Annual High School Writing Contest

27th Annual High School Writing Contest Winners

Poetry

• 1st Prize - "On Anguish" by Sarah Eisenstein, Carver Center for the Arts & Technology, Towson, MD, Ms. Bonny Boto, 12th grade
• 2nd Prize - "Pasha" by Laurel Oldach, Towson High School, Towson, MD, Mr. William Jones, III, 12th grade
• 3rd Prize - "Dobra Voda" by Darcy Higgins, Carver Center for the Arts & Technology, Towson, MD, Ms. Bonny Boto, 12th grade
• Honorable Mention
  • "The Horehound" by Annemarie McDonald, Towson High School, Towson, MD, Mr. William Jones, III, 11th grade
  • "An Attempt to Describe Jenny" by Daryl D'Anna, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ, Ms. Svea Barrett, 12th grade
  • "White" by Natasha Field-Rahman, Ward Mellville High School, Setauket, NY, Ms. Lisa Rochford, 11th grade
  • "Talk to Strangers" by Sarah Gelotte, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ, Ms. Svea Barrett,12th grade
  • "Try" by Danielle Nguyen, Delaware Valley Regional High School, Frenchtown, NJ, Ms. Margaret Morton, 12th grade
  • "Self Portrait: Midwest" by Jack Skinner, Towson High School, Towson, MD, Mr. William Jones, III, 12th grade
  • "Beneath the Linens" by Charline Tetiyevsky, Jonathan Dayton High School, Springfield, NJ Mr. Scott Shallcross, 11th grade

Essay

• 1st Prize - "Confirmation" by Mara Dauphin, Rockville High School, Vernon, CT, Ms. Nordlund, 11th grade
• 2nd Prize - "Dragonfly Diary" by Janan Scott, Towson High School, Towson, MD, Mr. William Jones, III, 11th grade
• 3rd Prize - "In Pluto We Trust" by Alex Steele, Amsterdam High School, Amsterdam, NY, Mr. Douglas Kaufman, 12th grade
• Honorable Mention
  • "Defending Inequality" by Shaun Burdette, Easton Area High School, Easton, PA, Ms. Sayago, 12th grade
  • "Barefoot and Fancy Free" by Christine Pontecorvo, George School, Newtown, PA, Ms. Stephanie McBride, 11th grade
  • "Heavy Man, Heavy" by Jodi Susser, Barnstable Academy, Oakland, NJ, Ms. Belinda Ferguson, 11th grade
  • "The Cottage" by Celina Szymanski, The Tome School, North East, MD, Ms. Katherine Maisano, 10th grade
  • "Mulan: Not Just a Girl's Story" by James Wu, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, NY, Ms. Marlene Fitzmaurice, 10th grade

Fiction

• 1st Prize - "A Sinister Secret" by Jacki Davison, Ridgway Area High School, Ridgway, PA, Ms. Cyndi Aiello, 12th grade
• 2nd Prize - "Rafael" by Alexandra Arvanitis, Staples High School, Westport, CT, 12th grade
• 2nd Prize - "The Ugly, Ugly Truth" by John Soutter, Bethel High School, Bethel, CT, Ms. Jayme Beckham, 12th grade
• 3rd Prize - "Waltz" by Max Friedman, Calhoun High School, Merrick, NY, Mr. Uliano, 11th grade
• Honorable Mention
  • "The Island" by Leann Rerko, Albert Gallatin Area High School, Uniontown, PA, Ms. Mary Jones, 12th grade
  • "The Parable of the Perfect Switch" by Eva Vaillancourt, Ward Melville High School, Setauket, NY, Ms. Lisa Rochford, 11th grade

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28th Annual High School Writing Contest

PRIZES IN EACH CATEGORY

• 1st-$100
• 2nd-$50
• 3rd-$25
• All Finalists will receive a Certificate of Honorable Mention
• All winners will be considered for publication in Venture, Rider’s literary magazine

CATEGORIES

• ESSAY: Write a personal essay, labeled ESSAY, on a topic of your choice of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.
• FICTION:   Write a short story, labeled FICTION, of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.
• POETRY:   Write a poem of no more than 50 lines.

RULES

1. Type on the entry:
      Your Name and Address
      Grade
      Teacher’s Name
      School Name and Address
2. Include a letter from a teacher stating that the work is original and by you.
3. Entries must be typed.  Handwritten entries will not be read.  Stories and essays must be double-spaced.  Single-spaced prose will not be read.  Please give your story, essay, and or poem a title.
4. Only one entry per category will be considered.  Choose your best writing and send only one.
5. Mail your entry postmarked no later than December 14, 2007 to:
      Dr. Robbie Clipper Sethi
      English Department
      Rider University
      2083 Lawrenceville Road
      Lawrenceville, NJ  08648

Entries cannot be returned.
Winners will be announced in April, 2008.
Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish to receive a list of winners.
Good Luck!