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2023 Arizona Life Coalition 
Student Contest Winners

Congratulations to Arizona Life Coalition’s 2023 Student Pro-Life Contest Winners! The following students have won this year's Grand Prize: a $1,000.00 scholarship to the 2024 National March for Life in Washington D.C.

 

*Reproduction or use of the student essay or video is prohibited without the explicit written consent of the student’s parents or Jill McCabe, Arizona Life Coalition (Jill@chooselifeaz.org), in accordance with permissions granted as a condition of this contest. 

Pro-Life Essay Contest

Grand Prize Winner: Michael Greene

Grade: 11

School: Homeschooled; Greene Homeschool Institute, Sacred Heart Home Educators
Topic: "My Truth or THE Truth"
Michael answered the question "How does moral relativism distort the dignity of the human person as it relates to the sanctity of life?"

Pro-Life Video Contest

Grand Prize Winner: Daniel Latham
Grade: 9
School: Holy Family Academy

Topic: "Abortion Project: Who Are You Willing to Fight For?"

Pro-Life Press Correspondent Contest

Grand Prize Winner: Vangi Birnbaum

Grade: 11

School: Homeschooled; Sacred Heart Home Educators
Interview Subject: Mayra Rodriguez

 

Vangi also received a ‘Press Pass’ as the Official Student Press Correspondent for the 2/23/23 Arizona March for Life.

*The student's work at the Arizona March for Life will be showcased in future media by Arizona Life Coalition.

Grand Prize Winners

Left to Right:

Michael Greene (Essay Contest Winner), Daniel Latham (Video Contest Winner), Vangi Birnbaum (Press Correspondent Contest Winner).

Each Grand Prize Winner received a $1,000.00 scholarship to the 2024 National March for Life in Washington D.C.

Arizona Life Coalition & Arizona State Knights of Columbus
Pro-Life Poster Contest

Arizona State Knights of Columbus Grand Prize Winner: Eliana Birnbaum

Grade: 11

School: Homeschooled; Sacred Heart Home Educators

Vangi Birnbaum, Grace Hayward - contributors

The winning entry will be printed as the Inaugural AZ Knights of Columbus Student Pro-Life Poster for 2024

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Arizona Life Coalition Pro-Life Poster Contest Grades K-4

Winner: Anika Tigno

Grade: 4

School: Holy Family Academy

Arizona Life Coalition Pro-Life Poster Contest Grades 5-8

Winner: Gwen Webber

Grade: 5

School: Holy Family Academy

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Arizona Life Coalition Pro-Life Poster Contest Grades 9-12

Winner: Lucy Burch, Jessika Wilson, Shannon Phelan, Maren Wilmowski, Mary Chang

Grade: 12

School: Ville de Marie Academy

Photo credit: Alayne Vogel

2023 Arizona Life Coalition + Arizona Knights of Columbus Student Poster Contest Winners Anika Tigno, Gwen Webber, Vangi and Eliana Birnbaum, Grace Hayward, Lucy Burch, Jessika Wilson, Shannon Phelan, Maren Wilmowski with Arizona Knights of Columbus, including Nick Gaudio, Tom Kato, Luigi Baratta, Senator Emeritus Nancy Barto, pro-life hero John Jacubsick, and Bishop Emeritus Thomas J. Olmsted. 

Not pictured: Jill McCabe, Arizona Life Coalition 

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Photo credit: Alayne Vogel

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