2023 Educators Rising National Champions

Congratulations to our 2023 Educators Rising National Competition winners! We applaud your hard work, dedication, and commitment to become educators. To see a full list of our winners and finalists visit here.

See photos of our top three finishers in each competition here.

View a PDF of our top ten placers from each competition and top three from each contest here.

Team Competitions

Ethical Dilemma Junior Varsity
Polytechnic High School
Texas

Ethical Dilemma Varsity
Killeen ISD Career Center
Texas

Ethical Dilemma Collegiate
Mesa Community College
Arizona

Inside Our Schools Junior Varsity
Orion Junior High School
Utah

Inside Our Schools Varsity
Nevada Regional Technical Center
Missouri

Researching Learning Challenges Junior Varsity
Palmview High School
Texas

Researching Learning Challenges Varsity
Greenway High School
Arizona

Researching Learning Challenges Collegiate
Texas A&M International University
Texas

Individual Competitions

Children’s Literature Pre-K Middle School
Mia Allgood and Ella Brown
Crownover Middle School
Texas

Children’s Literature Pre-K Junior Varsity
Briana Arsenault
Palmer High School
Alaska

Children’s Literature Pre-K Varsity
Kevin Lopez-Salazar and Madisyn Pena
Weiss High School
Texas

Children’s Literature K-3 Middle School
Shahd Bouyadjera
Bettye Myers Middle School
Texas

Children’s Literature K-3 Junior Varsity
Michaela Lirio and Shenia Molina
Harold T. Branch Academy
Texas

Children’s Literature K-3 Varsity
Athanasia Lowrimore and Hannah Scott
Lone Peak High School
Utah

Children’s Literature K-3 Spanish Junior Varsity
Andrea Rico and Sara Melendez
Royal High School
Texas

Children’s Literature K-3 Spanish Varsity
Gala Mesenguer-Molina
Laurel Senior High School
Delaware

Children’s Literature Higher Ed
Victoria Henry and Celina Lombardi
Delaware Technical Community College
Delaware

Creative Lecture Junior Varsity
Zoe M. Tsapos
Byron Nelson High School
Texas

Creative Lecture Varsity
Ruben Marquez
Copper Hills High School
Utah

Educators Rising Leadership Award
Brooke Hess
Sheboygan North High School
Wisconsin

Educators Rising Moment Junior Varsity
Jazmin Ruiz
Ben Barber Innovation Academy
Texas

Educators Rising Moment Varsity
Maelie Marie McAniff
Seacoast School of Technology
New Hampshire

Educators Rising Moment Collegiate
Haziel Sarai Mota
Texas A&M International University
Texas

Exploring Education Administration Careers Junior Varsity
Samuelle Pierce
NYOS Charter School
Texas

Exploring Education Administration Careers Varsity
Jordan Thompson
Liberty High School
Pennsylvania

Exploring Support Services Careers Junior Varsity
Naomi Sugito
Ben Barber Innovation Academy
Texas

Exploring Support Services Careers Varsity
Brooke Black
Anderson High School/Great Oaks
Ohio

Exploring Non-Core Subject Teaching Careers Junior Varsity
Alexandra Passero
Smyrna High School
Delaware

Exploring Non-Core Subject Teaching Careers Varsity
Abigail Lynn Hoppes
Sentinel Career and Technology Center
Ohio

Impromptu Speaking Junior Varsity
Kameron Keller
Alief Taylor High School
Texas

Impromptu Speaking Varsity
Paley Grace Huntington
Ballard High School
Kentucky

Job Interview Junior Varsity
Mekenzie Emarion Square-Ward
Smyrna High School
Delaware

Job Interview Varsity
Peyton Hope Crabill
Lockhart High School
Texas

Lesson Planning & Delivery – CTE Junior Varsity
Lilyan Madrid
Kofa High School
Arizona

Lesson Planning & Delivery – CTE Varsity
Milon Angelo
New Britain High School
Connecticut

Lesson Planning & Delivery – Humanities Junior Varsity
Jaycee Abigail Estes
Colony High School
Alaska

Lesson Planning & Delivery – Humanities Varsity
Janae Renee Allen
Ballard High School
Kentucky

Lesson Planning & Delivery – Arts Junior Varsity
Kaydence Michelle Costello
C.D. Hylton Senior High School
Virginia

Lesson Planning & Delivery – Arts Varsity
Elayna Knowles
Wasatch High School
Utah

Lesson Planning & Delivery – STEM Junior Varsity
Kambri Scott
Andrews High School
Texas

Lesson Planning & Delivery – STEM Varsity
Elizabeth Elliot
Palmer High School
Alaska

Public Speaking Junior Varsity
Gunther Johan Polzin
Palmer High School
Alaska

Public Speaking Varsity
Shae’Aunna D Johnson
Many High School
Louisiana

Public Speaking Collegiate
Roberto Hierro
Texas A&M International University
Texas