Did you know that "Mom" ranks #1 as the hero for most teens? That's what we found from our national teen writing contest on the concept of heroes. From Lady Gaga to Oprah to Gandhi to their English teacher, over 2,650 students visited our writing contest and hundreds of high school and college students nominated a personal hero by submitting a 500 word essay. At the bottom of this page, you'll also find the national press release which ran on PRNewswire immediately after the contest wrapped up that shares our summary and observations about teens and their heroes.
Take a moment to read the winning essay below (My Hero is Friedl Dicker-Brandeis) and have some fun exploring the teen essay finalists or any of the other hero nominations featuring personal, public and famous people. If you have the time, make a comment on the essays you enjoyed the most. We know the student writers will love hearing your positive input (they'll get an email notifying them of your comment on their essay).