Past Winners of the Species on the Edge Contest

This STEAM-based contest enables 5th grade students to advocate for an endangered or threatened species from New Jersey through a well-researched, creative essay and original art piece. Check out the past winners of this contest since the beginning.

2019 Winners and Runner-ups

Atlantic County
First Place: Isabella Iordanov - Belhaven Middle School
Second Place: Reese Gurwicz - Belhaven Middle School

Bergen County
First Place: Adelina Harrington - Ho-Ho-Kus Public School
Second Place: Emily Pincus - Woodside Elementary

Burlington County
First Place: Lukas Seeber - Olson Middle School
Second Place: Natalia Mangan - Bobby's Run School

Camden County
First Place: Francesca Shih - Kresson Elementary School

Cape May County
First Place: Jocelyn Jamison - Dennis Township Elementary
Second Place: Ryan Myers - Dennis Township Elementary

Essex County
First Place: Andrea I. Arroyo - Ridge Street School
Second Place: Melany Jerez - Ann Street School

Gloucester County
First Place: Taryn Elise D'Auria - Williamstown Middle School
Second Place: Carly Hagmaier - J. Mason Tomlin

Hudson County
First Place: Kayla Gray - Kearny Board of Education
Second Place: Naiara Carrero - Kearny Board of Education

Hunterdon County
First Place: Sarah Boothe - Woodglen Middle School
Second Place: Rainah Bennett - Delaware Twp. School

Mercer County
First Place: Oishee Sinharay - Stony Brook Elementary School
Second Place: Brooke Wood - Toll Gate Grammar School

Middlesex County
First Place: Arpia Bajwa - Millstone River School
Second Place: Alice Nadtochiy - Millstone River School

Monmouth County
First Place: Madeleine Ani Klinger - Lloyd Road School
Second Place: Maeve Korth - Manasquan Elementary

Morris County
First Place: Natalie Rodriguez - CMS Elementary School
Second Place: Bridget Drew - Mountain View School

Ocean County
First Place: Melanie Rebelo - Ocean Road Elementary
Second Place: Jophy Lin - Manchester Twp Elementary School

Passaic County
First Place: Anna Maria Jankowska - School Two (Passaic County School)
Second Place: Aadil Rana - School Two (Passaic County School)

Salem County
First Place: Ava Robinson - Paul W. Carleton Elementary
Second Place: Daisy Murga - Paul W. Carleton Elementary

Somerset County
First Place: Maya Gonzalez - Auten Road Intermediate School
Second Place: Varshan Sankar - Auten Road Intermediate School

Sussex County
First Place: Thomas Labrada - Pope John XXIII Middle School
Second Place: Madeleine Leonard - Pope John XXIII Middle School

Warren County
First Place: Ryan Chintada - Allamuchy Township School
Second Place: Benjamin Scott - Homeschooled

2018 Winners and Runner-ups

Atlantic County
First Place: Shelby Streno - Belhaven Middle School
Second Place: Kamsiyochukwu Nwotite - Belhaven Middle School

Bergen County
First Place: Valentina Tsai - Ho-Ho-Kus Public School
Second Place: Samantha Bernstein - Ho-Ho-Kus Public School

Burlington County
First Place: Sydney Creelman - Bobby's Run School
Second Place: Aarav Patel - Bobby's Run School

Camden County
First Place: Daehui Yi - Kresson School

Cape May County
First Place: Megan Turner - Dennis Township Elementary School
Second Place: Zoe Zammit - Ocean City Intermediate School

Essex County
First Place: Nataly Ruiz - Ann Street School
Second Place: Maria Colodetti - Ann Street School

Gloucester County
First Place: Isabella Mazzuca - J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School
Second Place: Lily Cannon - Parkview Elementary School

Hudson County
First Place: Melanie Campos - Kearny Board of Education
Second Place: Brianna Lopez - Kearny Board of Education

Hunterdon County
First Place: Lauren Haines - Delaware Township School
Second Place: Tobin Smith - Clinton Public School

Mercer County
First Place: Andrew Lee - Riverside School
Second Place: James Gibbings - Bear Tavern Elementary School

Middlesex County
First Place: Rachel Song - Millstone River School
Second Place: Amilia Oh - Millstone River School

Monmouth County
First Place: Angelina Santapaola - Lloyd Road School
Second Place: Bailey McBride - Lloyd Road School

Morris County
First Place: Max Dellaratta - Mountain View Middle School
Second Place: Caitlyn Piotrowsky - Harding Township School

Ocean County
First Place: Makaila Scully - Nelli F. Bennett Elementary School
Second Place: Farrah Mohamed - Veterans Memorial Elementary School

Passaic County
First Place: Durban Garcia - School #28
Second Place: Amelie Swiatek - School #2

Salem County
First Place: Justice Harding - Paul W. Carleton School
Second Place: Brianna Robbins - Paul W. Carleton School

Somerset County
First Place: Parinita Chandrashekar - Eisenhower Intermediate School
Second Place: Benny Rivero - Auten Road Intermediate School

Sussex County
First Place: James Rabbitt - Homeschooled
Second Place: Anya Pucci - Pope John Middle School

Union County
First Place: Emma Miller - Thomas P. Hughes School
Second Place: Alexandra Genua - Thomas P. Hughes School

Warren County
First Place: Abigail Smith - Homeschooled
Second Place: Avery McEvoy - Ridge and Valley Charter School

2017 Winners & Runner-ups

View the winning entries in CWF's 2017 Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest as well as which schools from New Jersey participated by using our interactive Story Map.

2016 Winners, Runner-ups & Honorable Mentions

View the winning entries in CWF's 2016 Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest as well as which schools from New Jersey participated by using our interactive Story Map.

2015 Winners, Runner-ups & Honorable Mentions

View the winning entries in CWF's 2015 Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest as well as which schools from New Jersey participated by using our interactive Story Map.

2014 Winners

	Ariela Alfonso, Woodside Elementary School Bergen County Learn more...
	Ava Vaughn, Bobby's Run School Burlington County Learn more...
	Mansi Patel, Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School Camden County Learn more...
	Dominic Vitiello, Dennis Township Elementary School Cape May County Learn more...
	Maritza Trejo, Haleyville-Mauricetown School Cumberland County Learn more...
	Claryssa Martinez, Robert Treat Academy Essex County Learn more...
	Anna Kilpatrick, J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Marena Faltas, Public School # 20 Hudson County Learn more...
	Megan Eastman, Delaware Township School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Sophia Phelan, Stuart Country Day School Mercer County Learn more...
	Gabrielle Bailey, Millstone River Elementary School Middlesex County Learn more...
	Trevor Crochet, Monmouth Beach School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Terrene Obuah, Chester Stevens School Morris County Learn more...
	Caden Schroeder, Howard Johnson School Ocean County Learn more...
	Daniel Midence, School #2 Passaic County Learn more...
	Lauren Radi, The Willow School Somerset County Learn more...
	Logan Hanley, Reverend Brown School Sussex County Learn more...
	Olivia Qiu, Roselle Park Middle School Union County Learn more...
	Marigold Green, Ridge & Valley Charter School Warren County Learn more...
	Jordyn Robinson, Folsom Elementary School Atlantic County Learn more...

2014 Runner-ups

	Felicity Fallas, Memorial School Warren County Learn more...
	Valeria Agudelo, School # 2 Passaic County Learn more...
	Jessica Bonaventura, Bobby's Run School Burlington County Learn more...
	Talia Wagener, Normandy Park School Morris County Learn more...
	Jesse Fusco, VMES Ocean County Learn more...
	Steven Ostrom, Monmouth Beach School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Janine Jbeili, Lacordaire Academy Essex County Learn more...
	Sierra Muller, Folsom Elementary School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Ishita Jain, Martin Luther King Middlesex County Learn more...
	Meredith Feller, Silver Run Elementary School Cumberland County Learn more...
	Alexi Argyros, Ho-Ho-Kus School Bergen County Learn more...
	Lia Bull-Krieg, Stuart Country Day School Mercer County Learn more...
	Evan Bravstein, The Willow School Somerset County Learn more...
	Layla Negron, Joseph Battin School # 4 Union County Learn more...
	Kelise Hilliard, Public School # 20 Hudson County Learn more...
	Emily Dagney, Bell Oaks School Camden County Learn more...
	Ava Elisano, Dennis Township Elementary Cape May County Learn more...
	Anna Ursin, Reverand Brown School Sussex County Learn more...
	Angelina D'Amico, West Amwell Township Elementary School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Afrin Akhter, Parkview School Gloucester County Learn more...

2014 Honorable Mentions

	Laine Kowalski, Chapin School Mercer County Learn more...
	Aleksandra Krzynowek, Lincoln School Hudson County Learn more...
	Brian Silva, Ann Street School Essex County Learn more...
	Connor Devlin, Delaware Township School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Dylan Karam, Normandy Park School Morris County Learn more...
	Joseph Martin, Chapin School Mercer County Learn more...

2013 Winners

	Lilynn Custodio, Reeds Road School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Amelia Opderbeck, Manito School Bergen County Learn more...
	Arianna Parisi, Fountain Woods Elementary School Burlington County Learn more...
	Sasha Tuddenham, Gibbsboro Elementary School Camden County Learn more...
	Collin Bradley, Dennis Township Elementary School Cape May County Learn more...
	Roslynn Jumbo, Ann Street School Essex County Learn more...
	Donald Hasher, Jr., South Harrison Twp. Elementary School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Kelly Lu, Lincoln School Hudson County Learn more...
	Lauren Bruhl, Delaware Township School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Lana Glisic, Riverside Elementary School Mercer County Learn more...
	Kelsey Cao, Menlo Park Elementary School Middlesex County Learn more...
	Katelyn Reid, Fairview Elementary School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Rory Quinn, St. Patrick School Morris County Learn more...
	Joe Bobowski, Ocean Road School Ocean County Learn more...
	Jeff Zheng, Randall Carter Elementary School Passaic County Learn more...
	Katherine Merchant, Stony Brook School Somerset County Learn more...
	Meaghan Doherty, Rev. Brown Memorial School Sussex County Learn more...
	JonMarie Sanders, Roselle Park Middle School Union County Learn more...
	Honorata Lubecka, Blairstown Elementary School Warren County Learn more...

2013 Runner-ups

	Jake Leahey, Folsom Elementary School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Alexandra Galgano, Ho-Ho-Kus School Bergen County Learn more...
	Mikhala Stepek, Bobbiys Run School Burlington County Learn more...
	Roheena Saleem, Bell Oaks School Camden County Learn more...
	Victoria Pepper, Dennis Twp. Elementary School Cape May County Learn more...
	Juliana Soldat, Lacordaire Academy Essex County Learn more...
	Megan Steckler, South Harrison Elementary School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Madina Ruzehaji, Lincoln School Hudson County Learn more...
	Kayla Merrigan, Delaware Township School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Shravya Nandyala, Riverside School Mercer County Learn more...
	Joan Solano, South River Elementary School Middlesex County Learn more...
	Nicole Generelli, Frank Antonides School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Sarah DeSalvio, Chester Stephens Elementary School Morris County Learn more...
	Gabriel De Leon, Veterans Memorial Elementary School Ocean County Learn more...
	Sabrina Shah, Randall Carter School Passaic County Learn more...
	Emily Chu, Auten Road School Somerset County Learn more...
	Nicole Donnelly, Rev. Brown School Sussex County Learn more...
	Julia Henn, Roselle Park Middle School Union County Learn more...
	Karolina Bryniewicz, Allamuchy Township School Warren County Learn more...

2013 Honorable Mentions

	Meghan Pellegrino, Belhaven Middle School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Savannah Goff, Belhaven Middle School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Katie Shea, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School Bergen County Learn more...
	Leah Gibson, Heights Elementary School Bergen County Learn more...
	Kayla Geulen, J. Mason Tomlin School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Anika Bagaria, Princeton Day School Mercer County Learn more...

2012 Winners

	Melissa Glenn, Belhaven Middle School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Gianna Pope, Dogwood Hill School Bergen County Learn more...
	William Feng, Bobby's Run School Burlington County Learn more...
	Shimoli Parikh, Kresson School Camden County Learn more...
	Marleigh Domeracki, Dennis Twp. Elementary School Cape May County Learn more...
	Bryan Naranjo, Watsessing School Essex County Learn more...
	Brianna Groch, J. Mason Tomlin School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Andrew Tran, Lincoln School Hudson County Learn more...
	Jack Wetherall, Woodglen School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Owen Korth, Chapin School Mercer County Learn more...
	Andrew Zhong, Millstone River School Middlesex County Learn more...
	Brian Zhong, Millstone River School Middlesex County Learn more...
	Gia Caruso, Land O' Pines School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Diana Sebastian, Ironia Elementary School Morris County Learn more...
	Carlie Vetrini, Ocean Road School Ocean County Learn more...
	Emily Wang, Randall Carter School Passaic County Learn more...
	Trinity Summiel, Salem Middle School Salem County Learn more...
	Caroline Kornbrek, Stony Brook School Somerset County Learn more...
	Maddie Doherty, Rev. George Brown School Sussex County Learn more...
	Jessica Moran, Thomas P. Hughes School Union County Learn more...
	Faith Kately, Blairstown Elementary School Warren County Learn more...

2012 Runner-ups

	Hailey Cornell, Mullica Township School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Victoria Tsai, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School Bergen County Learn more...
	Angelina Gentilin, Bobby's Run School Burlington County Learn more...
	Janu Selvam, Kresson School Camden County Learn more...
	Danielle Koochembere, Dennis Township Elementary School Cape May County Learn more...
	Gabriel Bozza, Ann Street School Essex County Learn more...
	Autumn Demary, South Harrison Twp. Elementary School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Lindsey Murdoch, Lincoln School Hudson County Learn more...
	Rea Cranwell, Thomas B. Conley School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Hugh Brophy, Princeton Day School Mercer County Learn more...
	Anna Moskaleva, Menlo Park Elementary School Middlesex County Learn more...
	Claire Brough, St. Patrick School Morris County Learn more...
	Andrew Cao, Land O' Pines School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Jessica Manna-Joyce, Veterans Elementary School Ocean County Learn more...
	Victoria Gonzalez, Clifton Public School # 2 Passaic County Learn more...
	Emily Cleary, Stony Brook School Somerset County Learn more...
	Gillian Schwesinger, Reverend Brown School Sussex County Learn more...
	Julia Ellis, Thomas P. Hughes School Union County Learn more...
	Luke Youngman, Harmonty Township School Warren County Learn more...

2012 Honorable Mentions

	Marissa Rivera, Mullica Township School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Jamie Lee, Demarest Middle School Bergen County Learn more...
	Akhil Bolisetti, Bobby's Run School Burlington County Learn more...
	Gemma Spina, Signal Hill School Camden County Learn more...
	Evan Cowan, Dennis Township Elementary School Cape May County Learn more...
	Mikayla Oliveira, Ann Street School Essex County Learn more...
	Abagael Greenwood, South Harrison Township Elementary School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Clara Lucas, Lincoln School Hudson County Learn more...
	Peter Gallo, Thomas B. Conley School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Severyn Brodziak, St. Stanislaus Kostka School Middlesex County Learn more...
	Erika Tan, Land O' Pines School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Cameron Delfino, Stanlick School Morris County Learn more...
	Chloe Miller, Silver Bay Elementary School Ocean County Learn more...
	Isabella Gonzalez, Veterans Memorial Elementary School Ocean County Learn more...
	Amanda De La Cruz, School # 2 Passaic County Learn more...
	Sage O'Neill, Stony Brook School Somerset County Learn more...
	Elizabeth Choppy, Stanhope School Sussex County Learn more...
	Caitlin Moy, Thomas P. Hughes School Union County Learn more...
	Meghan Scrivani, Blairstown Elementary School Warren County Learn more...

2011 Winners

	Adrianna DiVentura, Belhaven Middle School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Sean Edelman, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School Bergen County Learn more...
	Thomas Jeansson, K.R. Olson Middle School Burlington County Learn more...
	Claire Probst, Berlin Community School Camden County Learn more...
	Maggie Fossett, Dennis Township School Cape May County Learn more...
	Melanie Dios, Ann Street School Essex County Learn more...
	Meredith Haggert, South Harrison Elementary Gloucester County Learn more...
	Sherry Michelena, Lincoln School Hudson County Learn more...
	Sam Zeloof, Delaware Township School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Angela Guo, Village School Mercer County Learn more...
	Anna Shpilsky, SSDSRV Middlesex County Learn more...
	Daniel Monroe Goodman, Land O'Pines School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Stephanie Mahon, St. Patrick School Morris County Learn more...
	Jenna Royson, North Dover Elementary Ocean County Learn more...
	Gabriella Sciancalepore, Randall Carter School Passaic County Learn more...
	Jennifer Huang, Mount Prospect School Somerset County Learn more...
	Anthony Rubino, Reverend Brown School Sussex County Learn more...
	Gopna Shekaran, Thomas P. Hughes School Union County Learn more...
	Silas Hernandez, Homeschool Warren County Learn more...

2011 Runner-ups

	Olivia Goff, Belhaven Middle School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Jake Hadshinow, Manito School Bergen County. Learn more...
	Chiara Cocelli, Moorestown Friends School Burlington County. Learn more...
	Katie Maloney, Berlin Community School Camden County. Learn more...
	Cassidy Diamond, Ocean City Intermediate School Cape May County Learn more...
	Catherine Rizzotti, Washington School Essex County Learn more...
	Madison Devone, South Harrison Elementary School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Elizabeth Aquirre, PS # 5 Hudson County Learn more...
	Alden Trotman, West Amwell Township Elementary School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Roher Munoz, Christopher Columbus School Mercer County Learn more...
	Talia Fishman, Solomon Schechter School Middlesex County Learn more...
	Carlie Goldfarb Monmouth County Learn more...
	Joey Rosowicz, St. Patrick School Morris County Learn more...
	Eleni Toto, DGHW Elementary School Ocean County Learn more...
	Jillian Urban, PS #2 Passaic County Learn more...
	Diana Voronin, Auten Road Intermediate School Somerset County Learn more...
	Jake Rotunda, Hardyston Elementary School Sussex County Learn more...
	Laura Howell, Roselle Park Middle School Union County Learn more...
	Bella Beviss, Alpha Public School Warren County Learn more...

2011 Honorable Mentions

	Diane Hoffman, Folsom Elementary School Atlantic County Learn more...
	Jayden Byun, Harrington Public School Bergen County Learn more...
	Jordan Madison, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School Bergen County Learn more...
	Anna Goula, Moorestown Friends School Burlington County Learn more...
	Jack McGrath, Berlin Community School Camden County Learn more...
	Cara Bradley, Dennis Township School Cape May County Learn more...
	Filipa Costa, Ann Street School Essex County Learn more...
	Lauren McGrath, South Harrison School Gloucester County Learn more...
	Madison McKevitt, Delaware Township School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Kayla K. Boyle, Thomas B Conley School Hunterdon County Learn more...
	Kaileigh McLaughlin, Stone Bridge Middle School Monmouth County Learn more...
	Jamie Fogarty, Drum Point School Ocean County Learn more...
	Wendy Zheng, Randall Carter School Passaic County Learn more...
	Hitha Santosh, Mount Prospect School Somerset County Learn more...
	Kyle Bogado, Auten Road Intermediate School Somerset County Learn more...
	Emily Dunn, Wantage School Sussex County Learn more...
	AJ Weaver, Roselle Park Middle School Union County Learn more...
	Sydney Grace Janeiro, Knowlton Township Elementary Warren County Learn more...

2010 Winners

	Kelly Glenn, Belhaven Middle School Atlantic County Winner Learn more...
	Evelyn Siao, Oradell Public School Bergen County Winner Learn more...
	Mattie Sloan, Moorestown Friends School Burlington County Winner Learn more...
	Leah Nagle, Dennis Township Elementary School Cape May County Winner Learn more...
	Arianna Baptiste, Pauline J. Petway Elementary School Cumberland County Winner Learn more...
	Diego Nicolalde - Ann Street School Essex County Winner Learn more...
	Ashley Ann Hermansen - South Harrison Elementary School Gloucester County Winner Learn more...
	Eliyah Sablan - Soaring Heights Charter School Hudson County Winner Learn more...
	Emma Webb - Delaware Township School Hunterdon County Winner Learn more...
	Cindy Song - Village School Mercer County Winner Learn more...
	Mikayla DeSantis - South River Elementary School Middlesex County Winner Learn more...
	Zachary Dowbnia - Upper Freehold Regional Elementary & Middle School Monmouth County Winner Learn more...
	Jacqueline McHale - Central School Morris County Winner Learn more...
	Ian Webster - Veterans Memorial Elementary School Ocean County Winner Learn more...
	Zachary Spodek - Randall Carter School Passaic County Winner Learn more...
	Brian Li - Eisenhower Intermediate School Somerset County Winner Learn more...
	Clint Roe - Hardyston Elementary School Sussex County Winner Learn more...
	Casey Crown - Roselle Park Middle School Union County Winner Learn more...
	Victoria Senesie, Memorial School Warren County Winner Learn more...

2010 Runner-ups and Honorable Mentions

	Erika Tanko, Mullica Township School Atlantic County Runner Up Learn more...
	Gilad Nahmani, Belhaven Middle School Atlantic County Honorable Mention Learn more...
	James Sun - Ho-Ho-Kus Public School Bergen County Runner Up Learn more...
	Julia Giordano - Moorestown Friends School Burlington County Runner Up Learn more...
	Xinyi Chen, Bobby's Run School Burlington County Honorable Mention Learn more...
	Jenna Herlihy, Dennis Township Elementary School Cape May County Runner Up Learn more...
	Therese LoBiondo - Petway Elementary School Cumberland County Runner Up Learn more...
	Jeffrey Correa, Ann Street School Essex County Runner Up Learn more...
	Jacob Wong - J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School Gloucester County Runner Up Learn more...
	Jairon Digao, Soaring Heights Charter School Hudson County Runner Up Learn more...
	Rose Pontecorvo - Delaware Township School Hunterdon County Runner Up Learn more...
	Tanvi Ram Chandran, Village School Mercer County Runner Up Learn more...
	Julia Hu, Village School Mercer County Honorable Mention Learn more...
	Tatiana Costa, South River Elementary School Middlesex County Runner Up Learn more...
	Haylie Barnes, Land O' Pines School Monmouth County Runner Up Learn more...
	Callie Sullivan, St. Patrick School Morris County Runner Up Learn more...
	Riley Fields, Veterans Memorial Elementary School Ocean County Runner Up Learn more...
	Courtney Gruber, Maple Road School Passaic County Runner Up Learn more...
	Cheyanne Ganpat, Eisenhower Intermediate School Somerset County Runner Up Learn more...
	Karleigh Noll, Hardyston Elementary School Sussex County Runner Up Learn more...
	Caren Willphine, Roselle Park Middle School Union County Runner Up Learn more...
	Chloe Schulze - Memorial School Warren County Runner Up Learn more...
	Jenna Bickhardt, Knowlton Township Elementary School Warren County Honorable Mention Learn more...