Here are the honorable mentions from the 2025 Student Podcast Challenge. You can listen to our
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Congratulations to all these outstanding podcasts! Hope to hear from you again next year!
Middle School Honorable Mentions
Students: Sophia Schnick, Grace Hargrave, Granite Inouye and Ava Christoferson
Teacher: Lorenzo Worster, Sierra Expeditionary Learning School in Truckee, Calif.
Students: Ashley Bielak, Amalia Shankarappa and Suhana Shankarappa
Teacher: Gina Luber, Rocky Heights Middle School in Lone Tree, Colo.
Student: Athanasios Karanikas
Teacher: Maria Dorrough, Plato Academy Tarpon Springs in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Students: Carina Zhang, Kailey Shin and Nicole Lin
Teacher: James De Lange, Mesa Robles Middle School in Hacienda Heights, Calif.
Student: Devin Wong
Teacher: Melissa Bryan, Millburn Middle School in Millburn, N.J.
Student: James Feldman, Jake Silva and Michael Narduci
Teacher: Lisa Scalici, Marlboro Middle School in Marlboro, N.J.
Students: Cooper Goldfogel, Jack Hastings, Carter O'Rourke and Owen Wecker
Teacher: Gina Luber, Rocky Heights Middle School in Lone Tree, Colo.
Students: Aurora Worster, Mackenzie Henasey, Mason Walker and Mahlon Hurley
Teacher: Lorenzo Worster, Sierra Expeditionary Learning School in Truckee, Calif.
Students: Liam Harding, Hudson Kelsey and Zelalem Poulin
Teacher: JB Blair, Enumclaw Middle School in Enumclaw, Wash.
Students: Jiya Bhavsar and Eliza Cain
Teacher: Karen Bonness, Highlands Elementary School in Mission, Kan.
Student: Morgan Anderson
Teacher: Molly Smith, McAuliffe Charter School in Framingham, Mass.
Student: Naomi Borau
Teacher: Michelle Gannon, Pinewood School in Los Altos Hills, Calif.
Students: Amanda Lozano Ramirez, Erica Salinas Acosta, Valerie Espinosa Gomez and Allie Glenn
Teacher: John Blair, Enumclaw Middle School in Enumclaw, Wash.
Students: Elly Gorton, Mira Niedermaier and Ainsley Prestwood
Teacher: Laura Frisbie, Minnetonka Middle School West in Excelsior, Minn.
Students: Lily Drew, Hadassah Gunderson, Alexys Rakers and Emma Senn
Teacher: Laura Frisbie, Minnetonka Middle School West in Excelsior, Minn.
Students: Jenna Roeber and Minette Olvera
Teacher: Wendy Irwin, Basin Elementary School in Idaho City, Idaho
Students: Nicholas Buckman, Harper Crockett and Benjamin Labeda
Teacher: Carolyn Florio, St. Veronica Catholic School in Cincinnati, Ohio
Student: Rhea Trivedi
Teacher: Rachel Medina, Peak to Peak Charter School in Lafayette, Colo.
Students: Katie Dennemann and Lorelei Carpenter
Teacher: Carolyn Florio, St. Veronica Catholic School in Cincinnati, Ohio
Student: Addie R.
Teacher: Susan Lavallee, Canon McMillan School District in McDonald, Pa.
Students: Rayan Mohamed, Maxwell Ogbonna, Benjamin Peralta and Lucas Uzcategui
Teacher: Ane Ebie-Mouton, Awty International School in Houston, Texas
Students: Savannah Oprysk, Sophia Santarpia and Alexandra Ehmann
Teacher: Lisa Scalici, Marlboro Middle School in Marlboro, N.J.
Student: Ria Swaroop
Teacher: Melissa Bryan, Millburn Middle School in Millburn, N.J.
Student: Riley Chan
Teacher: Ethan Miller, High Rock School in Needham, Mass.
High School Honorable Mentions
Student: Anhat Bhutani
Teacher: Shane Burnett, Mighty Oak Tutoring in Seattle, Wash.
Student: Ayaan Raicha
Teacher: Andy Arellano, New Tech High @ Coppell in Coppell, Texas
Student: Rinah Garza-Hillman
Teacher: Alicia Borcich Abuliak, Fort Bragg High School in Fort Bragg, Calif.
Student: Emily Berna
Teacher: Alicia Borcich Abuliak, Fort Bragg High School in Fort Bragg, Calif.
Student: Sofia Rothey, Liam Lander and Isabella de Moraes
Teacher: Andy Arellano, New Tech High @ Coppell in Coppell, Texas
Student: Naomi Waybright
Teacher: Elizabeth Porter, Carlisle High School in Carlisle, Penn.
Students: Oli Baker, Elanor Lantner and Corrina Spealman
Teacher: Kyle Wannen, Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md.
Student: Arjun Madhu and Suraj Swaminathan
Teacher: Andy Arellano, New Tech High @ Coppell in Coppell, Texas
Students: Alex Kirsch and Anya Dalal
Teacher: Molly Earle, Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School in Scarsdale, N.Y.
Students: Benjamin Burak and Cactus Lin
Teacher: Andy Arellano, New Tech High @ Coppell in Coppell, Texas
Student: Ethan Vishnick
Teacher: Matthew Vogt, Roslyn High School in Roslyn Heights, N.Y.
Student: Izabella Bashkin
Teacher: Natalie Nemirovsky, Hawken School in Chesterland, Ohio
Student: Malcolm Barry-Kao
Teacher: Jesse Hannawalt, Lowell High School in San Francisco, Calif.
Student: Jimena Cardozo
Teacher: Hollis Fennen, Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Student: Sia Presser
Teacher: Kristin Lyons, Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, Calif.
Student: Ahsenti Alfedil
Teacher: Paula Dowtin, The Bush School in Seattle, Wash.
Students: Austin Cunningham, Jayden Johnson and Shengkai Zhang
Teacher: Dermic Sanchez, Walnut Grove High School in Prosper, Texas
Student: Sarah Shin
Teacher: Adrienne Hong, Bergen County Technical High school Teterboro in Teterboro, N.J.
Student: Gillian Quam-Hernandez
Teacher: Joel Ruvalcaba, Morton East High School in Cicero, Ill.
Student: Danya Pham, Aralynne Manansala and Akira McGregor
Teacher: Andy Arellano, New Tech High @ Coppell in Coppell, Texas
Student: Kailash Wood
Teacher: Hollis Fennen, Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Students: Chloe Chung and Katie Chung
Teacher: Brendan King, Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, N.J.
Student: Reynolds McCaleb
Teacher: Laura Stewart, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus, Miss.
Students: Nav Ezhilan and Addyson Watson
Teacher: Hickory Ridge High School, Harrisburg, N.C.
Students: Josh Langlois, Leza Hutcheson, Clementine Crawford, Calvin Page, Trynity Madrid and Jacob Genser
Teacher: Tony Winger, Cloverleaf Enrichment School in Castle Rock, Colo.
Student: Charlie Post
Teacher: Pamela Ng, Los Altos High School in Los Altos, Calif.
Students: Maura Davis and Faisa Mohamed
Teacher: Delainia Haug, South High School in Minneapolis, Minn.
Students: Salvatore Biscotto and Calvin Landreth
Teacher: John Boone, Anderson 1 & 2 Career & Technology Center in Williamston, S.C.
Students: Noah Goldstein and Cameron Siegal
Teacher: Molly Earle, Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School in Scarsdale, N.Y.
Student: Elljay Broderick
Teacher: Hollis Fennen, Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Student: Emmanuel Baptiste
Teacher: Faren Fagen, Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Students: Amalia Abigania, Gareson Carveiro and Hailey Martinez
Teacher: Leah Aiwohi, Kauai High School in Lihue, Hawaii
Student: Julian Logan
Teacher: Alicia Borcich Abuliak, Fort Bragg High School in Fort Bragg, Calif.
Student: Emily Gonzalez-Zuniga
Teacher: Laura Stewart, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus, Miss.
Student: Breyer Rogan
Teacher: Kate Koch, Stratton Mountain School in Stratton, Vt.
Student: Ulysses Hsu
Teacher: Eugenia Chen, The John Cooper School in Spring, Texas
Student: Caeleb Reynolds
Teacher: Jeremy Young, Oak Hill High School in Wales, Maine
Student: Kristi Chadha
Teacher: Elena Bazaldua, San Jacinto Leadership Academy in San Jacinto, Calif.
Students: Judah Kaunfer, Uri Zalkind, Sasha Kaplan and Moshe Sherman-Kadish
Teacher: David Weintraub, Newton South High School in Newton Centre, Mass.
Students: Jacob Genser, Trynity Madrid, Calvin Page, Josh Langlois, Clementine Crawford and Leza Hutcheson
Teacher: Tony Winger, Cloverleaf Enrichment Center in Castle Rock, Colo.
Students: Victoria Covino, Jackie Perez and Kianna Maldonado
Teacher: Rachel Reyes, West Hempstead Secondary School in West Hempstead, N.Y.
Student: Taylor Fowler
Teacher: Sharon Livingston, Westminster Christian Academy in Huntsville, Ala.
Student: Angel Parada-Viera
Teacher: Kyla Riccobon, Berwick Area Senior High School in Berwick, Pa.
Students: Allen Chan, Jason Chen, Blake Feinstein and Max Wang
Teacher: Molly Earle, Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School in Scarsdale, N.Y.
Students: Ally and Jack
Teacher: Richard Masland, Marin Academy in San Rafael, Calif.
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