The 2018 honorable mentions were: Alex, DiCenso (North Kingstown, RI),Alexandra Soo (Franklin, MI), Caroline Bellamy (Little Rock AR), Colin LeFerve (Indianapolis, IN), Elizabeth Kam (Burlingham, CA), Emma Singh (Tenafly NJ), Emma Chambers (Little Rock AR), Francesca Ciampa (Brooksville, ME), Greta Bunce (Franktown, VA), Isaac Che (Mount Vernon OH), Isabel Davis (Elk River MN), Katrina Espinoza (Watsonvile, CA), Molly Ehrig (Bethlehem, PA), Payton McGoldrick (Bristow, VA), Rachel Russell (Cabin John, MD), Sarah Chapman (Tucson, AZ), Shalia Lothe (Glen Allen VA), Sohun Modha (San Jose CA), Suhan Kacholia (Chandler, AZ), Supriya Sharma (Brewster, NY), Sydney Adams (Fort Wayne, IN), Tatum Smith (Little Rock AR), and William Milne (Fort Wayne, IN).
子曰：“大臣不亲，百姓不宁，则忠敬不足，而富贵已过也；大臣不治而迩臣比矣。故大臣不可不敬也，是民之表也；迩臣不可不慎也，是民之道也。君毋以小谋大，毋以远言近，毋以内图外，则大臣不怨，迩臣不疾，而远臣不蔽矣。叶公之顾命曰：‘毋以小谋败大作，毋以嬖御人疾庄后，毋以嬖御士疾庄士、大夫、卿士。’”
凡人之所以为人者，礼义也。礼义之始，在于正容体、齐颜色、顺辞令。容体正，颜色齐，辞令顺，而后礼义备。以正君臣、亲父子、和长幼。君臣正，父子亲，长幼和，而后礼义立。故冠而后服备，服备而后容体正、颜色齐、辞令顺。故曰：冠者，礼之始也。是故古者圣王重冠。