The World Food Prize Foundation

2025: SOILutions for Security

Select the students' names below to read their World Food Prize Global Youth Institute paper:  

Student Name School Location Mentor
Mumtaz Abdi Champlin Park High School Minnesota Lindsay Brecht
Jael Achieng Loresho Secondary School Kenya Ken Monjero
Stella Affeldt Fayetteville-Manlius High School New York Jennifer Bernstein
Zain Akhtar Marine Academy of Science and Technology New Jersey Clare Ng
Vaishali Alapati The Madeira School Virginia Donovan Arizmendi
Jaiden Anderson The Pine School Florida Jason Anderson
Jun Ang DeBakey High School for Health Professions Texas Marla Maharaj
Alicia Apellaniz Colegio Williams Mexico Laura Ordoñez
Carlitos Barba International School Manila Philippines Cristina Sison
Cooper Barber Central Dewitt High School Iowa Jenna Stevens
Aditya Behara Middleton High School Wisconsin Daniel Drangstveit
Leyton Belill Ovid Elsie High School Michigan Dana Blank
Maryn Bergstrand Grand Rapids High School Minnesota Jordyn Hellerud
Isabelle Bernstein Athens High School Ohio Yi-Ting Wang
Aiden Bey Chicago High School of Agricultural Sciences Illinois Lakiah Clark
Siddhi Bharadwaj Pleasant Valley High School Iowa Lynne Lundberg
Brianna Blazek Pella Community High School Iowa Mark Solomon
Peyton Bobolz Mason City High School Iowa Dawn Guritz
Juliann Bonomi Hunterdon County Academies New Jersey Renee Stillwell
Madalynn Bushard Ovid Elsie High School Michigan Dana Blank
Yafei Cao Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School  China Hong Wang
Yaqing Cao Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School  China Hong Wang
Yuchen Cao Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School  China Hong Wang
Laila Caramanica Marine Academy of Science and Technology New Jersey Claire Ng
Emily Carreras Saint Francis Catholic Academy Florida Charlotte Emerson
Calvin Chiou Livingston High School New Jersey Brian Carey
Deakin Clover Nixa High School Missouri Rachel Lechner
Alyx Cunningham Lakeside Highland Preparatory School Florida Charlotte Emerson
Sanyukta Dalal PM SHRI Schools India Haritha Bollinedi
Kaylee Danielson West Central Area Secondary School Minnesota Eric Sawatzke
Sophia Daum Penns Manor Area Junior/Senior High School Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Kelsea Davenport Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries ECHS New York John Balet
Kristin Davis Northeast Bradford Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Kaydence De Groot Green Bay Preble High School Wisconsin Brook Priest
Sruthi Desikan Downingtown STEM Academy Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Manasvi Dhanekula Johnston High School Iowa Sara Howe
Isabella Diaz Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences Illinois Derrick Rhodes
Grace Dietz Nashua-Plainfield Junior Senior High School Iowa Heidi Hull
Emily Eayre Council Rock High School North Pennsylvania Kristen Mallon
Taylor Edwards North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics North Carolina Haleigh Ortmeier-Clarke
Gloria S. Elvir English Castle Bilingual School Honduras Sophie Castillo
Sofía Esquivel Colegio Williams Mexico Laura Ordóñez
Claire Eveson Saint Mary's School North Carolina Liz Driscoll
Ayden Fenby Waverly High School Michigan Robert Lurie
Shania Fernandes DeBakey High School for Health Professions Texas Marla Maharaj
Dora Fields Northport High School New York Joel Fields
Will Flaxenburg Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Cynthia Crespin
Brooklynn Flenker North Scott High School Iowa Jacob Hunter
Olivia Gansen Mason City High School Iowa Dawn Guritz
Anis Gazelle Panora Lyceum Germany Ellen Van Seben
Isabelle Gensmer Minnetonka High School Minnesota Lisa Patrick
Roshan Godara PM SHRI Schools India Haritha Bollinedi
Sascha Gomberg Bridgehampton High School New York Judiann Fayyaz
Honoree Goncalves De Soto High School Kansas Fabiola Riobe
Ashleigh Gramss Tomball High School Texas Catherine Gramss
Hannah Greenleaf Kiowa County High School Kansas Kim McMurry
Ginger Griffin East Hampton High School New York Paul Rabito
Vanessa Haataja Wadena-Deer Creek High school Minnesota James Mathiowetz
Hannah Hagen Waukon High School Iowa Adam Sacquitne
Campbell Hargett Hillcrest Christian School Mississippi Gayle Clark
Jacquarius Harvey Greenville Christian School Mississippi Ashley Whatley
Olivia Hashbarger Minnetonka High School Minnesota Lisa Patrick
Emerie Hedgspeth Prattville High School Alabama Lakiah Clark
Shayla Helgeson Iowa Valley Iowa Marcia Kilgard
Mackenzie Helms Culver Academies California Rebecca Hodges
Lola Hendrickson Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences Illinois Derrick Rhodes
Sara Hinson Bergman High School Arkansas Clint Simmons
Lyla Holdwick Harbor Beach Middle School Michigan Sarah Blacker
Rylie Holley Tremont Attendance Center Mississippi Kristin Holley
Brady Houck Cedar Creek High School New Jersey Lisa Martinelli
Allison Huang Churchill Junior High School New Jersey Yanhong Jin
Thiara Hyatt High Tech High School New Jersey Shelly Witham
Javi Imperial Eastview High school Minnesota Hamdia Idow
Satya Iyer Maria Montessori Children’s School Foundation Inc. Philippines Kristine Rachelle Estrera
Sasha Johnson Dowling Catholic Highschool Iowa Annika Holtzbauer
Ian Johnson Austin High School Minnesota Lisa Sanders
Dev Karan Delhi Public School Noida   India Haritha Bollinedi
Tanuja Karne PM SHRI Schools India Haritha Bollinedi
Alivia Kirk Lansing High School New York David Brown
Joy Kitchens Homeschool Mississippi Ron Kitchens
Anna Klaska Harbor Beach Middle School Michigan Sarah Blacker
Charlotte Klink Hartford Union High School Wisconsin Kevin Martin
Krish Kripalani The Wheatley School New York Veronica Ade
Shruthi Kumaran PM SHRI Schools India Haritha Bollinedi
Jackson Kurten A&M Consolidated High School Texas Michelle Jedlicka
Blessed Kyalo AIC Tangu Junior Secondary School Kenya Denis Muendo
Luke Lampron Wissahickon High School Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Sophie Lancashire East Hampton High School New York Paul Rabito
Piper Lang Durango High School Colorado Angela Fountain
Kathryn Larue Nixa High School Missouri Rachel Lechner
Keona Laurence Minnetonka High School Minnesota Lisa Patrick
Zimu Liu Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School China Hong Wang
Shelby Lombardo John Burroughs School Missouri Scott Hessel
Nathalie Maldonado English Castle Bilingual School Honduras Sophie Castillo
Kiera Martin   Florida Kelly Martin
Luc Massuch Ovid Elsie High School Michigan Dana Blank
Maria Matos DeLand High School Florida Rosmara Vega
Ava Maycroft Coopersville High School Michigan Samantha Bos
Anna Mcclenny Bentonville West High School Arkansas Krystal Farrar
Adam Mccrea Prairie High School Iowa Laura Brecht
Raelle Mcintosh Wadena-Deer Creek High school Minnesota James Mathiowetz
Adalyn McKeag Ames High School Iowa Anna Brooks
Ailie Mclaren Urbandale High School Iowa Carrie Baird-Forristall
Alison Mehmen Nashua Plainfield Highschool Iowa Heidi Hull
Mia Mehta Amador Valley High School California Janis Jibrin
Jeswith Mekapati DeBakey High School for Health Professions Texas Marla Maharaj
Yuxiang Men Shijiazhuang Foreign Language  China Hong Wang
Jamari Menefee Booker T. Washington High School Alabama LaKiah Clark
Nikodimos Meshesha Johnston High School Iowa Sara Howe
Aiden Miller DCL STEM Academy New Jersey Abigail Kesely
Grace Mitchell   Kenya Eunice Mugambi
Destiny Nguyen Pius X Highschool Nebraska Shiela Sievert
Paul Nguyen John Bowne High School New York Lynda Weinstein
Naa Norkai Noi Donald M. Payne School of Technology New Jersey Casey Boyle
Brigid O'Malley Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences Illinois Noelle Coronado
Analee O'Reilly Donald M Sr. School of Technology New Jersey Casey Boyle
Leo Oliveira Berkeley Preparatory School Florida Eboné Smith
Aadi Patel Stephen Hempstead High School Iowa Matthew Muilenburg
Ahvyar Paydawy Waverly High School Michigan Crystal Vanwalsum
Diego Pineda Colegio Williams Mexico Laura Ordoñez
Elorm Quarcoo Auburn Junior High School Alabama Franklin Quarcoo
Taalin Rajagopal Taalin Rajagopal Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Rajeev Rajeev PM SHRI School India Mrs Suroj Kumari
Estelle Ralston City High School, Iowa City Iowa Mary Lestina
Madison Randall Western Dubuque High School Iowa Benjamin Wilson
Aldo Recio Maria Montessori Children's School Foundation Inc. Philippines Kristine Rachelle Estrera
Campbell Reese West Geauga High School Ohio Kristin Patterson
Hailey Renshaw Stephen Decatur High School Maryland Jessica Flores
Italia Ruiz Alison Bixby Stone School  Honduras Ashley Shunk
Christian Schafer High Tech High School New Jersey Shelly Witham
Samuel Schauer Grand Rapids High School Minnesota Jordyn Hellerud
Aiden Sehon Pius X Highschool Nebraska Shiela Sievert
Abigail Shaka Austin High School Minnesota Lisa Sanders
Surabhi Sharma McNair Academic High School New Jersey  
Briana Shimkus 4-H Youth Development New Jersey Jennie Thomas
Ria Shivam North Scott High School Iowa Jacob Hunter
Ahsas Sidhu University High School  New York Maeve Hogan
Adisyn Sinclair University High School of Indiana Indiana Stacey Summitt-Mann
Dennisha Smith-Davis Lamar High School Texas Lakiah Clark
Aiko Sodeyama Garner Magnet High School North Carolina Sydney Blair
Malick Sogur Dublin Coffman High School Ohio Donna Parker
Luke Stalzer John F. Kennedy High School Iowa Jill Koch
Mollie Sullivan Marshalltown High School Iowa Susan Fritzell
Coleen Summer Santos Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences Illinois Derrick Rhodes
Thara Sundaram Dublin Jerome High School Ohio Shamael Chaudhary
Nathan Tan St. Mark's School of Texas Texas Joy Tan
Johann Tangcora   Philippines Kristine Estrera
Sahasra Tavva Green Level High School North Carolina Lakaiah Clark
Jay Thatte Newark Academy New Jersey Lauren Hadley
Prisha Tol Cedar Falls High School Iowa Jason Lang
Madeline Tomlinson Parkside High School Maryland Jerry Kelley
Gilberto Torres Aldana Colegio Williams Mexico Laura Ordoñez Alcalá
Gracie Triick Coopersville High School Michigan Samantha Bos
Aanya Tripathi Millard North High School Nebraska Shweta Tripathi
Spencer Valdez The STEAD School Colorado Manny Catala
Delilah Valline Nevada High School Iowa Kevin Cooper
Linda Varney Providence Academy Minnesota John Lewin
Bradly Vasquez Gettysburg High Schol South Dakota Sarah McClure
Avni Vemuri Raleigh Charter High School North Carolina Smita Vemulapalli
Miley Vermilyea Lawton-Bronson High School Iowa Sara White
Jakub Vischschraper RSG Pantarijn Netherlands Astrid van Dael
Cash Wagner Minnetonka High School Minnesota Lisa Patrick
Lyndee Walker County Line High School Arkansas Ron Koch
Xiyan Wang Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School China Hong Wang
Rachael Weber Western Dubuque High School Iowa Ben Wilson
Jackson Weingartz L'Anse Creuse High School North Michigan Holly Glomski
Jorgie Wendling Independence High School Iowa Michael Haden
Gabrielle Westhoff Beckman Catholic High School Iowa Chery Kluesner
Allie Whetstine Mid-Prairie High School Iowa Elsa Schmidt
Jevaughn Wilson Jevaughn Wilson Jamaica Lakiah Clark
Vivian Wolfe Waverly High School Michigan Crystal VanWalsum
Louisa Wood Polk County High School North Carolina Jon Davis
Katherine Xue Richard Montgomery High School Maryland Jennifer Helgeson
Juhi Yadav Coffman High School Ohio Donna Parker
Yahan Yang Shijiazhuang Foreign Language  China Hong Wang
Komal Yavagal Myers Park High School North Carolina Tejaswini Yavagal
Nolan Zehr Gilbert High School Iowa Adam Davis
Jiayuan Zhang Shijiazhuang Foreign Language  China Hong Wang
Zi Qi Zhao Shijiazhuang Foreign Language  China Hong Wang
Li Zhengxuan Shijiazhuang Foreign Language  China Hong Wang
Nancy Zhou Dowling Catholic High School Iowa Kit Spangler
Sara Zinkin Brighton High School New York Tami Meretsky
Génesis Zúniga Alison Bixby Stone School Honduras Blanca Fortín

 

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