8th Annual - 1997 - Winners
| Michael C. Berecz | 12 | Edison High School |
| Carolyn Chun | 11 | Hunterdon Central Regional High School |
| Sal Cinquemani | 12 | Hunterdon Central Regional High School |
| Christopher Lane Conley | 11 | Princeton Day School |
| Emily Van Duyne | 11 | Atlantic City High School |
| Jolia S. Einstein | 11 | Hunterdon Central Regional High School |
| Michael Essig | 10 | Randolph High School |
| Greta Ge Gao | 12 | Middlesex County Arts High School |
| Amanda Graham | 12 | Southern Regional High School |
| Alexandra Manya Greenberg | 12 | Middlesex County Arts High School |
| Margaret Miller | 12 | Hopewell Valley Central High School |
| Julia Ruth Minsky | 10 | Dwight-Englewood School |
| M. Curran Nachbar | 12 | Hopewell Valley Central High School |
| Nicole Ramos | 12 | Middlesex County Arts High School |
| Jana Ryan | 12 | Monsignor Donovan High School |
| Zack Schwartz | 12 | Princeton Day School |
| Kevin Sintumuang | 12 | Edison High School |
| Tonia Stevenson | 11 | Atlantic City High School |
| Shannon Stroever | 12 | Middletown High School |
| Andrew Yang | 12 | Christian Brothers Academy |