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
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
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
Photo credit: Alayne Vogel