Left to right: Eliana Lieber (2nd place), Alex Porcelli (2nd place),Nathan Beck (1st place), Daniel Appel (3rd place) Ellen Berger - Chair WPDCC Essay Contest 2025, Congressman George Latimer, Tim James - Chair WPDCC, Samuel Rosenthal (3rd place).

WHITE PLAINS ESSAY CONTEST 2025 WINNERS LUNCH WITH CONGRESSMAN GEORGE LATIMER

September 27, 2025 at the Westchester Hills Golf Club

The winners of the 2025 White Plains Essay Contest attended a Luncheon with Congressman George Latimer to celebrate their achievement. See their names and essays linked below.

First Place: Nathan Beck (Norman Bourlaug) (WPHS)
Second Place: Eliana Lieber (Johannes Gutenberg) (WPHS) and Alex Porcelli (Angela Davis) (WPHS)
Third Place: Daniel Appel (Jim Obergefell),(WPHS) and Samuel Rosenthal (The Man Who Saved the World) (Archbishop Stepinac High School)

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