We are delighted to congratulate Kailey Hill on being awarded a Regional Winner (North America; Argumentative category) in the Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition 2026!

Kailey Hill is a rising senior at Shelton High School with a passion for medicine, public health, and health equity. She is the Grand Prize Winner of the Harvard Undergraduate Partners High School Investment Pitch Competition, and serves Internation Young Leaders Council as fhe Teen2Teen Telehealth Series Producer and Caribbean Outreach Lead, where she has helped deliver healthcare education to more than 50 students across three geographic regions. Through leadership, innovation, and community engagement, she is committed to expanding access to healthcare and pursuing a future at the intersection of medicine, public health, and entrepreneurship. In her free time, Kailey enjoys pursuing the arts via playing guitar, singing, dancing, acting, and engaging with literature.

We are very proud of her achievement!