Prizes were awarded in three categories-Elementary, Middle, and High School:

1st place: $1,000 U.S. bond for each winning student, supervising teacher and school principal, and an award plaque for the school.

2nd place: $500 U.S. bond for each winning student, supervising teacher and school principal, and an award plaque for the school.

3rd place: $200 U.S. bond for each winning student, supervising teacher and school principal, and an award plaque for the school.

10 honorable mention prizes: $50 U.S. bond for winning students, supervising teachers and school principals, and award plaques for the schools.

Elementary School

1st place: Adam Svoboda, Marion Elementary School, Marion, Kan.

2nd place: Hannah Kowalewski, Anthony Elementary School, Leavenworth, Kan.

3rd place: Maureen Mulvihill, Grantville Elementary School, Grantville, Kan.

Middle School

1st place: Kristine Foster, Holy Savior Catholic Academy, Wichita, Kan.

2nd place: Braden Buckley and Richard Wilks, Baldwin Junior High, Baldwin City, Kan.

3rd place: Gina Mengioni, Harmony Middle School, Overland Park, Kan.

High School

1st place: Chelsea Epler and Katie Capron, Columbus High School, Columbus, Kan.

2nd place: Nancy Cheng,Wichita High School East, Wichita, Kan.

3rd place: Mason Monigold,Wichita Northeast Magnet, Wichita, Kan.

Honorable Mention

Sarah Regalado, Marion Elementary, Marion, Kan.

Kathleen Benefiel, Patton Junior High School, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

Erik Fertner, Wichita Northeast Magnet, Wichita, Kan.

Dorian Boyd, Holy Savior Catholic Academy, Wichita, Kan.

Katie Sigvaldson and Mary Clippenger, Baldwin Junior High School, Baldwin City, Kan.

Jared Bollock, Andrea Sitek, Jordan Kruger, Paige Peltzer, Atchison Middle School, Hiawatha, Kan.

Andrea Christian, Hiawatha Middle School, Hiawatha, Kan.

Nicole Brummond, St. Paul's Lutheran, Cheney Kan.

Shaniece Ealey Pyles, Holy Savior Catholic Academy, Wichita, Kan.

Kayla Oatney, Anthony Elementary, Leavenworth, Kan.