1937-38 Benjamin Hoover, Modesto High School, Modesto, CA “AMERICANISM”
Sponsored by Modesto Lions Club.

1938-39 George Grover, Glendale High School, Glendale, CA “DEMOCRACY”
Sponsored by Glendale Lions Club.

1939-40 Joseph Hadzima, Chaffey Union High School, Ontario, CA “THE WILL TO BE FREE”
Sponsored by Ontario Lions Club.

1940-41 Mary Sowden, Anaheim High School, Anaheim, CA “DEMOCRACY IN A CHANGING WORLD”
Sponsored by Ontario Lions Club.

1941-42 Franklin Brown, Tulare High School, Tulare, CA “OUR NATIONS SECURITY”
Sponsored by Tulare Lions Club.

1942-43 Emerson Arends, Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, CA “AFTER THE WAR - WHAT”
Sponsored by Sunnyvale Lions Club

1943-44 John Irwin Trotter, Huntington Park High School, Huntington Park, CA
“WINNING THE PEACE FOR AMERICAN MAN POWER” Sponsored by Vernon Lions Club.

1944-45 Mac Ward, Notre Dame High School, San Francisco, CA “WHAT MY PARENTS MEAN TO ME”
Sponsored by Mission (SF) Lions Club.

1945-46 Mary J. Doudna, Boulder City, Nevada.
“MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A YOUNG AMERICAN TO LASTING WORLD PEACE”
Sponsored by Boulder City Lions Club.

1946-47 Dave Ford, San Rafael High School, San Rafael, CA “CAN YOUTH, BY LOCAL LEADERSHIP, STRENGTHEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT?”
Sponsored by San Rafael Lions Club.

1947-48 Ed Marshall, Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, NV. “DO FRONTIERS OF OPPORTUNITY STILL EXIST FOR AMERICAN YOUTH?”
Sponsored by Las Vegas Lions Club.

1948-49 Bo Jansen, Glendale High School, Glendale, CA “THE UNITED NATIONS - SAFEGUARD OF HUMAN LIBERTY” Sponsored by Glendale Lions Club.

1949-50 Bill Van Alstyne, Dorsey High School, Los Angeles, CA “EDUCATION IN AMERICAN IDEALS - BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING”
Sponsored by University Crenshaw District Lions Club.

1950-51 Gabe Solomon, Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield, CA “AMERICAN VOTERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES”
Sponsored by Oildale Lions Club.

1951-52 William Bethel, San Jose High School, San Jose CA “LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER”
Sponsored by San Jose Lions Club.

1952-53 Harkjoon Paik, Monterey Union High School, Monterey, CA “MAN’S SEARCH FOR SECURITY” Sponsored by Monterey Peninsula Lions Club.

1953-54 Arveal Felts, San Bernadino High School, San Bernadino, CA “WHAT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES MEANS TO ME”
Sponsored by San Bernadino Uptown Lions Club.

1954-55 Barry N. Watson, Santa Ana High School, Santa Ana, CA “SAFETY THROUGH SANE LIVING”
Sponsored by Santa Ana Lions Club.

1955-56 Dan E. McCall, Modesto High School, Modesto, CA “YOUTH’S PROBLEMS OF TOMORROW”
Sponsored by Modesto Lions Club.

1956-57 Martin McNair, Polytechnic High School, Long Beach, CA “MY PLACE IN THE WORLD OF 1976”

Sponsored by Downtown Long Beach Lions Club.

1957-58 David Bartlett, Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles, CA “COMMUNITY SERVICE - A WAY OF LIFE”
Sponsored by City Terminal (Los Angeles) Lions Club.

1958-59 Heidi Pavelka, El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito, CA “COMPLACENCY - A DANGER TO AMERICA”
Sponsored by El Cerrito Lions Club.

1959-60 Joan Moran, Marin Catholic High School, San Rafael, CA “PEOPLE TO PEOPLE - KEY TO WORLD UNDERSTANDING” Sponsored by San Rafael Lions Club.

1960-61 Lew Sargentich, Alhambra High School, Alhambra, CA “OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE - PATTERN FOR TODAY” Sponsored by Alhambra Lions Club.

1961-62 Tim Eagen, Montgomery High School, Santa Rosa, CA “MY RESPONSIBILITY IN A CHANGING WORLD”
Sponsored by Montgomery Village Lions Club.

1962-63 Eric J. Van Young, John Marshall High School, Los Angeles, CA “CONFORMITY - A REAL CHALLENGE TO ME” Sponsored by Griffith Park Lions Club.

1963-64 Suzanne Couture, Grace M. Davis High School, Modesto, CA “MORAL INTEGRITY - IMPERATIVE FOR SURVIVAL” Sponsored by Modesto 500 Lions.

1964-65 Elizabeth Zepada, Alhambra High School, Alhambra, CA “MATURITY - ITS PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES” Sponsored by Alhambra Lions Club.

1965-66 Warren R. Chambers, Sweetwater High School, National City, CA “LAW AND LIBERTY”
Sponsored by National City Lions Club.

1966-67 Cliff Howard Finlayson, Richmond Union High School, Richmond, CA “PEACE IS ATTAINABLE”
Sponsored by Richmond Breakfast Lions Club.

1967-68 Robert P. Manley, Mount Shasta High School, Mount Shasta, CA
“FREE ENTERPRISE - THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR REPUBLIC” Sponsored by Mount Shasta Lions Club.

1968-69 Mark McConville, Villanova Prep School, Ojai, CA “THE HOPES AND FEARS OF TODAY’S YOUTH”
Sponsored by Meiners Oaks Lions Club.

1969-70 Glen E. Aubrey, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA “GENERATION GAP - FACT OR FANTASY?”
Sponsored by Fletcher Hills Lions Club.

1970-71 Christine Baron, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA “SHOULD YOUTH BECOME INVOLVED?”
Sponsored by Fletcher Hills Lions Club.

1971-72 Robert M. Shatswell, Branham High School, San Jose, CA “EDUCATION TODAY - AS I SEE IT”
Sponsored by Cambrian Park Lions Club.

1972-73 Alexander Zubak, Del Valle High School, Walnut Creek, CA “ADULTHOOD AT 18 - ITS RESPONSIBILITIES”
Sponsored by Walnut Creek (Diablo Valley) Lions Club.

1973-74 Daniel J. McLoon, Valencia High School, Placentia, CA “ECOLOGY - ITS PRICE”
Sponsored by Brea Lions Club.

1974-75 Loren R. Hooker, Hughson High School, Waterford, CA “AMERICA’S FUTURE - WHERE NOW”
Sponsored by Waterford Lions Club.

1975-76 David Huscher, San Luis Obispo High School, San Luis Obispo, CA “CITIZEN RIGHTS VS. CRIMINAL RIGHTS” Sponsored by San Luis Obispo Lions Club.

1976-77 Brian Austin Baker, Corona High School. Corona, CA “GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE - FACT OR FICTION?”
Sponsored by Corona Lions Club.

1977-78 Louis Hawthorne, Ventura High School, Ventura, CA “TOMORROW’S ENERGY - TODAY’S DILEMMA”
Sponsored by Ventura Avenue Lions Club.

1978-79 Debra Dunn, Wheatland High School, Wheatland, CA “WHO AM I?”
Sponsored by Wheatland Lions.

1979-80 Susan Essex, Mr.Whitney High School, Visalia, CA “TAXPAYERS’ REVOLT - WHERE WILL IT LEAD?”
Sponsored by Visalia Sequoia Lions Club.

1980-81 Bertine Groepe, Foreign Exchange Student from South Africa attending Acalaces High School, Lafayette, CA “MY WORLD - MY ANSWER”
Sponsored by Lafayette Lions Club.

1981-82 June E. Tierney, Hoover High School, Fresno, CA “FREEDOM AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES”
Sponsored by Fresno Breakfast Lions Club.

1982-83 Timothy S. Galbraith, Birmingham High School, Woodland Hills, CA “NUCLEAR USE OR MISUSE” Sponsored by Woodland Hills Lions Club.

1983-84 David R. Hall, Carson High School, Carson City, NV. “EDUCATION - WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY”
Sponsored by Carson City Host Lions Club.

1984-85 Robin Marie Kim, St. Mary’s High School, Stockton, CA “TELEVISION - MASTER OR SERVANT” Sponsored by Waterloo Italian Lions Club.

1985-86 Beverly Rodriguez, Cypress High School, Cypress, CA “SPACE EXPLORATION, WHAT PURPOSE?”
Sponsored by Buena Park Noon Lions Club.

1986-87 Evette J. Castillo, Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, CA “DRUG ABUSE - WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?”
Sponsored by Pittsburg Lions Club.

1987-88 Jason Matthews. Covina High School, Covina, CA “THE OCEAN - BREAD BASKET OR WASTE BASKET?”
Sponsored by Covina Breakfast Lions Club.

1988-89 Carol Caronna, San Dieguito High School, Carlsbad, CA “TRANSPORTATION 2001 - HOW WILL WE GET THERE?” Sponsored by Carlsbad Lions Club.

1989-90 Inie Park, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA “WHAT THE AMERICAN FLAG MEANS TO ME” Sponsored by Los Angeles Evergreen Lions Club.

1990-91 Dawn Steeves, Alhambra High School, Martinez, CA “PEER PRESSURE - CAN YOU SAY NO?”
Sponsored by Martinez Lions Club.

1991-92 Gordon Thomas Wittman, Anderson High School, Anderson, CA “VOTING: A RIGHT OR A RESPONSIBILITY?” Sponsored by Anderson Lions Club.

1992-93 Shantel Pleasants, Reed High School, Sparks, Nevada. “DOES TODAY’S EDUCATION MEET TOMORROW’S NEEDS?” Sponsored by Sparks Greenbrae Lions Club.

1993-94 Keith A. Barry, Reed High School, Sparks, Nevada. “TODAY’S YOUTH - WHY THE VIOLENCE?”
Sponsored by Sparks Greenbrae Lions Club.

1994-95 Lorna Perez, St. Mary’s High School, Stockton, CA “THE MEDIA - DO THEY GO TOO FAR?”
Sponsored by Stockton Fil-Am Lions Club.

1995-96 Kristina Williams, Fairfield High School, Fairfield, CA “AFFIRMATIVE ACTION - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE” Sponsored by Suisun Valley Lions Club.

1996-97 Heather Jordan, Newport Beach High School, Newport Beach, CA “TODAY’S LEGAL SYSTEM - IS IT JUSTICE?” Sponsored by Harbor Mesa Lions Club.

1997-98 Heather Torvend, Beyer High School, Modesto, CA “CYBERSPACE - RIGHTS VS. CONTROL”
Sponsored by Modesto Breakfast Lions Club.

1998-99 Lourdes Libre, Mercy High School, San Francisco, CA “CLONING - HOW FAR SHOULD SCIENCE GO?”
Sponsored by San Francisco Nikkei Lions Club.

1999-00 Jonna Lee Henderson, Arbuckle, CA “COMMUNITY SERVICE - WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM?” Sponsored by Arbuckle Lions Club.

2000-01 Michael Sheehan, St. Augustine High School, San Diego, CA “POLITICS - ISSUES OR MONEY?”
Sponsored by Hillcrest Mission Valley Lions Club.

2001-02 Victoria Wang, San Marino High School, San Marino, CA “ENERGY - WHAT’S THE FUTURE?”
Sponsored by the San Marino Lions Club.

2002-2003 Alan Haimowitz, Analy High School, Sebastopol, CA “TERRORISM AND WORLD SECURITY”
Sponsored by the Rohnert Park El Rancho Lions Club.

2003-2004 Ryan Villanueva, Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo, CA “DEMOCRACY - IS IT FOR EVERYONE?”
Sponsored by Mission Viejo Lions Club.

2004-2005 Losmeiya Huang, Gabriellino High School, San Gabriel, CA “IS ATTITUDE THE KEY TO SUCCESS?” Sponsored by LA Downtown Lions Club.

2005-2006 Thomas Murphy, Bishop Amat High School, Covina, CA “THE INTERNET - HERO OR VILLAIN”
Sponsored by West Covina Lions Club.

2006-2007 Harveen Gill, Yuba City, CA
“GLOBAL WARMING - FACT OR FICTION” Sponsored by Yuba City Peach Bowl Lions Club.

2007-2008 Hannah Drain, Hayfork High School, Hayfork, CA “IMMIGRATION-MY SOLUTION”
Sponsored by the Hayfork Lions Club.

2008-2009 Eric Brewster, Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Long Beach, CA “WATER-WILL CA BE LEFT HIGH AND DRY?” Sponsored by the Downtown Long Beach Lions Club.

2009-2010 Miles Witthaus, Area 2, Campbell, CA “UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE - HOW WILL IT AFFECT US?” Sponsored by the San Jose West/Campbell Lions Club.

2010-2011 Gabriel Gonzalvez, Area 2, Cupertino, CA ENFORCING OUR BORDERS; STATE VS. FEDERAL RIGHTS Sponsored by the West San Jose Campbell Lions Club

2011-2012 Jake Chambers, Area 1, Calaveras, CA
WHAT COULD THE AMERICA OF YESTERDAY TEACH THE AMERICA OF TOMORROW?
Sponsored by the San Andreas 49er Breakfast Lions Club

2012-2013 Esther Maddox, Area 3, Pearblossom, CA HOW DO WE CREATE AND KEEP JOBS IN AMERICA? Sponsored by the Acton Lions Club

2013-2014 Ryan Kelly Murphy, Area 4, Temecula, CA COMMUNITY SERVICE-WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Sponsored by the Temecula Lions Club

2014-2015 Madeline Claire Libby, Area 2, Sonoma Valley High School, CA “WATER CONSERVATION-HOW DO WE REDUCE, REUSE AND RECLAIM?”
Sponsored by the Valley of the Moon Lions Club

2015-2016 Miranda Mize, Area 3, El Camino High School Ventura, CA

“LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL”...WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?”

Sponsored by the Ventura Downtown Lions Club

2016-2017 Indigo Funk, Area 2, Ukiah High School
“IS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY A THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY?”
Sponsored by Ukiah Redwood Empire Lions Club

2017-2018 Enrique Arcilla, Area 4
“INTEGRITY AND CIVILITY PLAY WHAT ROLE IN TODAY’S SOCIETY?”
Sponsored by The Apple Valley Lions Club

2018-2019 Arron Hall, Area 1, Minarets High School “FREEDOM OF SPEECH, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?” Sponsored by the North Fork Lions Club

2019-2020 Halle Schaffe, Area 4,
“HOMELESSNESS IN CALIFORNIA; WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?” Sponsored by The Encinitas Lions Club

2020-2021 Alexandre Widman, Area 3
“ONLINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING; PROS AND CONS.” Sponsored by the Cutler Orosi Lions Club 4-A2

2021-2022 Hailey Pasley, District 4-A1

2022-2023 Jacob Sandoval, Area 3
”Social Media: Connects Us or Isolates Us?” Sponsored by the Cutler Orosi Lions Club 4-A2

2023-2024 Audrey Vinci - from District 4-L4
"For a Better World, What would you change?”