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2021 State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists
Alabama
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Savannah Eberly, Saraland
Nicholas Jebeles, Vestavia
Evan Moore, Trussville
James Shi, Vestavia Hills
Alaska
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Lucy Hankins, Seward
Thea Millam, Fairbanks
Arizona
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Viveka Chinnasamy, Chandler
Madison Liley, Scottsdale
Emilie Ma, Chandler
Ashley Nicole Manalo, Gilbert
Bradley Reece, Queen Creek
Seamus Simmons, Phoenix
Arkansas
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Thomas Givens, Springdale
Harlyn Hogan, Sherwood
Delaini Schulz, Centerton
Abby Stoddard, Marked Tree
California
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Kara Chu, Irvine
Taylor Jackson, Tarzana
William Kimani, San Jose
Jack Henry Kluter-Kruse, Laguna Hills
Rohit Malhotra, Cupertino
Sara Molina, Pleasanton
Nithin Parthasarathy, Irvine
Jacqueline Prawira, Mountain House
Jordan Prawira, Mountain House
Aditya Suresh, San Jose
Colorado
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Julie Dalrymple, Golden
Mikaela Fischer, Parker
Sophie Kruse, Longmont
Rachel Moody, Colorado Springs
Connecticut
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Matthew Keating, Waterbury
Lauren Pruner, Bethel
Clayton Singleton, Eastford
Emmie Spath, Southbury
Delaware
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Caelin Foley, Middletown
Riley Klopp, Lewes
District Of Columbia
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Miguel Coppedge, Washington
Marquis O'Neal, Washington
Florida
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Raquel Caramello, Longwood
Celine Churchman, Miami
Charlotte Crews, Palmetto Bay
John Deluca, Melbourne
Valentina Gomez, Doral
Alice Le Roux, Ormond Beach
Isabella Pawloski, Tarpon Springs
Alexis Peddy, Fort Lauderdale
Georgia
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
David Gad, Alpharetta
Himani Kalra, Johns Creek
Akshadha Lagisetti, Suwanee
Devika Manoj, Suwanee
Barbara Tillman, Columbus
Krish Wadhwani, Alpharetta
Hawaii
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Karli Barbeiro-Thornsbury, Haleiwa
Olivia Rose Kennedy, Kailua
Idaho
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Samantha Mader, Lewiston
Hana Pfeiffer, Rupert
Illinois
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Kayla Austin, Bolingbrook
Samantha Feinberg, Deerfield
Gabriella Frank, Downers Grove
Samhita Gattupalli, Chicago
Sydney Holubow, Deerfield
Finola Najarian, Chicago
Morayo Oladipo, Carol Stream
Kristen Rakers, Vernon Hills
Indiana
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Isabella Auricchio, Chesterton
Kara Baker, Peru
Sametreius Gipson, Mishawaka
Olivia Keith, Fishers
Sydney Melvin, Bloomington
Vani Sharma, Fishers
Iowa
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Britt Bowersox, Cedar Rapids
Alana Kruse, Bettendorf
Lilliana Tracy, Bellevue
Jarrett Vitiritto, Ankeny
Kansas
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Kiran Bailey, Fort Scott
Sydney Crees, Wichita
Meagan Miller, Augusta
Lorna Smith, Holton
Kentucky
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Richard Lohre, Edgewood
Lily Martin, Providence
Harrison Stropkay, Louisville
Jake Taylor, Paducah
Louisiana
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Alexis Ellis, Saint Rose
Jay Iyer, Baton Rouge
Lacey Johnson, Westwego
Anita Zahiri, New Orleans
Maine
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Rebecca Hatt, Biddeford
Hunter Vanbrocklin, Alfred
Maryland
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Grace Callwood, Abingdon
Matthew Casertano, North Potomac
Logan Hine, Hagerstown
Trevor Khouzami, Cockeysville
Dhruv Pai, Potomac
Arthur Wang, Columbia
Massachusetts
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Madison Burrell, Whitman
Cristian Diblasi, Boxford
Shashwat Ghevde, Andover
Jacqueline Liu, Weston
Jake Rosen, Sturbridge
Hannah Tirrell, Abington
Michigan
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Olivia Beckman, Sterling Heights
William Boulus, Macomb
Breckyn Bussey, St. Joseph
Madeline Gupta, Ann Arbor
Brooke Johnson, Wayne
Jibraan Rahman, Plymouth
Morgan Scarbro, Eaton Rapids
Abhijai Singh, Auburn Hills
Minnesota
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Ava Ernst, North Oaks
Peyton Lafrenz, Plymouth
Arjun Prasad, Maple Grove
Gabriel Riegert, Eden Prairie
Gabrielle Sawczyn, Richfield
Amanda Simon, Eagan
Mississippi
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Ansley Allen, Oxford
Sarah Gallardo, Hattiesburg
Nicholas Hairston, Columbus
Anna Price, Meridian
Missouri
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Vishwasri Aleti, Ballwin
Aaliyah Aramjoo-Hull, Kansas City
Agha Haider, Ballwin
Rincon Jagarlamudi, Chesterfield
Devin Kancherla, St. Louis
Emily Yn, St. Louis
Montana
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Abby Begger, Wibaux
Danielle Horan, Moore
Nebraska
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Chloe Blumanthal, Alliance
Joseph Zhong, Omaha
Nevada
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Joanna Bieda, Las Vegas
Annabelle Choi, Reno
Hannah Philippus, Las Vegas
Lindsay Wheeler, Las Vegas
New Hampshire
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Christopher Brahan, North Sutton
Sora Shirai, Hanover
New Jersey
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Melanie Chen, Holmdel
Jordan Grabelle, Voorhees
Annabelle Jin, Moorestown
Morgan Lomax, Short Hills
Charlotte Stant, Fair Haven
Arthi Venkatakrishnan, Princeton Junction
New Mexico
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Ambrosia Ingoglia, Rio Rancho
Caleb Keener, Albuquerque
New York
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Alexandra Delafraz, Great Neck
Alessandro Figueroa, Astoria
Sophia Gottlieb, Mount Sinai
Jensen Herbst, Smithtown
Lucia Ibrahim, Monatuk
Emily Kovacs, Northport
Kristen Longworth, Rockville Centre
Asmita Mittal, Syosset
North Carolina
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Meghana Chamarty, Cary
James Danis, Greensboro
Gabrielle Gazaille, Mooresville
Carley Keller, Harrisburg
Urja Khimania, Charlotte
Tyler Martin, Greensboro
North Dakota
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Megan Jacobson, Grand Forks
Avery Moxness, Horace
Ohio
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Justin Chan, Cincinnati
Jamacyn Davis, Louisville
Victoria Glover, Troy
Aditya Kalahasti, Solon
Shubhra Mishra, Cincinnati
Tamar Sella, Cincinnati
Emily Starkey, Washingtonville
Ann Vettikkal, Mason
Oklahoma
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Kathrine Grant, Shawnee
Khloe Haile, Pittsburg
Ava Manwell, Ada
Harold Marcum, Mcalester
Oregon
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Marin Gray, Roseburg
Neel Jain, Portland
Eric Kim, Portland
Caleb Matthews, Philomath
Pennsylvania
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Kelsey Conlon, Archbald
Cammie Crouse, Warren
Brooke Jackowski, Cambridge Springs
Emily Lemmon, Burgettstown
Isabella Lewis, East Stroudsburg
Kevin McNulty, Forty Fort
Zoe Miller, Enola
Taylor Rechenmacher, Sewickley
Rhode Island
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Olivia Kline, Johnston
Caelan Oliver, East Providence
South Carolina
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Gabriel Silverman, Charleston
Karoline Surdyk, Charleston
Mary Walker, Greenville
Hannah Young, Sumter
South Dakota
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Caden Fischer, Olivet
Matea Gordon, Whitewood
Tennessee
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Hollyn Dixon, Johnson City
Sydnee Floyd, Franklin
Julia Gilmore, Johnson City
Miller Manguno, Germantown
Treasure Thaxton, Medina
Carson Welch, Knoxville
Texas
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Vishali Baker, San Antonio
Andrew Brooks, Flower Mound
Spencer Burke, Dallas
Harper Cunningham, College Station
Ella Kalapatapu, Houston
Michelle Koehler, Boerne
Leafe Sanders, Conroe
Benjamin Weisser, Grapevine
Caroline Wells, Tyler
Vincent Yang, El Paso
Utah
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Mary Burnham, Pleasant Grove
Yvonne Kim, Salt Lake City
Siya Pandit, Sandy
Peyton Rice, Holladay
Vermont
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Hiba Ali, South Burlington
Dillon Callen, Pawlet
Virginia
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Perisa Ashar, Glen Allen
Haley Day, Roanoke
Ava Holloway, Richmond
Kashvi Ramani, Ashburn
Cameron Sharma, Glen Allen
Kyle Thaller, Gainesville
Washington
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Trisha Beher, Redmond
Vanesha Hari, Redmond
Nathalie Mitchell, Seattle
Erin Ryan, Vancouver
Smriti Somasundaram, Olympia
Varun Wescott, Woodinville
West Virginia
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Danielle Thor, Cross Lanes
Olivia Turman, Barboursville
Wisconsin
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Emily Henley, Whitefish Bay
Wyatt Kauth, Oostburg
Zadan Mason, River Hills
Sara Mayer, Weston
Liberty Mugerauer, Oshkosh
Anoushka Prasad, Muskego
Wyoming
State Honoree
Distinguished Finalist
Mylee Tanner, Rawlins
Brynn Zwetzig, Douglas