Student Case Archives
This archive includes student-written cases from the A2Ethics 'Get on the Case' contest for high school students. Contest guidelines and information can be found here. The National High School Ethics Bowl case library is also a good resource.
2024:
Please see below for the three winners.
Grand Prize:
Zooey Raux, Chiara Cominelli and Chiaki Hada, from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, took home the grand prize for their case "A Missionary Murder". The case examines the story of a missionary who was killed by an isolated indigenous tribe after violating laws about contacting them, and how cultural and historical context influence how we think about right and wrong. Click here to read their award-winning case.
Honorable Mentions (2)
Honorable mentions include:
- "The Ethics of GTA VI" by Arav Bhojani, Ann Arbor Huron High School. Click here to read their case.
- "Passion or Safety" by Sena Yoshida, Ann Arbor Huron High School. Click here to read their case.
2023:
Please see below for the four winners.
Grand Prize:
Kathryn Plotner, from Ann Arbor Skyline High School, took home the grand prize for her case "Savior Siblings". The case examines the stories of several children who were born to help their sick siblings, and the ethics of these practices on the '"savior child," the family and society. Click here to read her award-winning case.
Honorable Mentions (3)
Honorable mentions include:
- "The Right to Die" by Megan Faunce, Lizzie Kinsey and Margaret Wozniak, all from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. Click here to read their case.
- "White Whale of Golf" by Jayeun Lee and Jennifer Tang, Ann Arbor Huron High School. Click here to read their case.
- "AI Art" by Joel Kwiatowski, from Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School. Click here to read their case.
2022:
All the cases submitted for the 2022 case competition can be found here. Please see below for the three winners.
Grand Prize:
Leo Kupperman, from Ann Arbor Community High School, took home the grand prize for his case entitled "Reluctant Hero". The case explores the story of Oliver Sipple, a Vietnam veteran who foiled an assassination attempt on Gerald Ford - but was outed as gay in the attention he received afterwards. Click here to read his award-winning case.
Honorable Mentions (2)
Elliot Rayher-Badger and Angelina Aliahmad, from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School and University Liggett School, took home honorable mentions for their cases entitled "To Test, or Not To Test?" and "Privacy or Not" respectively. Click here to read their award-winning cases.
2021:
All the cases submitted for the 2021 case competition can be found here. Please see below for the three winners.
Grand Prize:
Eilene Koo, from Ann Arbor Huron High School, took home the grand prize for her case entitled "The Right to Write". The case explores the ethics of writers penning narratives about experiences that are not their own, such as American Dirt, a novel about a Mexican family written by a white woman. Click here to read her award-winning case.
Honorable Mentions (2)
Lulu Zhang and Lief Lin, from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School and Ann Arbor Huron High School, took home honorable mentions for their cases entitled "The Road to Hollywood and "Genocide in Xinjiang" respectively. Click here to read their award-winning cases.
2020:
All the cases submitted for the 2020 case competition can be found here. Please see below for the four winners.
Grand Prize
Clare Hong, from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, took home the grand prize for her case entitled "Feathers and Furs". The case explores the ethics of popular clothing brands like Canada Geese, and the challenge of balancing ethical choices with trying to fit in as a high school student. Click here to read her award-winning case.
Honorable Mentions (3)
Jasmine Xu; Lief Lin; and Matthew Yeh with co-author Jasmine Xu, all from Ann Arbor Huron High School, took home honorable mentions for their cases entitled "Sick with Guilt," "Reuniting with VR?" and "Honor Code Manipulations," respectively. Click here to read their award-winning cases.
2019:
All the cases submitted for the 2019 case competition can be found here. Please see below for the four winners.
Grand Prize
Claire Weadock, from Saline High School, took home the Grand Prize for her case entitled "A Difficult Decision," which discusses gender identity and gender reassignment surgery. Click here to read her award-winning case.
Honorable Mentions (3)
Jasmine Xu, Ann Arbor Huron High School Cate Dombromski, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, representing her case team of 5 writers
Jasmine Xu; Polina Chuikov, Atticus Tanguay and Laurie Dahl; and Naomi Veidlinger, Cate Dombrowski, Lauren Bretzius, Alayna Offredi and Layla Jarjoura all took home honorable mentions for their cases entitled "Dirty Clean Water Advocacy," "Would You Go To College With a Sexual Assault History?" and "Birth Control vs Rebecca bow bow," respectively. Click here, here and here to read their award-winning cases.
2018:
All the cases submitted for the 2018 case competition can be found here. Please see below for the three winners.
Grand Prize
Presentation of awards at the 2018 Ethics Symposium
Ellie Makar-Limanov, from Huron High School, took home the Grand Prize for her case entitled "Past and Punishment," which delves into what consequences former war criminals should face, and whether an individual can truly reform. Click here to read her award-winning case.
Honorable Mentions
Students present their cases at the 2018 Ethics Symposium
Grace Stephan, from Pioneer High School, and Frank Seidl, from Huron High School, took home honorable mentions for their cases entitled "Prisoners of War" and "Disabled Athletes." Grace's case discusses the ethics of prisoner exchange and the rights of the many over the rights of a few; Frank's case explores the changing world of prosthetic limbs, and what it means for sports competitions. Click here and here to read their award-winning cases.
Honorable Mention winners Frank Seidl and Grace Stephan at the 2018 Ethics Symposium
2017:
All the cases submitted for the 2017 case competition can be found here. Please see below for the three winners.
Grand Prize
Ellie Makar-Limanov, Miguel Cisneros and Frank Seidl, from Huron High School, took home the Grand Prize for their case entitled "License for Parents" about proposed policy around parenting and adoption. Click here to read their award-winning case!
Honorable Mentions
Joseph Wise, from Wayne Memorial High School, took home one of two honorable mentions for his case entitled "Spheres of Influence" about celebrity endorsements. Click here to read his award-winning case!
Ellie Makar-Limanov, Miguel Cisneros and Frank Seidl, from Huron High School, also took home a honorable mention for their case entitled "The Culling" on Ann Arbor's deer cull. Click here to read their award-winning case!