Second Place Winner: Sofia Isabel CastilloHomeschoolHuman Life: A Precious Gift “We have wonderful news to share.” “We are expecting a baby!” “Congratulations!” “What a blessing!”… Read More »9th-10th Grade Second Place Winner: Sofia Isabel Castillo
First Place Winner: Anastasia GriesbauerHomeschoolValuable and Dignified “For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears the infant in my womb leaped… Read More »9th-10th Grade First Place Winner: Anastasia Griesbauer
Honorable Mention: Anastasia LyonsCorde Ecclesiae AcademyLet Us Restore Joy! As the fourth child of nine, I have a good idea of what babies are like—how… Read More »9th-10th Grade Honorable Mention: Anastasia Lyons
By Leila Joy Castillo, 12th Grade “Who said I was having a child?” she questioned, her eyes downcast and a confused frown on her face.… Read More »11th-12th Grade First Place Winner: Leila Joy Castillo
Second Place Winner: Mary PurcellHomeschoolThe Elephant I vividly remember unwrapping a bubble-wrapped package that my dad brought me home from a business trip to India.… Read More »11th-12th Grade Second Place Winner: Mary Purcell
Third Place Winner: Trinity VintonSetonA Letter for Life Dear Pro-Choice Peer, We must—in order that we might better understand and sort out this controversy—appeal to… Read More »11th-12th Grade Third Place Winner: Trinity Vinton
Honorable Mention: Noel VanderbiltHomeschoolHe Will Be Called Two thousand years ago, Mary, a young teenager betrothed to a righteous man, received a startling visit that… Read More »11th-12th Grade Honorable Mention: Noel Vanderbilt
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth KaufmanHoly Angels AcademyThe Intrinsic Rights of the Preborn Human beings are valuable, no matter what their skills or talents or stage in… Read More »11th-12th Grade Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Kaufman
Honorable Mention: Anna SchornagelSt. Michael the Archangel High SchoolGuide Them to Truth From the moment of conception, God knows and loves His children. He creates… Read More »11th-12th Grade Honorable Mention: Anna Schornagel
Third Place Winner: Emma BurnsworthHomeschoolIn His Image, for His Glory When Mary visited Elizabeth, Luke chapter one points out that the baby in Elizabeth’s womb… Read More »9th-10th Grade Third Place Winner: Emma Burnsworth
Third Place Winner: Elizabeth BenzSpiritus Sanctus AcademySimply Beautiful At the very beginning of life—at the moment of conception—a soul is created, a unique and unrepeatable… Read More »7th-8th Grade Third Place Winner: Elizabeth Benz
First Place Winner: Luke BabbeyBabbey Christian AcademyThe Right to Live When you think of a baby, you think of a child just waiting to be… Read More »7th-8th Grade First Place Winner: Luke Babbey