Keeping with our mission to connect, inform and inspire, The Econ Club works with The Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University each year to sponsor a high school economic essay contest. This contest helps bring interest to the relevant topics of economics to our community’s high school students as well as invests in our future leaders’ careers.

Through our members’ unwavering support of this worthwhile endeavor, we continue to provide successful programs year after year!

2022-23 ESSAY COMMITTEE AND JUDGES*
Chip George, Comfort Research & Essay Committee Chair
Bill Coderre, Junior Achievement
Danielle DeWitt,  Corewell Health
Brian Greenleaf, Sabo PR
Leslie Muller, Seidman, GVSU
*The Judges receive the essays anonymously for the selection process

2022-2023 HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST TOPIC:

As Water Scarcity Impacts Human Sustainability, What Responsibility does Michigan (and the Other Great Lakes Basin States) Have to the Rest of the Country?

  • FIRST PLACE – $3,000 + YMCA Teen Membership
  • SECOND PLACE – $2,000 + YMCA Teen Membership
  • THIRD PLACE – $1,000 + YMCA Teen Membership
  • FOURTH PLACE – $500 each (10 winners)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 44th ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

Lainey Behmer — Catholic Central High School

Charlotte Beresford — City High Middle School

Lindsay DeHaan — Hudsonville High School (1st Place Winner)

Abigail Duff — Sparta High School

Camille Gerville-ReacheForest Hills Northern High School (3rd Place Winner)

Kevin Guo — Cranbrook Kingswood

Max Holstege — Covenant Christian High School

Nora Huffman — Catholic Central High School

Jana Kalumbula — City High Middle School (2nd Place Winner)

Sophie Kuipers — Saugatuck High School

Krishna Mano — City High Middle School

Noah Stiltner — City High Middle School

Adam Whalen — Catholic Central High School 

Layla Vinten-Johansen — Saugatuck High School

 

Read The Winning Essays

Essay Contest Sponsors

PATRON:

Tom & Laurie Welch 

DONOR:

Better Business Bureau Serving West MI
Jerry and Suzanne Callahan
Comfort Research
Tina Freese Decker
Paul T. Doyle
Grand Valley State University
Jeff and Debra Maddox
Joe & Kristin Ponstein
Reagan Marketing + Design, LLC
Robert W. Roth

CONTRIBUTOR:

1 Bold Step, LLC 
Advantage Benefits Group 
Kipp and Meredith Bronk
Bill and Cheryl Coderre
Girl Scouts of MI Shore to Shore
J.C. & Tammy Huizenga
Ping & Tim Liang
Tim & Karen O’Donovan
Stewart Ponitz Group
Watkins, Ross &Co.

The Annual Essay Contest Has Had:

Essay Contest Award Photo Gallery

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Thank You Essay Contest Partners!