Abigail Gilman is a senior at Steubenville High School in Steubenville, Ohio. She is the founder and president of her school's High School Democrats of America chapter, and participates in mock trial and the tennis team. She is also involved in the arts at her school, including drama club (for which she is vice president), choir, and orchestra. ​Outside of school, she serves on the Ohio Attorney General's Teen Ambassador Board and has interned with several advocacy organizations that match her passion for progressive, forward-thinking policies, including IGNITE National and Women's Campaign Fund. In her free time, Abigail likes hiking, reading, and writing music.

Ellie Friedman is a sophomore at Vestal High School in Vestal, New York, a small town upstate. Ellie is president and founder of her high school debate team and participates in policy debate, public forum, and extemporaneous speaking. In addition, Ellie is a member of her school’s mock trial, cross-country, and track and field teams. Ellie spent four summers at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, and spent this past summer at Camp Ramah in the Rockies. Ellie plays piano, enjoys tennis, and loves skiing through long winters.

Georgia Fried is a senior at Columbus Alternative High School, where she sings in the  competition choir, writes for the literary magazine, and is a national thespian. Outside of school, she leads the Ohio chapter of Habonim Dror North America and works as a peer educator for Planned Parenthood. Georgia is passionate about feminism, social justice, and racial justice. In her free time, she enjoys participating in theater at her school, listening to music, and playing with her cats.

Maddie Feldman is a senior at Georgetown Day School in DC, where she leads a current events discussion group called Student Voices, organizes the Summit on Sexual Assault and Consent, fields for the softball team, participates on the rock climbing team, and avidly engages in Jewish and non-male affinity groups. Co-founder of the Voter Mobilization Initiative, she trains students nationwide to lobby on voting rights and expanded election protections. When she’s not registering voters, you can find Maddie visiting the monuments, catching a sunset, reciting Spanish songs, or completing the NYT Daily Crossword.

Lucy Waldorf is a junior at Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts. She spends most of her time organizing for climate justice as the co-president of her school’s climate advocacy club, as a member of MA Youth for Climate Justice’s Actions and Mutual Aid team, and as a Jewish Youth Climate Movement leadership board member. Lucy is a Diller Teen Fellow and an active member of her temple youth group as well as NFTY NorthEast. In her free time, Lucy can be found drawing, reading, writing poetry and prose, analyzing films, or scouring local shops for new additions to her record collection.

Mira Eras is a senior at Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey. At school, she is a member of the medical club, an officer of the HEAL girls mentoring organization, and a participant in the theater program. Outside of school, Mira is an intern with the Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee and spends her summers at Camp Yavneh, her home away from home. In her free time, Mira can be found reading, writing, and watching her favorite shows.

Phoebe Braun is a senior at Georgetown Day School in Washington DC, where she is a student organizer for the annual Summit on Sexual Assault and Consent, coxswain for the Men’s and Women’s Varsity crew teams, and co-founder and leader of Interfaith, a discussion-based club focused on exploring the intersections between religion and identity. She is also a member of her school’s Peer Leadership Program and Student Mental Health Collaborative, where she advocates for student mentorship, health, and well-being. In her free time, you can find Phoebe reading at the nearest Barnes and Noble or discovering a new local coffee shop.

Talia Bloom is a senior at Needham High School in Needham, Massachusetts. She is the co-founder of a feminist publication called The NewspapHER at her school, The president of an activism-based theatre company, and co-chair of Own Your Peace, a mental health advocacy organization. She loves dancing at a classical ballet school, competing at speech and debate tournaments, and singing with her acappella group. Talia enjoys leading services and events at her synagogue and in NFTY NE, and spends her summers as a counselor at Camp Young Judaea. In her free time, she loves bullet journaling, watching Disney movies, and blasting Taylor Swift.

Hayley Asai is a junior at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She is a member of her high school’s mock trial team (which just had an undefeated season). She is part of the International Thespian Society and an avid theatre lover, performer and critic; as an enthusiastic member of Cappies, she was nominated for the Andy Mays Rising Critic Award. Hayley enjoys being involved in Judaism through her synagogue, where she is the Religious and Cultural Vice President of the student board. In her spare time, she loves to read, draw, run and hang out with friends.

Emily Barth Isler lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two kids. A former child actress, she performed all over the world in theater, film, and TV. Her debut middle grade novel, AfterMath, was published in September 2021 by Carolrhoda/Lerner Books. In addition to books, Emily writes about sustainable, eco-friendly beauty and skincare for magazines and websites such as Organic Spa and Allure, and has also written web sitcoms, parenting columns, and personal essays. She has a BA in Film Studies from Wesleyan University, and really, really loves television. Find her at www.emilybarthisler.com.