Note as of Nov. 25, 2015: This post reflects a change in formatting on the Oregon Poetry Association web site, NOT a new posting.
2015 Oregon Student Poetry Contest Winners!
The Oregon Poetry Association congratulates the winners in the seventeenth annual student poetry contest.
Division I: Kindergarten through Second Grade
Climbing the Tree by Brin Shilhanek, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Kathy Bowers
Love by Hailey Howland, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Kathy Bowers
Trouble by Rowan Bay, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Kathy Bowers
Friendship by William Bishop, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Kathy Bowers
Division II: Third through Fifth Grade
The Background and Foreground by Abraham Kushner, Portland Jewish Academy, teacher Harriett Wingard
At the Pond by Brett Kinnett, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Caprice Rose
untitled haiku by Elizabeth Mehr, Portland Jewish Academy, teacher James Juntunen
I’m the “menorah-ty” not the majority! by Gili Heyman, Portland Jewish Academy, teacher James Juntunen
A Nightmare Is… by Isabelle McCready, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Caprice Rose
At the House by Kaiden Welter, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Caprice Rose
Spy by Mailley Pierson, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Caprice Rose
Thomas Creek by McKenzie Baker, Candalaria Elementary School, teacher Caprice Rose
Circles in the Forest by Natalie Ella Rose Adler, Create Solutions Tutoring, teacher Sara-Lynne Simpson
Where Music Comes From by Niomi Markel, Portland Jewish Academy, teacher James Juntunen
Division III: Sixth through Eighth Grade
Horse Haven by Abigail Zuber, Neer City School, teacher Rebecca Zuber
Apologies by Anushka Nair, Lake Oswego Junior High School, teacher Aletia Cochran
My Teammates by Clara Liebert, Chief Joseph/Ockley Green School, teacher Greg Huntington
Sunset by Elizabeth Young, Arlington Community Charter School, teacher Mark Stringer
Rules by Kaitlyn Faith Zuber, Neer City School, teacher Rebecca Zuber
Concerto 21 by Kendrick Lee, Spencer Butte Middle School, teacher Michael Roderick
Unwritten by Marielle LeFave, St. Clare School, teacher MaryEllen Harmeyer
Brokedown Cowboy by Morgan Kennedy, Eagle Point Middle School, teacher Rick Taylor
Now it is Winter by Sarah E. Zuber, Neer City School, teacher Rebecca Zuber
Lonely by Seth Talyansky, Portland Jewish Academy, teacher Harriett Wingard
Division IV: Ninth through Twelfth Grade
Smuckers on a Sunday Morning by Crystal Liu, Lake Oswego High School, teacher Julie Davis
Trapeze by Emma Sanford, Create Solutions Tutoring, teacher Sara-Lynne Simpson
This Moment by Gabrielle Cohn, Wilson High School, teacher Rodney Maack
Sepia Skyline by Grace M. Hermes, St. Mary’s Academy, teacher Sara Salvi
Rewind by Kaitee Steiert, St. Mary’s Academy, teacher Francesca Cronan
Lessons by Kelsey Dunn, Lincoln High School, teacher Barbara Brown
The Futility of Immortality by Larissa Banitt, St. Mary’s Academy, teacher Sara Salvi
Pursed Lips by Marley Lopez, St. Mary’s Academy, teacher Sara Salvi
Circling Morocco by Marley C. Eggertsen, Create Solutions Tutoring, teacher Sara-Lynne Simpson
How to Pray without Religion by Sophia Mautz, Lincoln High School, teacher Mark Halpern
2015 STUDENT CONTEST AWARDS CEREMONY
June 20th, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Charles Jordan Community Center
9009 N Foss Ave.
Portland, Oregon