- Kim Cook of Capital High School, “Art on Display,” sponsor: Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
- Libby Kenney, Tony Napoletano, & Amy Casne-Fetz of Central Elementary School, “Beyond Earth,” sponsor: PacificSource Health Plans
- Chelsey Davis of Four Georgians and Taylee Schlauch of Capital High School, “Book Buddies,” sponsor: DOWL
- Katie Knight and Jeremy Slead of Ray Bjork Learning Center, “Place-based Perspectives on the Natural World,” Allegiance Benefit Plan Management
- Claire Pichette and Missy Sampson of Helena High School, “Living on the Land,” sponsor: Bill and Judy Walter
- Cindy Galbavy of Helena High School, “Reeling in the Neatness,” sponsor: HHS Class of 1962
- Alinon Arpin of Warren Elementary, “ExplorationWorks Field Trip,” sponsor: Helena Home Team
- Hope Morrison of Hawthorne Elementary School, “Mind the Gap: Filling in Book Series Gaps in the Hawthorne Library,” sponsor: Babs and Bill Leaphart
- Kevin Cleary of CR Anderson Middle School, “The Opera Under the Big Sky,” sponsor: Tim Speyer
- Molly Moore and Wilma Tabaracci of Warren Elementary School, “Cheep, Cheep Chicks,” sponsor: Sandy Wikle
- Sara Grotbo of Helena Middle School, “Helena Hen Houses,” sponsor: Tricia Salerno
- Amy Friez of Helena Middle School, “Disperse Some Verse,” sponsor: Donna Davis
- Andrew Roberts of Helena Middle School, “Scaling up a Balanced Math Class,” sponsor: Sandy and Dave Ashley
- Lauren Gustafson of Helena High School, “HHS Bengal Closet,” sponsor: HHS Class of 1962