2005 WPA STUDENT POETRY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Homer Henderson (10-12)

First Place:
Zach Elwood from West Valley High School in Yakima, for his poem "Foreign"

Second Place:
Rebecca Sweem from Enumclaw High School, for her poem "What They Are"

Third Place:
Megan Buff from Shadle Park High School in Spokane, for her poem, "Reality"

Honorable Mentions:
Christina Hilkey from Cedar High School in Coupeville, for her poem "Jester's Mask"
Shelly Hay from Mount Si High School in Fall City, for her poem "Sacrifice"
Zach Elwood from West Valley High School in Yakima, for his poem "Senses"

The Betty Fukuyama Award

Megan Buff from Shadle Park High School in Spokane, for her poem "Raid"

Tom Erdmann Totem

First Place:
David Beame from Eckstein Middle School in Seattle, for his poem "Colors of Seattle"

Second Place:
Jasmine Lee from Madrona Middle School in Seattle, for her poem "I Want to be Stone"

Third Place:
Keely Rasmussen from Seabury Middle School in Federal Way, for her poem "Jeans"

Honorable Mentions:
Adam Orozco from Wapato Middle School in Wapato, for "Blind Blood Brothers"
Zoe Hill from Langle Middle School in Freeland, for "Memories"
Alexix Tiacoh from Madrona Middle School in Seattle, for "Awake and Asleep"
Markiesha Linear from Madrona Middle School in Seattle, for "This Morning"
Kathy Saechao from Asa Mercer Middle School in Seattle, for "I Am Too America"
Masen Furer of Cascade Middle School in Longview, for her poem "Inhale Sweet the Toxic Breeze"

Thanks!

Thanks to judges Carolyn Norred, Jane Allyn, and Tom Erdmann.

Also, the WPA would like to thank all teachers who have supported the students in this contest, and the teachers who supported this year's winners: Merna Hecht, Mark Burns, Orleen Baugh, Sandi Wollum, Lori Delp, Kent Ratekin, Dawn Julian, William Dihon, Jaki Lake, and Oressa Phelps.

Special congratulations!

Washington Student Wins National Award

One of the WPA student contest winners, Kathy Saechao, a 7th grader at Asa Mercer Middle School (Seattle) won the $50 Second Place award in the 2005 Manningham Trust Student Contest. Congratulations Kathy, and teachers, Merna Hecht and Susannah Kapp. Thanks to Deborah Brink, Student Contest Chair. What a nice outcome for WPA's first participation in this National Federation of State Poetry Society-sponsored contest!

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