past winners
Lydia Smith
2023 NJPOL State Champion
Henry Hudson Regional School
Highlands, New Jersey
Italy Ja’rae Lee
2022 NJPOL State Champion
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Lilian Myers
2021 NJPOL State Champion and Forth in National Semifinal
Cinnaminson High School
Cinnaminson, New Jersey
Joseph G. Kim Sexton
2019 NJPOL State Champion
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School
Jersey City, New Jersey
Breana Sena
2018 NJPOL State Champion
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School
Jersey City, New Jersey
Amos Koffa
2017 NJPOL State Champion and National Finalist
Burlington County Institute of Technology
Medford, New Jersey
Celeste Sena
2016 NJPOL State Champion
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School
Jersey City, New Jersey
Beatrice Dimaculangan
2015 NJPOL State Champion and Semi-Finalist
Jonathon Dayton High School
Springfield, New Jersey
Natasha Vargas
2014 NJPOL State Champion and Third Place National Finalist
Lawrenceville High School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Kavita Oza
2013 NJPOL State Champion and National Finalist
The Peddie School
Hightstown, New Jersey
Kristen Tsuo
2012 NJPOL State Champion and National Finalist Honorable Mention
The Lawrence School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Clarissa Lotson
2011 NJPOL State Champion
West Orange High School
West Orange, New Jersey
Shamsuddin Abdul-Hamid
2010 NJPOL State Champion
Arts High School
Newark, New Jersey
Ijeoma Egekeze
2009 NJPOL State Champion
Piscataway High School
Piscataway, New Jersey
Allison Strong
2008 NJPOL State Champion and National Finalist
Union Hill High School
Union City, New Jersey
Naja Selby
2007 NJPOL State Champion and National Finalist
Arts High School
Newark, New Jersey
Teika Chapman
2006 NJPOL State Champion
Trenton High School
Trenton, New Jersey