By Hannah McDaniel – Accepted the award for Alexander McDaniel Our son, Alex, started kindergarten the way most children do — full of energy and excitement. Unfortunately, that feeling quickly went …
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2018 – Zoe Dean
Exposing teacher’s theology in biology class Zoe has received FFRF’s Thomas Jefferson Student Activist Award of $2,000, endowed by a generous couple who are FFRF members. Note: Although the Daviess …
Mickey Desruisseaux
Why do we portray atheists as broken believers? Mickey won the $1,000 Paul J. Gaylor Memorial Student Activist Award, endowed by Annie Laurie Gaylor in memory of her father. Mickey, …
Bailey Harris
Unfortunately, due to a technical error, we are unable to post the video of Bailey’s speech. This is an edited version of the speech Bailey Harris gave at FFRF’s 41st …
2017 – Daniel Roe
State/church separation fight has been stressful Daniel Roe (not his real name) received FFRF’s $2,000 Thomas Jefferson Student Activist Award, endowed by a generous couple in the Northwest who prefer …
Devin Estes
Devin Estes, 10, received a $1,000 Strong Backbone Student Activist Award endowed by a kind octogenarian FFRF member from New York, who prefers to remain anonymous and donates the scholarship …
Nicole Niebler
Nicole received a $2,000 Thomas Jefferson Student Activist Award from FFRF. This scholarship is made possible thanks to generous FFRF members, a Washington couple who prefers to remain anonymous. By …
2017 – Elijah Willig
As a child, I attended weekly church services with my parents, two progressives who, while not self-righteous churchgoers, believe in God and support religious institutions. As I started to learn …
2017 – Sydney Steward
A little girl sat at her desk and crafted a paint-splattered masterpiece. The other children chatted about the little things that consumed the common sixth-graders’ attention: who was crushing on …
