2026 Winners




>> FINE ART >> FINE ART >> FINE ART

1 First Place
Avni Kale, “Pieces of Culture”
North High School

2 Second Place
Mizuki Yoshida, “This Makes Me Who I Am”
North High School



3 Third Place
Elizabeth Le, “Healing Embrace”
West High School



***Honorable Mentions***

Jia Kim, “Building Together”
Torrance High School




Lily Chang, “Colors of the World”
West High School

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>> SCULPTURE >> SCULPTURE >> SCULPTURE

1 First Place
Ashley Kim, “You bloom. We have your back.”
Torrance High School



2 Second Place
Sophia Park, “Exertion That Shapes Unity”
Torrance High School


3 Third Place
Nadeen Hamad, “Circle of Culture”
North High School


***Honorable Mentions***

Avalon Williams, “Entwined”
North High School


>> PHOTOGRAPHY >> PHOTOGRAPHY >> PHOTOGRAPHY

1 First Place
Gabby Muniz, “Neighbors”
South High School




2 Second Place
Peyton Smith, “Before the Break”
South High School


3 Third Place
Jessica Recinos Roque, “Highway of Differences”
North High School


***Honorable Mentions***

Maya Nawachi, “A Place to Land”
North High School


Joel Frias & Kapua Sekona, “Many Stories, One Mat”
North High School



>> COMPUTER ART >> COMPUTER ART >> COMPUTER ART

1 First Place
Audrey Nguyen, “Glow with Me”
North High School



2 Second Place
Sebastian Tolentino, “Birds of a Feather”
West High School



>> ESSAY >> ESSAY >> ESSAY

1 First Place
Jeanette Berga, “Stay
North High School


2 Second Place (tie)
Jake Yokoyama, “Set ‘Em Up”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Visions-of-Unity-Set-Em-Up-1.docx
North High School


2 Second Place (tie)
Lana Ser, “Mainstream”
https://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Mainstream-Lana-Ser-Visions-of-Unity-2026.txt
West High School


3 Third Place (tie)
Grace Chong, “Breaking the Silence”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Breaking-the-Silence-2.docx
South High School


3 Third Place (tie)
Maha Khan, “Divided by Duality”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/visions-of-unity-1-1.docx
North High School


3 Third Place (tie)
Younes Azzam, “Seeing Past The Screens”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Visions-of-Unity-4.docx
North High School



***HONORABLE MENTIONS***
Jordyn Ito, “A Universal Language”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/AP-Lit-Visions-of-Unity.docx
North High School

Millennium Ballard, “Unity”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Unity.docx
North High School

Shelby Lintao, “I Love You Beyond Words”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/I-Love-You-Beyond-Words-Shelby-Lintao.docx
North High School

Raffaella Gardner, “Sticky Rice of My Life”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Raffaella-Gardner_-visions-of-unity-essay-1.docx
North High School

Saahithi Vegi, “The Silence of Discrimination”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/contest-1.docx
West High School

>> SHORT STORY >> SHORT STORY >> SHORT STORY

1 First Place
Erin Dai, “My Paper Star”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/My-Paper-Star.docx
West High School


2 Second Place
Danica Comedes, “Beloved, You Called Her”
https://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Beloved-You-Called-Her-1.txt
North High School


3 Third Place
Breanna Madrigal, “Liberty and Justice For ALL”
https://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Breanna-Madrigal-Visions-of-Unity-Entry.txt
North High School


***HONORABLE MENTIONS***
Nneka Mere, “Isn’t She Lovely?”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Visions-of-Unity-3.docx
North High School

Kendall Oshima, “Torrance Crossover”
https://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Kendall-Oshima-Visions-of-Unity-Contest.pdf
North High School

Gabriella Gonzalez, “Look UP”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Visions-of-Unity-14.docx
North High School


>> POETRY >> POETRY >> POETRY

1 First Place
Colin Lee, “saltwater & soy sauce”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/saltwater-soy-sauce-1.docx
South High School


2 Second Place
Ella Hunter, “Kimchi Girl”
https://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/kimchi-girl.pdf
West High School


3 Third Place (tie)
Justin Machuca, “Crossing the Ocean with a Single Step”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Visions-of-Unity.docx
North High School

3 Third Place (tie)
Hazel Ortiz, “My Grandmother”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Hazel-Ortiz-Visions-of-Unty-2026.docx
North High School


***HONORABLE MENTIONS***

Kristin Nakamura, “To Carry”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/To-Carry-Kristin-Nakamura-1.docx
North High School

Isabella Boss, “may kinakasal na tikbalang”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Isabella-Boss-Visions-of-Unity-.docx
North High School

Genasyn Batand, “Pinoy Pride”
http://visionsofunity.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/26/Visions-of-Unity-Poem-1.docx
North High School