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Top Ten Finalists Announced for the 2025 High School Essay Contest - Tampa

Thursday, November 13, 2025

This is the logo for the 2025 High School Essay Contest. On the upper right corner of the graphic, it reads, 'U.S. District Court High School Essay Contest.' The main focus of the graphic is a justice scale. On the left of the scale is the portion of an American flag that is blue with white stars. On the right of the scale is the portion of an American flag that is red- and white-striped. On top of the scale in the center are drawings of four people from diverse backgrounds. In the background of the graphic, the words 'JUSTICE FOR ALL' repeat from left to right, top to bottom.

THE LAWYERS AND JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, TAMPA DIVISION

ANNOUNCE THE TOP 10 FINALISTS
IN THE 2025 HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST
(in alphabetical order)

 

Winners will be announced at the recognition ceremony on
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at the Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, in Courtroom 14B

William Galindo-Irizarry
Bell Creek Academy

Sreeja Gogineni
Strawberry Crest

Ava Lekarczyk
T.R. Robinson

Prajit Manivannan
Newsome

Vérité Molinaro
Pine View

Madison Nguyen
Steinbrenner

Van Le Nguyen
C. Leon King

Dominic Segreto
Pine View

Viviana Thumm
Lakewood Ranch

Catalina Uribe
Pine View

 

November 13, 2025