✨ Congratulations to the Winners of YIR’s Annual High School Science Writing Competition! ✨

We at the Young Investigators Review are thrilled to share the results of this year’s High School Writing Competition—designed to celebrate curiosity, creativity, and the next generation of scientific thinkers.

In our largest application pool yet, talented students and aspiring scientists from across the country submitted pieces answering prompts in 1 of 5 fields: Translational Biology, Environmental Science, Psychology, Technology, and Engineering, and their passion for science communication truly inspired our entire editorial team.

Please join us in celebrating this year’s standout students:
🏆 Winner — Anvitha Rayala — Psychology
Hailing from Flower Mound High School, Anvitha is an aspiring cardiothoracic surgeon and regenerative medicine researcher.

🎉 Finalists
Anthony Guidi — Translational Biology — Smithtown High School East
Hannah Sack — Environmental Science — Smithtown High School East
Tyler Nicastro — Technology — Smithtown High School East

🌟 Semi-Finalists
Madelyn Geldmacher — Environmental Science
Isley Brapham — Psychology
Yuran Tang — Technology
Jia Muckadackal — Psychology
Khush Mehta — Psychology

Congratulations to our winners!