2024: Leap of Faith

Community

Devon Hubert ‘14: Beyond Code and Chords: Finding Meaning in an AI World

Students

Marie-Claire Davenport ‘24: Support in School: Why We Need It
Alvin Liu ‘25: Weaving a Safety Net of Connections
Trevor Bernardino ‘25: My Process
Winnie Wu ‘25: The Comparison Trap
Thomas Huston ‘26: “Do You Believe in the Power of Friendship?”

Emcee

Maria Elena Mejia Contreras ‘24

2023: The Force Within

Community

John Dennis, Executive Creative Director, Music at Walt Disney Imagineering: Storytelling and Music

Students

Orion Godfrey-Dacuyan ‘24: Comfort Zones
Bodhi Brunings ‘24: The Courage to Fail: A Student’s Defense of Risk Taking
Rose Finn ‘24: Challenging Choices: Why excessive options lead to unhappiness
Normandy Filcek ‘24: STEM and Me: My experiences with intersectionality and identity
Brianna Bailey ‘24: Memories and the Peculiarity of Time
Danica Tang ‘21 & Issac Chen ‘21: Thriving in the Age of AI
Maria Elena Mejia Contreras ‘24: The Systems My Blood Flows Through

Emcee

Trevor Bernardino ‘25

2022: Greater Than

Community

Pam Durkee & Ticket, York Faculty: Get a Dog
Aleksandar Matovski: The Peril of Elected Strongmen

Students

Kurrun Sethi ‘22: “Get Ahold of the Reins”—Anxiety and Depression During COVID-19
Hannah Xu ‘23: A girl, a pandemic, and discovering the true meaning of family
Frances Cardinale ‘22: Preserving the Art of Bookmaking

Emcee

Maddie Gill ‘23

2021: The Elephant in the Room

Community

Joyce Sherry, York Faculty: The Greatest Gift You Give Yourself
Giordana Rock ‘06: The Voice in the Room
Dr. Sameer Bakhda: Rapid COVID Testing: The Fastest Way Back to Normal

Students

Courtney Hand ‘21: Labels: Question, Question, Question
Seth Madden ‘21: Ocean Connections
David Oliver ‘24: Rythm in Life

Emcee

Omid Kevin Daliri ‘21

2019: The Ripple Effect

Community

Elijah Colby, York Faculty: A Teacher’s Defense of Tardiness
Jackson Sherry: Philanthropy Scaled

Students

Jared Griffith ‘20: #%^&!@, My Mom Was Right
Zibby Lindholm ‘22: How to Get Up in the Morning
Jiacheng Liu ‘20: Confessions of an Overachiever
Sun Schuette ‘21: How I Tricked You Into Watching This TEDx Talk
Danica Tang ‘21: My High School Side Hustle

Creative Component

Kevin Daliri ‘21: The Truth Behind Your “Passions”

Emcee

Lily Tran ‘21

2018: Next Level

Community

Chuck Harmon: Attitude is the Mind’s Paintbrush
Christian Brady, York Faculty: Game Boy: What Video Games Taught Me and How You Can Do Better
Effie Antigone ‘07: Fake It Till You Make It

Students

Arjun Mayur ‘19: How to Find Your Superpower in Less Than 48 Hours
Francesco Carriglio ‘20: Loving Who You Are
Josefina Camacho ‘20: The Struggle for Representation
Sophia Sanico ‘20: The Passionate Self

Musical Component

Max Rosenblum ‘19: The Art of Real DJing

2017: In the Arena

Taking a note from President Theodore Roosevelt, this year's theme embraces those who have thrown themselves in the arena. They are not critics or observers, but individuals who are trying new concepts, voicing opinions, and putting themselves out there to experience the unfamiliar. 

2016: Apply Now

In a society where information is at everyone's fingertips, we must be focused on its application. On Thursday, September 15, 2016,  a panel of community members who "Apply Now" new concepts to get hands-on every day shared their ideas and experiences.

Community

John Daniel, York Faculty: A Hybrid Beginning Language Course
Patrick Griffith, York Parent: The Marriage Between Technology and Medicine
Constantine Perepelitsa ’06: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and RTFM
Samantha Wishnak ’06: Yes, It's Real: Tales From the Deep

Students

Lekha Duvvoori ’18: More Than a Picture Book
Teagan Mauck ’17: On the Opposite Side of the Door
Joseph Rhee ’17: A Small Impact
Isabelle Sanford ’17: Science and Stars

Musical Component

Max Rosenblum '19: New Sound

2015: A New Medium

Every day at York, we witness remarkable ideas morphing and thriving in the minds of this community. Without a doubt, they are ideas worth spreading. On April 1, 2015, we introduced a new way of distributing them: TEDxYorkSchool. In its thought provoking and entertaining debut, TEDxYorkSchool brought ideas and creativity to the stage for a conference that left audience members laughing and inspired. The inaugural event featured a variety of independent thinkers from the York community who each use a new medium to solve timeless problems or express striking stories.