2020 High School Essay Contest - Tampa - Winners Announced
The lawyers and judges of the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, and the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 High School Essay Contest, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote.
Out of over 210 entries, the following winners were announced at a virtual ceremony on January 7, 2021:
First Place, winning a prize of $2000: Han Nguyen, St. Petersburg High School
Teacher: Karyn Tash, winning a classroom grant of $500
Second Place, winning a prize of $1000: Ana Qureshi, Wesley Chapel High School
Teacher: Kyle Weber, winning a classroom grant of $500
Third Place, winning a prize of $500: Niral Gaddi, Strawberry Crest High School
Teacher: Kendall Nickerson, winning a classroom grant of $500
The following Honorable Mentions were recognized, each winning a prize of $50:
Samuel Sainsbury, Providence Christian School
Teacher: Pamela Poole
Angelique Tsounis, Largo High School
Teacher: Deborah Pettingill
Delaney Ross, Academy of the Holy Names
Teacher: Sara Moses
Ananya Balla, Strawberry Crest High School
Teacher: Kendall Nickerson
Bailey Scott, Strawberry Crest High School
Teacher: Kendall Nickerson
Nimisha Sarkar, Strawberry Crest High School
Teacher: Kendall Nickerson
Kossay Srayaldin, Chamberlain High School
Teacher: Regina Madden
Out of over forty schools, the following schools had the most submissions to the contest:
Strawberry Crest High School: 61 entries, winning a grant of $1000
Land O' Lakes High School: 28 entries, winning a grant of $300
St. Petersburg High School: 21 entries, winning a grant of $100
Newsome High School: 18 entries, winning a grant of $100


Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington presents the winners of the contest. (right)