Winners Announced for the Clean Air Allies 2025–2026 Youth IAQ Video Contest: It’s Time to Care about School Indoor Air

Clean Air Allies is delighted to announce the winners of the It’s Time to Care about School Indoor Air youth video contest, selected by an outstanding guest judge panel.

The winners are:

First Place: Luke Szigety, Grade 10 (Massachusetts)

Second Place: Jillian Yahne, Grade 11 (Washington)

Third Place: Edith Dawson, Grade 12 (Iowa)

They won $500 (First Place), $250 (Second Place), and $150 (Third Place) gift certificates, funded by donations from Clean Air Allies supporters. Medify Air also generously donated a portable air cleaner to each winner.

Contestants thanked Clean Air Allies for the opportunity to learn more about school IAQ and share why it’s important.

Clean Air Allies is grateful to the contestants for their thoughtful videos, to the guest judge panel — Tony Colaneri, Dr. Richard Corsi, Emily Riordan, and Liz Sutton — and to the supporters who helped make the contest a success by contributing to awards or spreading the word.

Watch the videos at cleanairallies.org/contest.