School for the Blind Outstanding
Participation Award
Kansas State School for the Blind

Excellence in Promoting Braille Literacy
Fidela (Del) Simmons
Librarian, Maryland School for the Blind

Print-To-Braille
First: Kayla Bentas, MA, 3,152 p., grade 5
Second: Ruel Roque, Canada 1,078 p., grade 3
Third: Nathan Clark, MD, 1,064 p., grade 4
Honorable Mention:
Angelica Roque, Canada, 996 p., grade 4
Justin Howard, LA, 657 p., grade 9

Kindergarten�First Grade
First: Paige Tuttle, KS, 5,760 p., grade 1
Second: Josiah David. Hearn, TN 5,170 p., grade 1
Third: Morgan Budreau, MN 3,925 p., grade 1
Honorable Mention:
Elizabeth Conlin, VA, 2,954 p., grade 1
Marissa Hirschman, IA, 2,033 p., grade 1

Second�Fourth Grades
First: Tyler Kavanaugh, KS 10,717 p., grade 3
Second: Lindsay Upschulte, IL 7,732 p., grade 3
Third: Samantha Weisenbach, IN 6,330 p., grade 4
Honorable Mention:
James Johnson, VA, 4,652 p., grade 2
J. J. Bell, GA, 4,477 p., grade 2

Fifth�Eighth Grades
First: Bianca Samaniego, CA 17,800 p., grade 6
Second: Mei-Ling Felten, WI 15,532 p., grade 5
Third: Tim Peters, Canada 11,112 p., grade 5
Honorable Mention:
Haben Girma, CA, 10,236 p., grade 8
Aaron Mushlock, MI, 9,090 p., grade 6

Ninth�Twelfth Grades
First: Carissa Rutherford, TN 17,119 p., grade 12
Second: Jaymee Lynn Strickler, PA 16,153 p., grade 12
Third: Shelly Christner, MN 9,992 p., grade 12
Honorable Mention:
Reina Brown, MD, 8,586 p., grade 9
Desi Cady, MT, 8,293 p., grade 11

Most Improved
Nandini Singh, MD, age 11
Cortleigh Luxenberg, OH, age 8
Anna Miller, SC, age 13
Justin Hughes, AZ, age 21
Elizabeth Davis, TN, age 14
Tyler Machado, MA, age 8
Dalton Novince, KY, age 11
Timothy R. Jones, GA, age 8
Joey Couch, KY, age 17
Amanda Simmons, AZ, age 16

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