy Zhang | Location: Netherlands | ||
| Wentao Zhao | Location: China | ||
| Emily Zhao | School: Manhasset High School | Location: New York | Mentor: Henry Zhao |
| Henry Zou | School: Johnston High School | Location: Iowa | Mentor: Sara Howe |
| Mark Zudans | School: Jupiter High School | Location: Florida | |
| Yining Zuo | Location: China |