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Announcing the winners of the 2008 Young Adult Poetry Contest!

Contest was open to students in grades 6-12. The submitted entries were judged by staff on adherence to guidelines, originality, and creativity. Winners were announced at the Open Mic Night at the Augusta Headquarters Library on April 29, 2008, and read their poems for the assembled audience. Congratulations to all winners and to everyone who participated!

HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS

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(L to R): Anne Marie Fox (2nd Place), Laura Howard (1st Place), Aidan C. Kleeba (3rd Place)

Not Pictured (High School Honorable Mention Winners):  Kate Hyder, Nicolas Ortiz, Drew Rupard, Rose Visintainer

MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNERS

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Front Row (L to R): Crystal Lynn Barnhart (Honorable Mention), James B. Dee (1st Place), David Niehaus (3rd Place), Robbie Wilkinson (Honorable Mention)

Back Row (L to R): Angelina Zanger (Honorable Mention), Emily Dresser (2nd Place), Paul Fowler (Honorable Mention)

1st Place:

Laura Howard

12th grade, Davidson Fine Arts

“Please Tell Me”

 

2nd Place:

Anne Marie Fox

10th grade, Lakeside High

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3rd Place:

Aidan C. Kleeba

9th Grade, Aquinas High

“I Am the Polyhedron”

 

Honorable Mention:

Kate Hyder

Westside High

“The Game”

 

Nicolas Ortiz

11th Grade, A. R. Johnson

“Half of Me”

 

Drew Rupard

9th Grade, Greenbriar High

“The Sea Is My Servant”

 

Rose Visintainer

11th Grade, Alleluia Community

“A Dismissal”

 

1st Place:

James B. Dee

8th Grade, CT Walker

“The True Way”

 

2nd Place:

Emily Dresser

8th Grade, Alleluia Community

“A Day on the Beach”

 

3rd Place:

David Niehaus

6th Grade, Alleluia Community

“The Swamp”

 

Honorable Mention

Angelina Zanger

6th Grade, Sego Middle

“Earth My Home”

 

Crystal Lynn Barnhart

8th Grade, Home School

“The Meadow”

 

Paul Fowler

7th Grade, Alleluia Community

“Tropical Fish”

 

Robert Phillip Wilkinson

6th Grade, Davidson Fine Arts

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