Winning Entries
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"Talented" 2012 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline
of April 30, 2012) - Winners Announced September 30, 2012.
Division I
(grades 3-5)
Division Winner -
Ari Gebhardt
2nd Place - Stefanie Smolak
3rd Place - Noor Khader
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Division Winner -
Danielle Scharfenberg
2nd Place - Katie Hanners
3rd Place - Landon
Bailey
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Division Winner -
May Li
2nd Place - Victoria Bush
3rd Place - Kaitlin
Ford
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Division Winner -
Lloyd Thomas Smith III
2nd Place - Chelsea Edwards
3rd Place - Josephine
Kim
Editor's Choice Award and
Grand Prize Winner
Lloyd
Thomas Smith III for poem entitled, "The Rose Who Dreamed"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Hannah Grove
Laptop Computer or
iPod Touch Winner
Rebekah Jones
VISA
Gift Card Winners
Ashlynn Bailey
Ethan Gheysen
Carter Green
Marena Morris
Thomas Montenegro
Celia Dopp
Alexsis Lever
Cole Dunn
Kobe Arismendi
Ian Jenkins
2012 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Isbell Middle School of Santa Paula, California
"Acclaimed" 2011 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline
of April 30, 2011) - Winners Announced September 30, 2011.
Division I
(grades 3-5)
Division Winner -
Lilly Era
2nd Place - Chelsie
Barrientos
3rd Place - Kennison Amill
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Division Winner -
Jacob Chrestensen
2nd Place - Justin Faiella
3rd Place - Alexis Enacopol
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Division Winner -
Mahathi Ayyagari
2nd Place - Katie Elks
3rd Place - Amanda Eunpu
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Division Winner -
Sinnea Douglas
2nd Place - Chandler Ellison
3rd Place - Jonathon Barnett
Editor's Choice Award and
Grand Prize Winner
Sinnea Douglas for poem entitled, "Motherhood"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Ryleigh Katstra
Laptop Computer or
iPod Touch Winner
Zachary Roseberry-Horan
VISA
Gift Card Winners
Hannah Park
Jordan Ratay
David Garzon
Kati Bryant
Anna Maxwell
Carrah Tawney
David Acosta
Marshall Ziegler
Emily Legg
Blakely Tomlinson
2011 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Garfield Middle School of Hamilton, Ohio
"The Gold Edition" 2010 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline
of April 30, 2010) - Winners Announced September 30, 2010.
Division I
(grades 3-5)
Division Winner -
Callie Gudmonson
2nd Place - Saffy Laurio
3rd Place - Jennifer Bowles
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Division Winner -
Amber Rose Granger
2nd Place - Will Griffin
3rd Place - Ariel Riley
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Division Winner -
Jeremiah Rogers
2nd Place - Helena Rainville
3rd Place - Lorena Lipe
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Division Winner -
Caeli Faisst
2nd Place - Shelby Lokken
3rd Place - Michael Shupp
Editor's Choice Award and
Grand Prize Winner
Caeli Faisst for
poem entitled, "Teenage Eyes"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Katarina Gauger
Laptop Winner
Ramon Gonzalez
VISA
Gift Card Winners
Sydney Chandler
Brad Kathman
John Raymond
Alysha Kaufman
Matthew Sabates
Marco DeSantiago
Amanda McCarthy
Devin Guary
Gabrielle Blom
Joseph Sandberg
2010 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Our Lady of Calvary of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Inspired" 2009 National Student Poetry
Contest
(Original Submission Deadline
of April 30, 2009) - Winners Announced September 30, 2009.
Division I
(grades 3-5)
Division Winner -
Fiona Cohen
2nd Place - Anusha Bishop
3rd Place - Abraham
Fakhreddine
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Division Winner -
Jennifer Coleman
2nd Place - Ashley Huston
3rd Place - Lyndsay Head
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Division Winner -
Jarred Worley
2nd Place - Sarah Stratton
3rd Place - Haleigh Swansen
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Division Winner -
Danielle Shpaner
2nd Place - Ashley Frey
3rd Place - Ellie Riedel
Editor's Choice Award and
Grand Prize Winner
Danielle Shpaner for poem entitled, "Void
and Cracked"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Hanna Stice
VISA
Gift Card Winners
Jerome
Jackson
JonPaul Moran
Carlos Santiago
Jeremy Collins
Benjamin Denzler
Brandon Schmierer
Kara Coffman
Jessica Gonzalez
Marissa Scott
Nancy Waite
Nathan Harden
Jacob Bundt
2009 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Farmingville Elementary School of Ridgefield, Connecticut
"Brilliance" 2008 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline
of April 30, 2008) - Winners Announced September 30, 2008.
Division I
(grades 3-5)
Division Winner -
Manasa Atyam
2nd Place - Giridhar
Srinivasan
3rd Place - Alexa Kane
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Division Winner -
Max Wallack
2nd Place - Marisia Hill
3rd Place - Meghan Hoerz
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Division Winner -
Veronica Biblarz
2nd Place - Brittany Short
3rd Place - Julie Blum
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Division Winner -
Alexandra Winzeler
2nd Place - Jeffrey Wellman
3rd Place - Krystina Kelly
Editor's Choice Award and
Grand Prize Winner
Veronica Biblarz for poem entitled, "Who's
That?"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Monique Simmon
VISA
Gift Card Winners
Nicholas Alberty
Aaron Aragon
Elizabeth Bragg
Julia Bryfrzynski
Amanda Daugherty
Isabelle Delgado
Rajiv Hanger
Michael Martinez
David Rodriguez
Peter Sourbis
Alexander Tablan
2008 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Copper Basin K-8 School of Queen Creek,
Arizona
"With Honors" 2007 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline
of April 30, 2007) - Winners Announced September 30, 2007.
Division I
(grades 3-5)
Division Winner -
Samantha Baloga
2nd Place - Emily Sickles
3rd Place - Gabriella
Elfezouaty
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Division Winner -
Kendall Gedeon
2nd Place - Elizabeth Gaa
3rd Place - Kaela Helmbold
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Division Winner -
Devin Harris
2nd Place - Reba Shields
3rd Place - Victoria Barker
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Division Winner -
Steven Abel
2nd Place - Adam Pliskin
3rd Place - Pamela Lé Sant
Editor's Choice Award and
Grand Prize Winner
Steven Abel for poem entitled, "Sonnet For Everyday People"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Noelle Berry
VISA
Gift Card Winners
Kyle Morris
Terra Getsay
Caleb Clarke
Luis Hernandez
Kelcey Lassiter
Allison Christie
Isabella Polese
Diana Lu
Reid Gahan
Clint Cosier
2007 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Virginia Middle School of Bristol, Virginia
"Excellence" 2006 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline
of April 30, 2006) - Winners Announced September 30, 2006.
Division I
(grades 3-5)
Michelle Krumpe
Alexandra Mardirossian -
Runner Up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Caitlin
Fallahay
Kaitlyn Dotson - Runner Up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Emily Mergel
Angelina Waller - Runner Up
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Eric Rostvedt
Sarah Adams - Runner Up
Editor's Choice Award and
Grand Prize Winner
Emily
Mergel for poem entitled, "So Clean and So Young"
"School's Out
Shopping Spree" Winner
Olivia Muñoz
VISA
Gift Card Winners
Julia Bamburg
Meghan Blumer
Trey Bowman
Caleb Dumais
Autumn Gorham
Denzell Ivery
Samantha Jordan
Austen Lake
Thomas Lovett
2006 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Allen Ellender Middle School of Marrero, Louisiana
"Gifted" 2005 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline of
April 30, 2005) - Winners Announced September 30, 2005.
Division I
(grades 4-5)
Brittany Cormier
Chené Benoit - Runner Up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Emily Graham
Bailey McCann - Runner Up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Victoria Adel
Gibson
Liz Gildea - Runner Up
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Sara Marie Johnson
Adam Valdez - Runner Up
Editor's Choice Award and Grand
Prize Winner
Sara Marie
Johnson for poem entitled, "Father"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Jacey Holliday
"Video Entertainment
Package" Winner
Chris Schweitzer
2005 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Almond Tree Middle School of Delano, California
"Impressions of Youth" 2004
National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline of
April 30, 2004)
- Winners Announced September 30, 2004.
Division I
(grades 4-5)
Laura
Rose Mulholland
Jaclyn Placha - Runner Up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Kristen Ford
Jesseca Bieger - Runner Up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Sarah Brady
Marya Kaminski - Runner Up
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Jakara Mato
Heather Leonard - Runner Up
Editor's Choice Award and Grand
Prize Winner
Sarah
Brady for poem entitled, "Homeless"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Glenn Alt
"Video Entertainment
Package" Winner
Ryan Asendorf
2004 Spirit of Education Award Winner
St. Ann Elementary School of Cincinnati, Ohio
2004 "Words To Remember" Poetry Contest
(from all previously received
online entries) - Winners Announced January 21, 2004
Juli
Bey for poem, “Keep the Fires Burning”
Mauricio Javier González for poem, “Enchanting Words”
Jennifer Gunther for poem, “Holiness of the Child”
"With One Voice" 2003 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline of June 19, 2003)
- Winners Announced October 20th, 2003
Division I
(grades 4-5)
Dalton McCallum
Megan M. Murphy - Runner Up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Robin Silevitch
Hannah Herbert - Runner Up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Marian
Williams
Melanie
Richards -
Runner Up
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Jessica
Tina Chang
Joseph Allocco - Runner Up
Editor's Choice Award and Grand
Prize Winner
Marian
Williams for poem entitled, "Blind"
"School's Out Shopping
Spree" Winner
Hannah Laura Dixon
"Video Entertainment
Package" Winner
Excell Hazzard
The "With
One Voice" Spirit of Education Award Winner
Gibson Middle School of Las Vegas, Nevada
"Echoes of Youth" 2003 National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline of
February 17, 2003)
Division I
(grades 4-5)
Jacob Irby
Virginia Giroir - Runner Up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Andrew Rowell
Anna Nathanson - Runner Up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Helen
Zhang
Jennifer
Cervella -
Runner Up
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Teresa
Sheehan
Claire VanderWoude - Runner Up
Editor's Choice Award and Grand
Prize Winner
Teresa
Sheehan for poem entitled "Stale Bread"
The "School's Out
Shopping Spree" Winner
Eleanor Deumens
The "Video
Entertainment Package" Winner
Derek Pyshny
The
"Echoes of Youth" Spirit of Education Award Winner
Gaffney Middle School of Gaffney, South Carolina
"Reflections of Youth" 2002
National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline of May 15, 2002)
Division I
(grades 4-5)
Cheyenne
Miller-Bond
Kelsey
Schrank - Runner Up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Chris
Bohnhoff
Leah Flake -
Runner Up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Emily
C. McLemore
Stacey
Berendt - Runner Up
Editor's Choice Award and Grand
Prize Winner
Cheyenne
Miller-Bond for poem entitled "I Am Liberty"
The "School's Out
Shopping Spree" Winner
Physhantia Rynae Curry
The "Video
Entertainment Package" Winner
Tristan Greening
The
"Reflections of Youth" Spirit of Education Award Winner
Hunt Elementary School of Jackson, Michigan
National Student Poetry Contest
(Original Submission Deadline of December 21,
2001)
Division I
(grades 4-5)
Matthew J. Wren, Jr.
Mayra
Figueroa - Runner Up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Karen Christopher
Richard
C. Kummer - Runner Up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Lisa
Sanchez
Edward
David Schenck - Runner Up
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Shira Stein
Princess King -
Runner Up
The
2002
Editor's Choice Award Winner
Shira
Stein for poem entitled, "So There"
The 2002
Spirit of Education Award Winner
Wilson Avenue School of Newark, New Jersey
2001 National Student Poetry Contest
Division I
(grades 4-5)
Allison Fogel
Alexandria
Pivarnik - Runner
Up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Stevie Pearl
Katie Begin
- Runner Up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Michelle
Zellers
Michelle
Droeske - Runner Up
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Lexis Graap
Kim Brynn -
Runner Up
The 2001
Editor's Choice Award Winner
Michelle
Zellers for poem entitled, "The Quilt of Our Nations"
The 2001
Spirit of Education Award Winner
Roosevelt Middle School of Oak Park, Michigan
2000 Student Poetry Contest
From the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North
Carolina, and South Carolina
Florida
Allison
Shaw
Meghan Falter
Jessica Moody
Jason Deal
Georgia
Rori
McKinzie
Candace Saxon
Rebekah Nesbitt
Marcus Kennedy
Alabama
Reco
Bumper
Amber
Montgomery
Sara Ashley
Orr
Shondra Giles
North Carolina
Genen
Gaines
Adam Playford
Melissa
Stallings
Sarah Oettinger
South Carolina
Alyssa
Marie Vezzetti
Shameika
Salters
Quinton Young
Rebecca Eells
The
2000 Editor's Choice Award Winner
Adam
Playford for poem entitled "A Little Leaf"
The 2000 Spirit of Education Award
Winner
Montclair Elementary School of Orange Park, Florida
1999 Student Poetry
Contest
From the states of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
New York
Jessica
Mandelbaum
Henry Mayer
Duncan Carranza
Emily Caruana
New Jersey
Jillian Dispoto
Deanna
Vitoroulis
Jonathan Hogan
Alanna Cox
Pennsylvania
Jessica
Masterton
Emily Wolf
Ashley
Kozikoski
Peggy Paul
The
1999 Editor's Choice Award Winner
Duncan
Carranza for poem entitled "Pete's Coffee and Tea"
The 1999 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Christopher Columbus Middle School of Clifton, N.J.
1998 Student Poetry
Contest
From the state of California
Division I
(grades 4-5)
Eva Maria
Pereira
Rebecca Lynn - Runner up
Division II
(grades 6-7)
Jing Cheng
Aaron Nelson - Runner up
Division III
(grades 8-9)
Ryan Rancatore
Lindsey Cadwell
- Runner up
Division IV
(grades 10-12)
Sara Solaimani
Gayane
Demirchyan- Runner up
The
1998 Editor's Choice Award Winner
Ryan
Rancatore for poem entitled "Writer's Block"
The 1998 Spirit of Education Award Winner
Miller Jr. High School of San Jose