Word Up Poetry Contest Winners

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Congratulations to our 2010 Word Up Poetry Contest winners and thanks to all who entered this year! Winners in each age group (grades 10-12; grades 8-9; and grades 6-7) were chosen from hundreds of entries. We invite you to read the winning poems.

Winners were selected in three age categories:

10th-12th grades
1st prize: Brian Tich, Marriotts Ridge High School, Conch
2nd prize: Stuart Russell, Mt. Hebron High School, Hiking Boots
3rd prize: Niki Parker, Home School, Nostalgia
Honorable Mentions (unranked):
8th-9th grades
1st prize: Emmy Schafer, Home School, Dance of the Dragonflies
2nd prize: Victoria Lafemina, Lime Kiln Middle School, The world's hating on me
3rd prize: Melody Barger, Home School, Down by the Watermeadow
Honorable Mentions (unranked):
6th-7th grades
1st prize: Nicholas Law, Trinity School, Coqui
2nd prize: Monica Panepento, Wilde Lake Middle School, Can't Stop!
3rd prize: Evan Spotte-Smith, Mayfield Woods Middle School, The Frog
Honorable Mentions (unranked):
           Erin Hill, Lime Kiln Middle School, The Art of Happiness
           Patrick Choy, Trinity School, Nature
           Kathleen Maguire, Trinity School, Parade