This I Believe

Ko'u Hopkins is working as an NPR Illinois coordinator while studying international relations at the University of Illinois Springfield. She recently ran the 20th This I Believe program and has already traveled the world.

Samuel Schwab of Litchfield High School is a 2025 This I Believe essayist

Hannah Rollins of Rochester High School is a 2025 This I Believe essayist.

Olivia Goldman of Litchfield High School is a 2025 This I Believe Illinois essayist.

Cora Emel of Sullivan High School is a 2025 This I Believe essayist.

Kate Downing of Glenwood High School is a 2025 This I Believe essayist with, “Embracing the Inner Couch Potato.”

Brooke Braasch of Litchfield High School shares her 2025 selected essay, I Believe in Two Homes."

Dajah Dean of Southeast High School shares her 2025 selected essay, "This I Believe: Me and My Brother."

Ace O'Malley of Southeast High School shares her 2025 selected essay This I Believe: The Freedom of Holding My Brush Looser.

Tori Zobus of Williamsville High School shares her 2025 selected essay This I Believe: In Giving Hong Bao.