Told us that the economy, equality, education, and immigration were all top issues. Our judges have finalize their decisions for one grand prize winner, and four firstplace winners. There are 150 prizes in all, and one fan favorite selected by you. We are happy to announce our top Prize Winners. Our grand prize winner is a 10th grader from jenks, oklahoma. Olivias winning documentary titled up to our necks addresses the federal debt. How exactly does america get up to its neck in debt . Every year a budget is formed, throwing out large sums of federal money are donated to several areas. The first is discretionary spending, which in 2015 received 1. 7 trillion. The second section is mandatory spending, which received 2. 45 trillion in 2015. Lastly, there is interest on the federal debt, which received 229 billion. As our grand prize winner, she wins 5,000 for her documentary and the cspan bus will travel to her school so we can present her with the check for the grand prize. Our first p