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RENEW-2024

First Prize 2024

Melisa Velasquez-Zunun

Sussex Central High School, 11th grade 2024 RENEW essay contest 1st prize winner Seeds of Hope As I opened my eyes, a deep jade-green blur vanished as soon as it appeared. With golden thread-like plumage along its back, the feathers gleamed as it flew by. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle appeared before
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Second Prize 2024

Tanisha Patel

Delmar Senior High School, 9th grade 2024 RENEW essay contest, 2nd place winner The Green Generation  In the heart of Delaware, amidst its vibrant communities and thriving ecosystems, the specter of climate change casts a long shadow threatening the fabric of our natural and social worlds. Yet, in this shadow,
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Third Prize 2024

Rudra Patel

Delmar Senior High School, 9th grade 2024 RENEW essay contest 3rd place winner Weaving My Thread in the Delicate Web of Life This space probe had forever departed the planets with no intention of returning. And yet, on February 14, 1990, it turned back around to marvel at its origin.
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Honorable Mention 2024

Victoria Parrish

Appoquinimink High School, 11th grade 2024 RENEW essay contest Honorable Mention The Original Artist I breathe in the colors of the world, the sweet pink roses, and the dewy fresh greens and blues of the river. Each color and scent is carefully crafted and blended, mother nature is always painting
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Honorable Mention 2024

Sylvia Ibrahium

Caesar Rodney High School, 11th grade 2024 RENEW essay contest Honorable Mention   The Forest and The Cloud “Where are the trees?” Lost in a forest shrouded in doubt. Black smoke fills the air, choking his breath He longs for the green, for life, for death. He wanders through the
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Honorable Mention 2024

Sudipa Chowdhury

Newark Charter, 10th grade 2024 RENEW essay contest Honorable Mention The Inherent Right to Breathe I glanced out through the side window of our timeworn car. “Welcome to West Chester,” the sign read as we entered downtown. Rows upon rows of picturesque townhomes, freshly bloomed maple trees, a spotlessly blue
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