Ralph D. Vines, II Endowment
Congrats to the winners of the
2026 Public Speaking Contest!
Video and pictures from this year's contest coming soon...
Winthrop P. Rockefeller
Grand Prize Winners
Riley Springs
Parkview High School
Shreyan Roy Choudhury
Don Roberts Elementary
Ages 9-12, Group A
First Place
Shreyan Roy Choudhury
Don Roberts Elementary
Second Place
Mackenzie Enoch-Noble
Forest Heights STEM Academy
Third Place
Olivia Yu
Pinnacle View Middle School
Ages 9-12, Group B
First Place
Sarah Ivory
Chenal Elementary
Second Place
Riya Sandeep
Don Roberts Elementary
Third Place
Ella Yu
Pinnacle View Middle School
Ages 13-15, Group C
First Place
Daniela Garcia
Little Rock Southwest High School
Second Place
Aiyana Horton
Sylvan Hills Junior High School
Third Place
Kinslee Bagley
Cabot Freshman Academy
Ages 16-19, Group D
First Place
Riley Spriggs
Parkview High School
Second Place
Olivia Evatt
Maumelle High School
Third Place
Haritha Kumaresan
Little Rock Central High School
Congratulations to all of the participants in the
2025 Ralph D. Vines, II Public Speaking Contest!
Big Title
Winthrop P. Rockefeller
Grand Prize Winners
Jamie Schildknecht
Yassin Bahgat
Age 9-12, Group A
Age 9-12, Group A
First Place
Brady Noland
Pulaski Heights Elementary
Second Place
Arni Siddamreddy
Don Roberts Elementary
Third Place
Catherine Romero
Jefferson Elementary
Age 9-12, Group B
Age 9-12, Group B
First Place
Kenzie Bahgat
Pulaski Academy
Third Place
Camden Alexandria Lee Smith
Indian Hills Elementary
Second Place
Riya Sandeep
Don Roberts Elementary
Age 13-15, Group C
Age 13-15, Group C
First Place
Kinslee Bagley
Cabot Jr. High North
Third Place
Pia Prodhan
Little Rock Central High
Second Place
Pericles Wang
Pinnacle View Middle School
Age 16-19, Group D
First Place
Yassin Bahgat
Little Rock Central High
Second Place
Olivia Grace Evatt
Maumelle High School
Third Place
Alli Clark-Hunt
Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High School
