PROSE 2017 Grades 7 – 9 First Place – Emi Stiefel Alperin Second Place – Haya Fine Third Place – Noah Orloff Honorable Mention – Shira Hanovich Grades 10 – 12 First Place – Lia Harel << Back to list of winners Prose, Grades 7 – 9: First Place Brave Like A Lion — Emi Stiefel Alperin Brave Like a Lion Emi Stiefel Alperin is in 9th grade at Open World Learning Community and enjoys art, making films, Herzl Camp, USY and cooking.