2021 Essay State Ranking 9th/10th Grade
The rankings below show state rankings for the essay component of the competition.
Maximum score possible for this component = 80 points
Alabama - Final
Total Teams: 4 Top Score: 72 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Hoover High School (B) 11 Hoover Janet Ort Virtual Location 2 Hoover High School (A) 11 Hoover Janet Ort Virtual Location 3 Spain Park High School (B) 9 Birmingham Scottie Wilson Virtual Location 4 Spain Park High School (A) 9 Birmingham Scottie Wilson Virtual Location
California - Final
Total Teams: 23 Top Score: 80 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site Vivian 1 Lynbrook High School (A) 11 San Jose Virtual Location Frazita Palo Alto Student Engineering 2 Group Palo Alto Ann Balva Virtual Location Club (A) Palo Alto Student Engineering 3 Group Palo Alto Ann Balva Virtual Location Club (B) Vivian 4 Lynbrook High School (B) 11 San Jose Virtual Location Frazita Rolling Hills 5 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (A) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates 6 Palo Alto High School (B) 11 Palo Alto Ann Balva Virtual Location Rolling Hills 7 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (E) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates 7 Palo Alto High School (C) 11 Palo Alto Ann Balva Virtual Location Rolling Hills 8 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (C) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates Rolling Hills 8 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (G) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates Rolling Hills 9 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (B) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates 9 Northwood High School (A) 11 Irvine Jane Yoon Virtual Location 10 Palo Alto High School (A) 11 Palo Alto Ann Balva Virtual Location Anthony 10 The Harker School (B) 4 San Jose Virtual Location Silk 11 Palo Alto High School (A) 11 Palo Alto Xia Gao Virtual Location Rolling Hills 12 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (D) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates 12 Saratoga High School (A) 7 Saratoga Cheryl Lenz Virtual Location Rolling Hills 13 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (H) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates Rolling Hills 14 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (F) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates Rolling Hills 14 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (J) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates Rolling Hills 15 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (I) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates Anthony 15 The Harker School (A) 4 San Jose Virtual Location Silk Rolling Hills 16 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS (K) 11 Chaz Lee Virtual Location Estates
Colorado - Final
Total Teams: 1 Top Score: 52 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site Alameda International SHPE Jr. CeXochitl 1 3 Lakewood Virtual Location (A) DeLaTorre
Connecticut - Final
Total Teams: 1 Top Score: 72 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Weston High School (A) 5 Weston Michael Chappa Virtual Location
Delaware - Final
Total Teams: 2 Top Score: 59 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Archmere Academy (B) 2 CLAYMONT Sharon Archer Virtual Location 2 Archmere Academy (A) 2 CLAYMONT Sharon Archer Virtual Location
Florida - Final
Total Teams: 1 Top Score: 74 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Middleton High School (A) 4 Tampa Scott Mead Virtual Location
Georgia - Final
Total Teams: 4 Top Score: 63 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Brookwood High School (C) 11 Snellville Kerry Duncan Virtual Location 2 Chamblee High School (A) 4 Atlanta Kathryn Zuehlke Virtual Location 3 Brookwood High School (A) 11 Snellville Kerry Duncan Virtual Location 4 Brookwood High School (B) 11 Snellville Kerry Duncan Virtual Location
Hawaii - Final
Total Teams: 8 Top Score: 76 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site Waipahu High School Academy of Tessie 1 11 Waipahu Virtual Location Engineering (A) Ford Waipahu High School Academy of Tessie 2 11 Waipahu Virtual Location Engineering (B) Ford Waipahu High School Academy of Tessie 3 11 Waipahu Virtual Location Engineering (E) Ford Waipahu High School Academy of Tessie 4 11 Waipahu Virtual Location Engineering (D) Ford Waipahu High School Academy of Tessie 5 11 Waipahu Virtual Location Engineering (G) Ford Waipahu High School Academy of Tessie 6 11 Waipahu Virtual Location Engineering (C) Ford Waipahu High School Academy of Tessie 7 11 Waipahu Virtual Location Engineering (H) Ford Waipahu High School Academy of Tessie 8 11 Waipahu Virtual Location Engineering (F) Ford
Illinois - Final
Total Teams: 3 Top Score: 65 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site University of Chicago Laboratory Virtual 1 4 Chicago Daniel Calleri Schools (A) Location Illinois Math & Science Academy Virtual 2 4 Aurora Marti Shirley (A) Location Andrew Virtual 3 A.E.Stevenson High School (B) 11 Lincolnshire Richardson Location
Indiana - Final
Total Teams: 5 Top Score: 77 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Munster High School (A) 7 Munster Keith Koszut Virtual Location 2 Munster High School (C) 7 Munster Keith Koszut Virtual Location 3 Munster High School (B) 7 Munster Keith Koszut Virtual Location 4 Vincennes Rivet High School (A) 1 Vincennes Beverly Adams Virtual Location 5 Clay City High School (A) 1 Clay City Scott Stucky Virtual Location
Iowa - Final
Total Teams: 7 Top Score: 78 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Iowa City West High (B) 9 Iowa City Dominic Audia Virtual Location 2 Western Christian High School (A) 1 Hull Shawn De Stigter Virtual Location 3 City High School (A) 9 Iowa City Stacie Smith Virtual Location 3 Iowa City West High (C) 9 Iowa City Dominic Audia Virtual Location 4 Iowa City West High (A) 9 Iowa City Dominic Audia Virtual Location 5 City High School (C) 9 Iowa City Stacie Smith Virtual Location 6 City High School (B) 9 Iowa City Stacie Smith Virtual Location Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site
Kentucky - Final
Total Teams: 5 Top Score: 69 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Owensboro Innovation Academy (D) 2 Owensboro Allen Hunley Virtual Location 2 Owensboro Innovation Academy (A) 2 Owensboro Allen Hunley Virtual Location 3 Owensboro Innovation Academy (B) 2 Owensboro Allen Hunley Virtual Location 4 Owensboro Innovation Academy (C) 2 Owensboro Allen Hunley Virtual Location 5 Owensboro Innovation Academy (E) 2 Owensboro Allen Hunley Virtual Location Louisiana - Final
Total Teams: 2 Top Score: 46 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Mount Carmel Academy (B) 4 New Orleans Ghazala Khan Virtual Location 2 Mount Carmel Academy (A) 4 New Orleans Ghazala Khan Virtual Location
Michigan - Final
Total Teams: 3 Top Score: 56 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Troy High School (B) 11 Troy Carl Rizzi Virtual Location 2 Athens High School (A) 7 Troy Jacob Augustine Virtual Location 3 Troy High School (A) 11 Troy Carl Rizzi Virtual Location
Missouri - Final
Total Teams: 8 Top Score: 78 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site David 1 Clayton High School (E) 5 Clayton Virtual Location Schuster David 2 Clayton High School (D) 5 Clayton Virtual Location Schuster David 3 Clayton High School (B) 5 Clayton Virtual Location Schuster David 3 Clayton High School (C) 5 Clayton Virtual Location Schuster Mary Institute and Country Day 4 4 Saint Louis Ethan Graf Virtual Location School (A) David 5 Clayton High School (A) 5 Clayton Virtual Location Schuster Montgomery County R-2 High Montgomery 6 3 Bernie Bader Virtual Location School (B) City Montgomery County R-2 High Montgomery 7 3 Bernie Bader Virtual Location School (A) City
Nebraska - Final
Total Teams: 9 Top Score: 77 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site Vanessa 1 Elkhorn South High School (C) 7 Omaha Virtual Location Dreessen 2 Creighton Preparatory School (A) 4 Omaha Erin Kast Virtual Location 3 Elkhorn High School (A) 7 Elkhorn Edwin Wiest Virtual Location Omaha North High Magnet School 4 9 Omaha Robert Hjelle Virtual Location (A) Omaha North High Magnet School 5 9 Omaha Robert Hjelle Virtual Location (B) 6 Creighton Preparatory School (B) 4 Omaha Erin Kast Virtual Location 7 Elkhorn North High School (A) 1 Omaha Reyne Armbrust Virtual Location Vanessa 8 Elkhorn South High School (A) 7 Omaha Virtual Location Dreessen Vanessa 9 Elkhorn South High School (B) 7 Omaha Virtual Location Dreessen
New Jersey - Final
Total Teams: 26 Top Score: 78 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site Governor Livingston High Berkeley Virtual 1 5 Dawn Buchan School (B) Heights Location William Virtual 2 Biotechnology High School (C) 2 Freehold Hercek Location New Providence High School New Virtual 3 3 Rachel Fintz (C) Providence Location Virtual 4 Montgomery High School (C) 9 Skillman David English Location Virtual 5 Montgomery High School (B) 9 Skillman David English Location Virtual 5 PEN Education (A) Group Cresskill John Jeon Location Richard Virtual 6 Middlesex County Academy (B) 2 Edison Fernandez Location Virtual 7 Montgomery High School (A) 9 Skillman David English Location Virtual 8 Tenafly High School (C) 7 Tenafly Helen Coyle Location High Technology High School Virtual 8 2 Lincroft Jennifer Garrity (A) Location Victor Virtual 9 Bergen County Academies (A) 4 Hackensack Samarakone Location Middlesex County Academy Richard Virtual 9 2 Edison (A) Fernandez Location William Virtual 10 Biotechnology High School (B) 2 Freehold Hercek Location Virtual 11 Montgomery High School (E) 9 Skillman David English Location Union County Vocational- Theresa Virtual 11 2 Scotch Plains Technical School (A) O'Connor Location Virtual 12 Montgomery High School (D) 9 Skillman David English Location Nemeil Virtual 13 Long Branch High School (A) 7 Long Branch Navarro Location Governor Livingston High Berkeley Virtual 14 5 Dawn Buchan School (A) Heights Location New Providence High School New Virtual 15 3 Rachel Fintz (A) Providence Location Victor Virtual 16 Bergen County Academies (B) 4 Hackensack Samarakone Location Virtual 17 Tenafly High School (B) 7 Tenafly Helen Coyle Location Virtual 18 Tenafly High School (A) 7 Tenafly Helen Coyle Location New Providence High School New Virtual 18 3 Rachel Fintz (B) Providence Location Ekponwan Virtual 19 Hillside High School (A) 5 Hillside Ebong Location Bergen County Technical Nicholas Virtual 20 4 Teterboro School - Teterboro (A) Elefther Location William Virtual 21 Biotechnology High School (A) 2 Freehold Hercek Location
North Carolina - Final
Total Teams: 3 Top Score: 70 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site Davidson Early College High School 1 1 Lexington Ruth Powers Virtual Location (A) Brent 2 Panther Creek High School (A) 11 Cary Virtual Location Curran Brent 3 Panther Creek High School (B) 11 Cary Virtual Location Curran
Ohio - Final
Total Teams: 10 Top Score: 65 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Shawnee High School (B) 3 Lima Robert Sunderhaus Virtual Location 2 Shawnee High School (A) 3 Lima Robert Sunderhaus Virtual Location 3 Bellefontaine High School (A) 5 Bellefontaine Kristy Mount Virtual Location 4 Paulding High School (A) 3 Paulding Krisi Williams Virtual Location 5 Shadyside High School (B) 1 Shadyside Vincent Thornburg Virtual Location 6 Shadyside High School (C) 1 Shadyside Vincent Thornburg Virtual Location 7 Shawnee High School (C) 3 Lima Robert Sunderhaus Virtual Location 7 Shadyside High School (A) 1 Shadyside Vincent Thornburg Virtual Location 8 Shawnee High School (D) 3 Lima Robert Sunderhaus Virtual Location 9 Fort Jennings High School (A) 1 Fort Jennings Kevin Horstman Virtual Location Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site
Oregon - Final
Total Teams: 3 Top Score: 72 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Oregon Mathletics/ STEMABC (A) 1 Portland Jinna Liu Virtual Location 2 Pied Piper (A) Group Portland Lina Gao Virtual Location 3 Mathletix (A) Group Beaverton Li Liu Virtual Location
Pennsylvania - Final
Total Teams: 21 Top Score: 77 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site 1 Upper Darby High School (B) 11 Drexel Hill Roseann Burns Virtual Location 2 Moon Area High School (B) 7 Moon Tracey Spinelli Virtual Location 3 Methacton High School (A) 9 Eagleville Curtis Brown Virtual Location General McLane High School 4 3 Edinboro Rick Terella Virtual Location (A) Upper St. Clair High School Patricia 4 7 Pittsburgh Virtual Location (A) Palazzolo Greensburg Salem High 5 5 Greensburg Tammy Elliott Virtual Location School (A) Governor Mifflin High School Anthony 6 7 Shillington Virtual Location (B) Messina 7 Methacton High School (B) 9 Eagleville Curtis Brown Virtual Location 8 Fort LeBoeuf (B) 3 Waterford Jason Falk Virtual Location Connellsville Area High 9 5 Connellsville Justin Guess Virtual Location School (A) 10 Upper Darby High School (A) 11 Drexel Hill Roseann Burns Virtual Location Ligonier Valley High School 11 3 Ligonier Adam Storey Virtual Location (A) Cambridge Springs High Cambridge Douglas 12 1 Virtual Location School (B) Springs Birchard Cambridge Springs High Cambridge Douglas 13 1 Virtual Location School (A) Springs Birchard 13 Fort LeBoeuf (A) 3 Waterford Jason Falk Virtual Location Governor Mifflin High School Anthony 14 7 Shillington Virtual Location (A) Messina 14 Moon Area High School (A) 7 Moon Tracey Spinelli Virtual Location Cambridge Springs High Cambridge Douglas 15 1 Virtual Location School (D) Springs Birchard Ligonier Valley High School 16 3 Ligonier Adam Storey Virtual Location (B) Cambridge Springs High Cambridge Douglas 17 1 Virtual Location School (C) Springs Birchard Weatherly Area High School 18 1 Weatherly Katie Leach Virtual Location (A)
South Dakota - Final
Total Teams: 3 Top Score: 53 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Castlewood High School (B) 1 Castlewood Kyle Kooima Virtual Location 2 Castlewood High School (A) 1 Castlewood Kyle Kooima Virtual Location 3 Castlewood High School (C) 1 Castlewood Kyle Kooima Virtual Location
Tennessee - Final
Total Teams: 3 Top Score: 71 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site Signal Mountain Middle High Signal Kathy 1 3 Virtual Location School (A) Mountain McCormack 2 Girls Preparatory School (A) 2 Chattanooga Bryant Haynes Virtual Location Signal Mountain Middle High Signal Kathy 3 3 Virtual Location School (B) Mountain McCormack
Texas - Final
Total Teams: 4 Top Score: 74 Competition Rank Team Div City Coach Site UT Tyler University Academy Larry 1 1 Palestine Virtual Location Palestine (B) Richmond Leon de 2 The Hockaday School (A) 2 Dallas Virtual Location Oliveira Jingda 3 Ivyclimbers Math School (A) Group Spring Virtual Location Whatley UT Tyler University Academy Larry 4 1 Palestine Virtual Location Palestine (A) Richmond
Turkey - Final
Total Teams: 4 Top Score: 70 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Tevitol (A) 2 Gebze Husna Dolma Virtual Location 2 ENKA HIGH SCHOOL (A) 2 ISTANBUL Mehmet Emin Kale Virtual Location 3 Tevitol (B) 2 Gebze Husna Dolma Virtual Location 3 Kultur 2000 College (A) 2 Istanbul Remziye Cetinkaya Virtual Location
Virginia - Final
Total Teams: 14 Top Score: 79 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Virginia Episcopal School (A) 2 Lynchburg Larissa Knebel Virtual Location 2 MyEdMaster (D) Group Herndon John Leddo Virtual Location 3 Norfolk Academy (C) 2 Norfolk Robert Call Virtual Location 4 Norfolk Academy (E) 2 Norfolk Robert Call Virtual Location 5 Norfolk Academy (A) 2 Norfolk Robert Call Virtual Location 6 MyEdMaster (B) Group Herndon John Leddo Virtual Location 7 Norfolk Academy (B) 2 Norfolk Robert Call Virtual Location 8 MyEdMaster (C) Group Herndon John Leddo Virtual Location 9 Virginia Episcopal School (B) 2 Lynchburg Larissa Knebel Virtual Location 9 Annandale High School (A) 9 Annandale Phillip Harris Virtual Location 10 MyEdMaster (A) Group Herndon John Leddo Virtual Location 11 Norfolk Academy (D) 2 Norfolk Robert Call Virtual Location 12 MyEdMaster (E) Group Herndon John Leddo Virtual Location 13 Chatham Hall (A) 2 Chatham Molly Thomas Virtual Location
West Virginia - Final
Total Teams: 1 Top Score: 73 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Parkersburg High School (A) 7 Parkersburg Lisa Berry Virtual Location
Wisconsin - Final
Total Teams: 1 Top Score: 52 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 New London High School (A) 3 New London Tami Thorne Virtual Location
Wyoming - Final
Total Teams: 2 Top Score: 53 Rank Team Div City Coach Competition Site 1 Big Piney High School (A) 1 Big Piney Michelle Hymas Virtual Location 2 Big Piney High School (B) 1 Big Piney Michelle Hymas Virtual Location