Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s poetry contest. The winners are listed below. We hope you join us again next year!
POETRY CONTEST WINNERS
ADULT
1st place: Untitled, Linda Runatz
2nd place: Two-Part Invention, Holly Mandelkern
3rd place: Mountains over Florida, Janet Watson
YOUTH
Elementary
1st: “Grounded Like the Oak Tree,” by Damien Layus; Park Maitland School, 5th Grade
2nd: “Focused and Not,” by Lyla Sanders; Dommerich Elementary School, 4th Grade
3rd: “The Humble Oak Tree,” by Nora Rosado; Park Maitland School, 4th Grade
Honorable Mention: “Grounded” by Ginger Dunkin; Maitland Montessori School, 4th Grade
Honorable Mention: “Breathe,” by Abby Yuska; Park Maitland School, 5th Grade
Middle School
1st: “Grounded,” by Sophia Forster; Maitland Montessori School, 6th Grade
2nd: “Grounded,” by Noah Mumbert; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade
3rd: “Grounded,” by Gabriel Caron; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade
Honorable Mention: “Stability,” by Keira Schaefer; Mountain View Middle School, 8th Grade
High School
1st: “Cowboy (For My Father),” by Daniel Liu; Lake Highland Preparatory School, 11th Grade