55th Annual Festival Winners (2021) 
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Grand Prize Winners




​​Global Awareness Awards
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What Will We Choose?
Muirlands Middle School
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The Black Collective
Canyon Crest Elementary School

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​Academic 
Elementary
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My Family Journey: Pathway to Empowering Hispanic Women
UCI Summer Writing Project
Secondary
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The Entertainment's Here
Coalinga High School
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​Artistic 
Elementary
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Wear a Mask Hamilton Parody #STOPTHESPREAD
UCI Summer Writing Project​
Secondary
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The Overcomer
David A. Brown Middle School

Category Winners

Artistic

Fiction

Elementary
Kindness Book
Pearl Zander Elementary​
Middle School
The Overcomer
David A. Brown Middle School
High School
Sprout
Canyon Crest Academy

Non-fiction

Elementary
My Online Routine as a 6th Grader
Encinitas Union School District's Cloud Campus
Middle School
What Will We Choose?
Muirlands Middle School
High School
Surfmates
Portola High School 
Academic

Fiction

Elementary 
Why is the Sky Blue?
Flora Vista Elementary
Middle School
"Sisters" Read Aloud
San Gorgonio Middle School
High School 
The Entertainment's Here
Coalinga High School

Non-fiction

Elementary 
My Family Journey: Pathway to Empowering Hispanic Women
UCI Summer Writing Project
Middle School
Power To Save A Life
Isaac Newton Graham Middle School
High School 
Days of Hope
Godinez Fundamental High School​
Special Award Winners
Environmental Stewardship - Elementary
Earth Day Message 2021
Oak Hill Elementary School
Environmental Stewardship - Secondary
A Hidden Gem in OC: Crystal Cove State Park
Godinez Fundamental High School​
Best Documentary - Middle School
Boys of V-Town
Rancho Minerva Middle School
Best Documentary - High School
Brewing Change
Portola High School
Storytelling in Digital Media
The First Man on Mars
David A. Brown Middle School
Emerging Technology - Elementary
HOW TO CREATE A 360 DEGREE ART GALLERY VIEW PRESENTATION
Zanker Elementary
Emerging Technology - Secondary
3D Sculpted Original Creature Series
Burbank High School
Future Auteur Award
Conjugal Revivification
Huntington Beach High School, Academy of the Performing Arts
Media & Info Literacy - Elementary
White Sands
La Costa Heights
Media & Info Literacy - Secondary
No Swimming: Salton Sea Environmental Crisis
UCR Arts

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