POETRY CONTEST WINNERS
ADULT
1st place: “A Charm for Childhood,” Elizabeth Jenkins
2nd place: “Collecting Sea Glass,” Mark Andrew James Terry
3rd place: “My Final Storm,” Emily Sujka
Honorable Mention: “Ukraine,” Ryan Tilley
Honorable Mention: “Let It Rain,” Diane Neff
Honorable Mention: “Spring Song,” Sharlyn Page
YOUTH
First through Third Grade
1st Place: “Me after the Rain,” by Nolan L.; Park Maitland School, 3rd Grade
2nd Place: “When Droplets Are Drying,” by Audra K.; Dommerich Elementary School, 3rd Grade
3rd Place: “After the Rain,” by Braden S.; Dommerich Elementary School, 3rd Grade
Honorable Mention: “After the Rain” by Jilly B.; Dommerich Elementary School, 3rd Grade
Honorable Mention: “Rainbow,” by Ava B.; Dommerich Elementary School, 2nd Grade
Honorable Mention: “After the Rain,” by Emily H.; Dommerich Elementary School, 2nd Grade
Honorable Mention: “No More Water,” by Wynn W.; Dommerich Elementary School, 3rd Grade
Fourth through Sixth Grade
1st Place: “The New Normal,” by Riley N.; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade
2nd Place: “After the Rain,” by Sabine M.; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade
3rd Place: “Drizzle,” by Marlowe H.; Park Maitland School, 5th Grade
Honorable Mention: “After the Grief,” by Addison A.; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade
Honorable Mention: “After the Rain,” by Stella B.; Dommerich Elementary School, 4th Grade
Honorable Mention: “Hope after the Rain,” by Leeyana S.; Park Maitland School, 4th Grade
Honorable Mention: “Dewy Mornings,” by Abby Y.; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade
Seventh through Twelfth Grade
1st Place: “Still Standing,” by Airlie K.; Park Maitland School, 7th Grade
2nd Place: “Once the Rain Is Gone,” by Amelia B.; Park Maitland School, 7th Grade
3rd Place: “Rain’s Wonder,” by Lia Z.; Park Maitland School, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention: “Tears and Rain Are Not the Same,” by Kaylen B.; Lyman High School, 11th Grade