2013 Creative Writing Awards ~ Poetry

Gr. Award Student Title of Work School Instructor

K 1st Chance Jimenez Baseball St. Mary's Susan Henrickson

K 2nd Chloe McClung My Loose Tooth Washington (Ellis) Stacy Befort

K 3rd Norah Heroneme My Brother St. Mary's Susan Henrickson

K HM Trenton Brown Clouds Washington (Ellis) Stacy Befort

1 1st Kaydawn Haag Butterflies St. Mary's Natalie Brown

1 2nd (t) Ian Schmidt Birds St. Mary's Natalie Brown

1 2nd (t) Emily James Rainbows St. Mary's Natalie Brown

1 3rd (t) Justice Nelson Snow Washington Elementary Sarah Mackey

1 3rd (t) Braelyn Born Mom and Dad St. Mary's Natalie Brown

1 HM Arely Maldonado SNOW Washington Elementary Sarah Mackey

1 HM Ben Zimmerman A Valentine's Poem Wilson Lisa Schreck

2 1st Grayson Walburn B-52 Stratofortress Roosevelt Kendra Leiker

2 2nd Riley Kershner Winter Fun Lincoln Shelly Linenberger

2 3rd Evan Dealy Summer Roosevelt Kendra Leiker

2 HM Deondre Broom Hero Lincoln Shelly Linenberger

3 1st Carson Kieffer Mission Accomplished O'Loughlin Kendra Leiker

3 2nd Isis Norris An Orangutan Life O'Loughlin Kendra Leiker

3 3rd Donald Brandel War Holy Family Kendra Leiker

3 HM Isabella Speno Bowling Holy Family Jennie Helget

3 HM Austin Zimmerman Pumpkin Patch Holy Family Jennie Helget

4 1st Sheena Zeng

The Little Witch that

Steals O'Loughlin Kendra Leiker

4 2nd (t) Alexandra Aldrich Autumn O'Loughlin Kendra Leiker

4 2nd (t) Ashley Vilaysing Candy Roosevelt Patty Park

4 3rd (t) Alexis Pfannenstiel The Penguin's Feast O'Loughlin Kendra Leiker

4 3rd (t) Anna Kuhn Penguins St. Mary's Peggy Seibel

4 3rd (t) Marissa Froelich Poor Holy Family Teresa Schrant

4 HM Sasha Wasinger Trampled Holy Family Teresa Schrant

4 HM Lucas Lang IF Holy Family Teresa Schrant

4 HM Emily Sterling Snow Victoria Elementary Stephanie Broyles

5 1st Lauryn Becker My Horse Dream St. Mary's Megan Ross

5 2nd Kiersten Heaton Crying Winds Wilson Lois Smith

5 3rd Isaac Smith Hockey Talk Wilson Lois Smith

5 HM Tahki Bannister Frozen Dog Wilson Lois Smith

6 1st Cassie Waldschmidt Winter St. Mary's April Pfeifer

6 2nd (t) Reece Kroeger Happiness St. Mary's April Pfeifer

6 2nd (t) Alexa Armbrister Snowflakes St. Mary's April Pfeifer

6 3rd (t) Angelene Mepham Monkey Life Washington (Ellis) Pauleen Edmonds

6 3rd (t) Keighlee Wilken Gymnastics St. Mary's April Pfeifer

7 1st (t) Dawson Sproul Dog Washington (Ellis) Shelly Hensley

7 1st (t) Haley Reiter Pop Tart Washington (Ellis) Shelly Hensley

7 2nd (t) Levi Wolf Kansas Washington (Ellis) Shelly Hensley

7 2nd (t) Dylan Tabor Campfire Night TMP Jr. High Carol Brull

7 3rd Kayla Vitztum My Brother TMP Jr. High Carol Brull

8 1st Clara Lee In This Little Fire TMP Jr. High Carol Brull

8 2nd Raegan Billinger Dangerous Beauty TMP Jr. High Carol Brull

8 3rd Megan Koeningsman Sub-Conscience TMP Jr. High Carol Brull

8 HM Taryn Rupp A Wish TMP Jr. High Carol Brull

9 1st Sylina Zhang The Yellow Balloon Hays High Lisa Renz

9 2nd Michaela VonLintel Writer's Block Hays High Lisa Renz

9 3rd Nikki Vuong Writing Poems Hays High Lisa Renz

10 1st Max Megaffin The Truth About Poems TMP Heather Sramek

10 2nd Bethany Staab Watching My Brother TMP Heather Sramek

10 3rd Lexie Wasinger Alone on Valentine's Day TMP Heather Sramek

11 1st Rachel Becker Sir TMP-Marian Joe Hertel

11 2nd Jacob Brull Catalyst TMP-Marian Joe Hertel

11 3rd Rachel Becker A Little Boy TMP-Marian Joe Hertel

12 1st Lucas Walker Passionate Partisans TMP-Marian Juleen Stecklein

12 2nd Kade Megaffin Que Vida Tan Lamentable TMP-Marian Juleen Stecklein

12 3rd Emily Leiker He Who Knows All TMP-Marian Juleen Stecklein

Gr. Award Student Title of Work School Instructor

K 1st Maleah Vine South Carolina Washington (Ellis) Misty Lohmeyer

K 2nd Blake Bieker Fire Fighter Washington (Ellis) Misty Lohmeyer

K 3rd Kamden Keller My Move Washington (Ellis) Misty Lohmeyer

K H.M. Kamden Richie The Race Washington (Ellis) Misty Lohmeyer

1 1st Ben Zimmerman

Jack and the Penguin Caught a

Fish Wilson Lisa Schreck

1 2nd Sahithi Sajjala Friendship Wilson Lisa Schreck

1 3rd Julie Zadina Quickly the Cub Wilson Lisa Schreck

1 H.M. Avery Schmidt The Baby Bird Wilson Lisa Schreck

2 1st Mandi Russell Detectives and Candy Washington (Ellis) Renee Nonamaker

2 2nd Emily Eck My Grandmother's Beard St. Mary's Amber Honas

2 3rd Brittnee Leiker Bull Riding and Broken Bones Lincoln Shelly Linenberger

2 HM Harlie Bittel Little Homeless Girl Washington (Ellis) Renee Nonamaker

2 HM Amelia Jaeger Flakes Needs a New Hat O'Loughlin Denise Danielson

3 1st Avery Werth The Haunted School Holy Family Jennie Helget

3 2nd Mali LeClair

Jack-O-Lantern and the

Scarecrow St. Mary's Patty Meagher

3 3rd Nevaeh Heroneme The Weirdest Valentine's Day St. Mary's Patty Meagher

3 H.M. Nevaeh Heroneme Count Pumpkin St. Mary's Patty Meagher

4 1st Maggie James The Curse of the Lemon Pie St. Mary's Peggy Seibel

4 2nd Grace Redetzke The Dancing Cookies St. Mary's Peggy Seibel

4 3rd Chaselyn Jimenez Lonely Dog St. Mary's Peggy Seibel

4 H.M. Cooper Young Wipeout! O'Loughlin Sonya Herl

5 1st (t) Skylar Aiken The Right to Vote Wilson Lois Smith

5 1st (t) Nathan Erbert My Life was Changed Wilson Lois Smith

5 2nd Carson Ackerman The Second Man on the Moon Wilson Lois Smith

5 3rd Nathan Erbert The Botched Migration Wilson Lois Smith

6 1st Emily Schulte A True Hero Holy Family Brenda Stoeklein

6 2nd Cameryn Kinderknecht

Goliath, the Goliath Birdeating

Tarantula Washington (Ellis) Pauleen Edmonds

6 3rd (t) Cassie Waldschmidt

The Day I Got Sucked into

Minecraft St. Mary's April Pfeifer

6 3rd (t) Trey Hudson Super Pig St. Mary's April Pfeifer

6 H.M. Emily Schulte My Life in Literature Holy Family Brenda Stoeklein

7 1st Abby Burton Down By the River Washington (Ellis) Shelly Hensley

7 2nd Haley Reiter Hunter Johnson Washington (Ellis) Shelly Hensley

7 3rd Kourtney Muench The Hunted Hays Middle School Carrie Tholstrup

7 HM Riley Spears Trip That She Will Never Forget Hays Middle School Carrie Tholstrup

2013 Creative Writing Awards ~ Prose

7 H.M. Taryn Stauth Behind Every Door TMP Jr. High Carol Brull

8 1st Darcia LaBarge The Tragic Accident Washington (Ellis) Shelly Hensley

8 2nd Sally Lushbough The Doll With No Home Hays Middle School Linda Wickham

8 3rd Derek Pfeifer Determination Washington (Ellis) Shelly Hensley

8 HM Rae McClung The Secret Room Washington (Ellis) Shelly Hensley

9 1st (t) Rylee Torline Along for the Ride Ellis High Jill Wood

9 1st (t) LexAnne Wolf Untitled Ellis High Jill Wood

9 2nd Erianna Basgall A Distant Dream Ellis High Jill Wood

9 3rd Dylan Haas The Hunt Ellis High Jill Wood

10 1st Bethany Staab

The Mystery of the Turkey

Sandwich TMP Heather Sramek

10 2nd Matt Mindrup Tamed TMP Heather Sramek

10 3rd Sam Dreiling The Gardner TMP Heather Sramek

10 HM John Ramirez The Ring Thief of San Francisco Ellis High Jill Wood

11 1st Samantha Graves Daddy's Little Girl Ellis High Alyssa Dawson

11 2nd Allen Augustine

A Tale of the Beginning: Arthur,

Son of Alrond Ellis High Alyssa Dawson

11 3rd Sidney Gottschalk Fallen Ellis High Alyssa Dawson

12 1st Jenna Schuckman A Witty Kitty Quest TMP-Marian Juleen Stecklein

12 2nd Lucas Walker The Open Sea TMP-Marian Juleen Stecklein

12 3rd Kelly Robb Lone Road Ellis High Alyssa Dawson

12 HM Cheyenne Ellard and Paranormal Puppet TMP-Marian Juleen Stecklein

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