We are pleased to extend our congratulations to Dev Rai, a junior at Oakton High School in Virginia, USA, on his outstanding achievement: the 2026 National YoungArts Winner with Distinction in Writing.

Here’s the speech link: https://youtu.be/1t6XZvaisB8?si=4OE6XCALqdgYjqD8

For those who’d like to view the winning writing, please see the attachment.

Recently, Dev Rai, along with Ayush Ranjan, our other Newspaper Writer, earned first place at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference 2026 for the Financial Literacy Project.

He is a valued member of our team of talented Newspaper Writers. Learn more about him here: https://inspireyouthjournal.org/dev-rai/

We are proud of him and wish him continued success in his studies and beyond.