Ryerss Announces Winners of 1st Annual Youth Poetry Contest

First Annual Youth Poetry Contest (Grades 9-12)

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Winners’ List

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9^th Grade

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Frist Prize          Sarah Smolnicki       A Visit to Ryerss  Saint Hubert High School

10^th Grade

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First Prize               Melissa Phung          Arab Hunter               Central High School

Second Prize         Jessica Bachman    Untitled                         First Century Gospel

Third Prize            Harry Yang               Time After Time       Central High School

Hon. Mention      Maeve Thomas          Friend Cemetery      Abington High School

 

11^th Grade

 

First Prize            Drew Schmidt         Drifting Through        Abington High School

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Second Prize      Kathleen O’Neil             Sky Split Snow       Abington High School

Third Prize         Aajay Gauthier              Maturity                 Abington High School

Hon Mention    Dominick Palma            Lessons of                 Central High School

                                                                          Baseball

 

12^th Grade

 

First Prize            Erin Burke                      Anne                  Cheletnham High School

Second Prize       Matt Yoskowitz            Down the Slope   Abington High School

Third Prize          Fatjona Zemanaj         Swing                    Abington High School

Hon. Mention   Matthew Dawson       A Treat for All      Jenkintown High School   

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Poet in Residence, Diane Sahms-Guarnieri 

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On April 5^th @ 1pm Ryerss Museum and Library will host the 1^st Annual Youth Poetry Reading in the second floor gallery featuring the poetry of all the winning students.