Freedom Forum Institute > Initiatives > Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference > Previous Scholars > Class of 2015
2015 Free Spirit Scholars with conference speakers Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill, co-anchors of PBS NewsHour. (Maria Bryk/Newseum)
Kendall Criswell, St. Clair County High School, Odenville
Cheyenne Mathews, Ketchikan High School, Ketchikan
Benjamin Petersen, The Gregory School, Tucson
Camden Metheny, Buffalo Island Central High School, Monette
Fidelity Ballmer, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura
Olivia Koontz, Standley Lake High School, Westminster
Samuel Cox, The Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor
Jodi Lessner, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington
Ellice Ellis, Woodrow Wilson High School
Grace King, American Heritage School, Plantation
Apoorva Nori, South Forsyth High School, Cumming
Kyla Aiko Smith, ʻIolani School, Honolulu
Marion DeVore, Mountain Home High School, Mountain Home
Sahitya Padmanabhan, Naperville Central High School, Naperville
Brittannie Travis, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
Savannah Eadens, Newton Senior High School, Newton
Zia Kelly, Lawrence High School, Lawrence
Shea Dobson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville
Haleigh Bourque, St. Thomas More Catholic High School, Lafayette
Mallory Campbell, Gorham High School, Gorham
Sumin Woo, Dulaney High School, Timonium
Nathaniel Bolter, Newton South High School, Newton
Matthew Harmon, Royal Oak High School, Royal Oak
Rachel Lyons, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Mary Ellis, Tupelo High School, Tupelo
David Reynolds, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood
Rosemarie McCormack, Loyola Sacred Heart High School, Missoula
Natalie Nepper, Omaha Central High School, Omaha
Tyler Arden, Reno High School, Reno
Conor Battles, Londonderry High School, Londonderry
Madeline Bowne, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill
Kendal Beasley, Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho
Brendon Muniz, World Journalism Preparatory School, Flushing
Veronica Kim, Durham Academy, Durham
Morgan Heley, West Fargo High School, West Fargo
Madeline Weikel, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township
Benjamin Hunt, Edmond Memorial High School, Edmond
Evangelia Tate, Grant High School, Portland
Michael Hong, Conestoga High School, Berwyn
Brian O’Gara, North Providence High School, North Providence
Jakob Lazzaro, Charleston County School of the Arts, North Charleston
Kate Finley, Northwestern Area School, Mellette
Aziza Cunningham, Hume-Fogg Academic High School, Nashville
Emma Fitzhugh, Claudia Taylor ‘Lady Bird” Johnson High School, San Antonio
Ashton Corsetti, Davis High School, Kaysville
Emin Alicic, Burlington High School, Burlington
Catherine Harper, Kettle Run High School, Nokesville
Paxtyn Merten, Mountlake Terrace High School, Mountainlake Terrace
Margaret Lohmann, Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport
Zoe Stack, Wauwatosa West High School, Wauwatosa
Katherine Morrison, Cody High School, Cody