Elephant Aid International Essay Contest 2021 “Welcome, Bo!”
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 EAI Essay Contest. The quality and creativity of all the entries was incredible, and we appreciate the hard work each student put into their pieces.
Our first place winners will receive a $35 check (in celebration of Bo’s 35th birthday), have their essay published on our website, and also receive a special t-shirt, a virtual classroom visit from Carol Buckley, a certificate for first place, and a certificate naming them an EAI Elephant Ambassador! Second place winners will receive a certificate for second place, a special t-shirt, and an EAI Elephant Ambassador certificate. Third place will receive a certificate for third place and a certificate naming them an EAI Elephant Ambassador. All semi-finalists will receive certificates.
Again, thank you to all our writers and our panel of judges! Don’t forget to check back this fall for the 2023 EAI Essay Contest!!!
Level One:
First Place:
Charlotte Coirier, Studley Elementary School, Massachusetts
Read Charlotte’s award winning essay “New Beginning”
Second Place:
Benedetta Gennarelli, Greenhill School, Texas
Third Place:
Sawoo Youn, Sugarloaf Elementary School, Maryland
Level Two:
First Place
Yutong Wang, Scarsdale Middle School, New York
Read Yutong’s award winning essay “ERNA's Benefits for Bo and Others”
Second Place
Nathan Hwang, Riverwatch Middle School, Georgia
Third Place
Olivia Austin, Windsor Elementary School, Maine
Level Two Semifinalists
| First Name | Last Name | School |
State |
| Olivia | Austin | Windsor Elementary School |
ME |
| Masua | Chaiken | Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School |
NY |
| Chaitanyamoi | Chetia | St. Joseph's High School | |
| Nathan | Hwang | Riverwatch Middle School |
GA |
| Amogh | Kandukuri | Grover Middle School |
NJ |
| Alex | Lu | Briarcliff Manor MIddle School |
NY |
| Allison | Ma | Don Juan Avila Middle School |
CA |
| Jasai | Marable | Windsor Elementary School |
ME |
| Riyana | Sanof | Bristow Middle School (Brentwood Union School District) |
NY |
| Karthikeya | Vattem | Nelson Middle School |
TX |
| Yutong | Wang | Scarsdale Middle School |
NY |
Level One Semifinalists
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
State |
| Raihaan | Ali | Falmouth Elementary |
ME |
| Elizabeth | Badeaux | Episcopal School of Baton Rouge |
LA |
| Blake | Binck | Episcopal School of Baton Rouge |
LA |
| Addison | Brann | Windsor Elementary |
ME |
| Isabella | Briceno | Lakeland Prep |
TN |
| Presley | Bruno | Falmouth Elementary |
ME |
| Charlotte | Coirier | Studley Elementary |
MA |
| Annie | Engholm | Episcopal School of Baton Rouge |
LA |
| Benedetta | Gennarelli | Greenhill School |
TX |
| Helena | Huang | Edgemont Elementary |
NY |
| Tyler | Huang | Edgemont Elementary |
NY |
| Ineshi | Jayasekara | Franklin Elementary School, |
MA |
| Aiden | Kim | Westpark Elementary School |
CA |
| Sophie | Knowles | Windsor Elementary School |
ME |
| Sienna | Malekzadeh | Pleasant HIll Elementary |
OR |
| Mishka | Mellachervu | Lacordaire Academy |
NJ |
| Wenxi | Rao | Edgemont Elementary |
NY |
| Suhaansie | Watada | Warwick Elementary California |
CA |
| Ella | Yang | Greenacres Elementary |
NY |
| Rowan | Yoo | Westpark Elementary School |
CA |
| Sawoo | Youn | Sugarloaf Elementary School |
MD |
