Poetry Contest:
Odes to Inanimate Objects

Middle School

First Place - "The Stick in My Hand" by Tessa Slayton, Grade 7, Valley Catholic

Second Place - "Painted Hills" by Amir Wadhwani, Grade 6, Highland Park

Third Place - "Pages Upon Pages" by Ayman Tazo, Grade 8, Valley Catholic

High School

First Place - "Charcoal Pencil" by Sarah Trastanetz, Grade 10, ISB

Second Place - "An Ode to My Erased Eraser" by Claire Rounds, Grade 12, ISB

Third Place - "Braces" by Naomi Argaw, Grade 12, Aloha High School