{"id":12532,"date":"2023-09-13T18:55:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.org\/?page_id=12532"},"modified":"2024-07-07T05:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T09:25:57","slug":"student-contest-winners-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.au.org\/student-contest-winners-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Contest Winners 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12532\" class=\"elementor elementor-12532\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a916535 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a916535\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-43a8156 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43a8156\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2770579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2770579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 Student Contest Winners<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e999fae e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e999fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4584291 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4584291\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedec40 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aedec40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Americans United, we envision a nation where we are all free to believe or not believe as we choose, where our laws don\u2019t allow anyone to use their beliefs to harm others, and where we can come together as equals to build a stronger democracy.<\/p><p>In this year\u2019s Student Contest, we asked high school and college students to submit a piece of original writing or an original video to express their vision for church-state separation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa806e2 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa806e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What would happen if we secured separation of church and state in the United States, and all people were able to live as themselves and believe as they choose?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-687deb4 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"687deb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8802475 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8802475\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf72ff white-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf72ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are the winning high school submissions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0831975 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0831975\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7b3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e7b3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 Essay Winners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1611fbe e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1611fbe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-35fa627 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35fa627\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1839d87 e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1839d87\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/au.org\/about-au\/people\/aisha-oneil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1a2b1e6 e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a2b1e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02fc3a display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d02fc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12587\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aisha-ONeil-First-Place-High-School-Essay-1500x1500.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9409c display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a9409c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First place\u2014Aisha O\u2019Neil<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c98cf0 elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7c98cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4b65083 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b65083\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-650096a e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"650096a\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/emerson-rock\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c306d9d e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c306d9d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3ece5 display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b3ece5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2459\" height=\"2459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1.jpg 2459w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emerson-Rock-Second-Place-High-School-Essay-1-2000x2000.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2459px) 100vw, 2459px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f6079 display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82f6079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second place\u2014Emerson Rock<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6ce90 elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8d6ce90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-6dc638c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dc638c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0d03b3d e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d03b3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/sam-canter\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-dbf1117 e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbf1117\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf3ab3 display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cf3ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12589\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Canter-Third-Place-High-School-Essay-1000x1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f8386 display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6f8386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third place\u2014Sam Canter\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941894f elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"941894f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5dfeab4 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dfeab4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7b790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f7b790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 Video Winners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-37fa49c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37fa49c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b39b2e1 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b39b2e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ad19805 e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad19805\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/au.org\/about-au\/people\/hannah-kamseuh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d019fd9 e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d019fd9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f0db1 display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5f0db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2316\" height=\"2316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12596\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video.jpg 2316w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Kamseuh-First-Place-High-School-Video-2000x2000.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2316px) 100vw, 2316px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cae3ab display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cae3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Place\u2014Hannah Kamseuh<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e7701 elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"87e7701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c0c3087 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0c3087\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-02c1228 e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02c1228\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/lyric-williams\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b261d6e e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b261d6e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0225f76 display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0225f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lyric-Williams-Second-Place-High-School-Video.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lyric-Williams-Second-Place-High-School-Video.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lyric-Williams-Second-Place-High-School-Video-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lyric-Williams-Second-Place-High-School-Video-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lyric-Williams-Second-Place-High-School-Video-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0e28f display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd0e28f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second place\u2014Lyric Williams<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba0b94 elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6ba0b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9ab9fa7 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ab9fa7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-017f1be e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"017f1be\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/au.org\/about-au\/people\/devin-huynh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1bb7c90 e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bb7c90\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e60c30 display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e60c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1513\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12601\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1.jpg 1513w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-768x1040.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-1135x1536.jpg 1135w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-148x200.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-369x500.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-739x1000.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-1108x1500.jpg 1108w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Devin-Huynh-Third-Place-High-School-Video-1-1478x2000.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1513px) 100vw, 1513px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2bd83 display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e2bd83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third place\u2014Devin Huynh\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b468236 elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b468236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-219a02b e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"219a02b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-364241c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"364241c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a8e99 white-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9a8e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are the winning college submissions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e02fc37 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e02fc37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de2035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4de2035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 College Essay Winners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1ff4116 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ff4116\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-24146ce e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24146ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d555e1d e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d555e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/kylie-marozsan\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9ff976d e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ff976d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c5421 display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42c5421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1344\" height=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12610\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Marozsan-First-Place-College-Essays-cropped-1000x1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361311d display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"361311d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First place\u2014Kylie Marozsan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4406186 elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4406186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-04b6a2e e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04b6a2e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7419586 e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7419586\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"http:\/\/about-au\/people\/aria-swenk\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-31cb0a8 e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31cb0a8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fbd81 display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48fbd81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12611\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aria-Swenk-Second-Place-College-Essay-1500x2000.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c771f display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87c771f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second place\u2014Aria Swenk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047b419 elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"047b419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d8fe24b e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8fe24b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-cdb4c02 e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdb4c02\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"http:\/\/about-au\/people\/isaiah-savoie\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-73bba8c e-con-full display-card-image-container e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73bba8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8accb26 display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8accb26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Isaiah-Savoie-Third-Place-College-Essay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12612\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Isaiah-Savoie-Third-Place-College-Essay.jpg 618w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Isaiah-Savoie-Third-Place-College-Essay-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Isaiah-Savoie-Third-Place-College-Essay-188x200.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Isaiah-Savoie-Third-Place-College-Essay-470x500.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dd3c7 display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4dd3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third place\u2014Isaiah Savoie\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97915bb elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"97915bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-3c2ecad e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c2ecad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8b204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b8b204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 College Video Winners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9565138 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9565138\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b9af9c8 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9af9c8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2456f81 e-con-full display-card-a e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2456f81\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/emily-ciulla\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element 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https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emily-Ciulla-First-Place-College-Video-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emily-Ciulla-First-Place-College-Video-400x500.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa56423 display-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa56423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First place\u2014Emily Ciulla<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80664ca elementor-view-framed display-card-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"80664ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9743d6d display-card-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9743d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1965\" height=\"2456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/London-Cobb-Second-Place-College-Video.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/London-Cobb-Second-Place-College-Video.jpg 1965w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/London-Cobb-Second-Place-College-Video-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/London-Cobb-Second-Place-College-Video-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/London-Cobb-Second-Place-College-Video-768x960.jpg 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src=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patience-Wallace-Third-Place-College-Video-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patience-Wallace-Third-Place-College-Video-scaled.jpeg 2049w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patience-Wallace-Third-Place-College-Video-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patience-Wallace-Third-Place-College-Video-820x1024.jpeg 820w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patience-Wallace-Third-Place-College-Video-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patience-Wallace-Third-Place-College-Video-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patience-Wallace-Third-Place-College-Video-1639x2048.jpeg 1639w, https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Patience-Wallace-Third-Place-College-Video-160x200.jpeg 160w, 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