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