World:
2012-2013 Winners
The World of 7 Billion contest is a project of the Population Education program, provider of K-12 classroom resources and professional development opportunities.
Global Status of Women/Girls
The Need for Equality
Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, ON
Giving Girls Education
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School, Davis, CA
The Power of Education
International School Manila, Taguig City, Philippines
Women’s World Becomes Brighter Through Education
Pine View School, Osprey, FL
Wildlife Habitat
Origami Wildlife
Grossmont High School, El Cajon, CA
Nature Pre and Post Seven Billion
Troy High School, Fullerton, CA
Conservation for Wildlife
First Colonial High School, Virginia Beach, VA
7 Billion
Bishop Strachan School, Toronto, ON
Food Security
Hunger One of the Biggest Problems We Face Today
Mazeikiu Gabijos Gimnazija, Mazeikiai, Lithuania
Disappearing Act
Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, ON
Food Security: Inked
Brookwood High School, Snellville, GA
Serving Size: 7 Billion
Hollywood High School Performing Arts - Magnet, Los Angeles, CA
Don’t Waste Our Food
Riverside High School, Chattaroy, WA
Finalists
GLOBAL STATUS OF WOMEN/GIRLS
Stephanie Gill, The American School in Japan/Tokyo, Japan
Jason Girouard, Tantasqua Regional High School/Fiskdale, MA
Joseph Lombardi, Poquoson High School/Poquoson, VA
Anissa Patel, Robert E. Lee High School/Midland, TX
Amanda Shi, The Bishop Strachan School/Toronto, ON
Bay Warland, Da Vinci Charter Academy/Davis, CA
WILDLIFE HABITAT
Isaac Cinquini, Crystal Springs Uplands School/Hillsborough, CA
Lemuel Dizon, Downtown Magnets High School/Los Angeles, CA
HaYeong Kim, International School of Uganda/Kampala, Uganda
Lewie Kloster, Saint Thomas Academy/Mendota Heights, MN
Michael Leung, Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School/Davis, CA
Kathryn McKibben, Brookwood High School/Snellville, GA
FOOD SECURITY
Jack Edwards, Ocean Lakes High School/Virginia Beach, VA
Anna Li, Princess Anne High School/Virginia Beach, VA
Brittney Nadler, South Elgin High School/South Elgin, IL
McKay Olson, Burlington Schools/Burlington, WY
Or Sagy, Ben Gurion Regional School/Emek Hefer, Israel
Daniel Steinkamp, Crawford High School/Crawford, TX
Contest Judges
| Ellen Barnard | Executive Producer, Tomorrow Pictures Inc. |
| Harry Barnes | Former Biology teacher, Naturalist, Wilderness Guide, and Environmental Center Director |
| Joe Bish | Population Outreach Manager, Population Media Center |
| Barrett Bumpas | International Agricultural Program Specialist, Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA |
| Terri Clark | Community Resource Manager, Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens |
| Chris Day | Head of Corporate Communications, United Talent Agency |
| Ranae DeSantis | Educator and Environmental Activist |
| Dr. Joe Fargione | Science Director, The Nature Conservancy North America Region |
| Christopher Fauchere | Filmmaker, Mother: Caring for 7 Billion |
| Joan Hourican | Elementary School Teacher and Education Consultant, Lake Clarke Shores, FL |
| Joyce Johnson | Filmmaker, Mother: Caring for 7 Billion |
| Kelly Korenak | Teacher and Curriculum Developmer |
| John Bard Manulis | President, Foundation Entertainment |
| Carrianne McClellan | Media Coordinator, Cumberland County Schools |
| Alice P. Neuhauser | Principal, High Sierra Films |
| Laura Reynolds | Food and Agriculture Staff Researcher, Worldwatch Institute |
| Lisa Russell | Documentary Filmmaker/New Media Producer, Governess Films |
| John Seager | President and CEO, Population Connection |
| Dr. Bryan Wallace | Chief Scientist, Oceanic Society |
| Keith Wasserman | President, Shoot the Moon Communications |
| Sophie Wenzlau | Food and Agriculture Staff Researcher, Worldwatch Institute |