For this year's contest, there were almost 400 entries from 41 different schools. Overall, the quality of writing of entries was INCREDIBLE, causing OKWP's writing judges to work overtime on trying to determine the winners. The competition was extremely close. Congratulations to all the teachers and students who entered this year's contest. We hope that you will write again next year!
Primary Winners
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Primary Poem
1st Place “Kissed by the Sun” Lakelan Hill, Grade 1 Grace Academy, Enid Felicia Campbell, Teacher 2nd Place “Washed Away” Eddie Campbell, Kindergarten Grace Academy, Enid Felicia Campbell, Teacher 3rd Place “Benji” Peyton Glover, Grade 2 Cordell Elementary Blaire Wall, Teacher Primary Short Story Winner “Fluff is Lost!” Dakota Ivey, Grade 2 Cordell Elementary Blaire Wall, Teacher Personal Narrative Winner “A Frightening Day” Khloe Vanderpol, Grade 2 Cordell Elementary Blaire Wall, Teacher |
Primary Descriptive Paragraph
Winner “Show Life” Cassie Ray, Grade 2 Cordell Elementary Blaire Wall, Teacher Honorable Mention “Unity is the Delicacy” Blaison Jones, Grade 1 Grace Academy, Enid LaToya Campbell, Teacher Primary Essay Winner “Unity Is the Need of the Hour” Eddie Campbell, Kindergarten Grace Academy, Enid Felicia Campbell, Teacher Primary Writing across the Curriculum Winner “Polar Bears” Emma Garrette, Grade 1 Midwest City Elementary School Abby Hernandez Garcia, Teacher |
Intermediate Winners
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Intermediate Short Story
Winner “The Dream Void” Ainsley Meason, Grade 4 Cyril Elementary School Crystal Reed, Teacher Honorable Mention “The Three Little Wolves And the Big, Bad Shark" Shelby Haysmer, Grade 3 Dale Public Schools Tamee Daniel, Teacher “Lego World” Sophia Anderson, Grade 5 Independence Elementary, Yukon, Keri Smith, Teacher “Hidden in the Forest Glade” Sailor Lee, Grade 5 McKinley Elementary School, Norman Leann Ludwig, Teacher Intermediate Poetry Winner “Last night I Dreamed of Monkeys” Addison Finley, Grade 5 Whitebead School, Pauls Valley Sandi Hebert, Teacher Intermediate Descriptive Paragraph Winner “My Grandma” Lexi Johnson, Grade 5 Fairland Public School Jennifer Johnson, Teacher |
Intermediate Flash Fiction
Winner “My Lost Turtle” Easton Green, Grade 3 Dale Public Schools Tamee Daniel, Teacher Intermediate Writing across the Curriculum Winner “Thanksgiving and Christmas” Jacob Jesse, Grade 3 Dale Public Schools Tamee Daniel, Teacher Intermediate Essay Winner “Strength in Unity” Carlos Robinson, Grade 5 Grace Academy, Enid Felicia Campbell, Teacher Intermediate Sentences Winner “Wisdom” Logan Burkhalter, Grade 4 Independence Elementary, Yukon Keri Smith, Teacher Winner It’s Silly" Jasmine Lagunas, Grade 5 Independence Elementary, Yukon Keri Smith, Teacher Honorable Mention “Looking Down” Erin Filler, Grade 5 Independence Elementary, Yukon Keri Smith, Teacher |
Middle School Winners
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Middle School Poetry
1st Place “Waves” Emma Collins, Grade 8 Dale Middle School Michelle Edmonson, Teacher 2nd Place “There's a Lake Inside Me” Zellie Nagle, Grade 6 Weatherford Middle School Pat Lightfoot, Teacher 3rd Place “Tales Unknown” Natalie Johnson, Grade 7 Owasso 7th Grade Center Andrea Friend, Teacher Honorable Mentions “Fear” Katie Kreizenbeck, Grade 6 Weatherford Middle School Pat Lightfoot, Teacher “Hungry” Sheridan Bailey, Grade 8 Commerce Middle School Michele Martin, Teacher Middle School Sentence Winner “Family of Clouds” Gina King, Grade 6 Fisher Elementary, Moore Adrianna Cook, Teacher Winner “Colors” Ada Hartnett, Grade 7 Weatherford Middle School Krystal Moses, Teacher Winner “Strawberries” Ava Foster, Grade 8 Weatherford Middle School Krystal Moses, Teacher |
Middle School Essay
Winner “Biased Rules Make for Biased People” Brookelan Russell, Grade 7 Whitebead Elementary, Pauls Valley Shelby Blackwood, Teacher Middle School Short Story 1st Place “Prehistoric Battle” Mavis Talley, Grade 6 Irving Middle School, Norman Kelsey Friesen, Teacher 2nd Place “Master Shift” Natalie Boyer, Grade 6 Fisher Elementary, Moore Adrianna Cook, Teacher 3rd Place “Hacked” Liberty Rogers, Grade 8 Dale Middle School Michelle Edmonson, Teacher Honorable Mentions “Three Musketeers” Anna Hamilton, Grade 8 Whitebead School, Pauls Valley Kimberly Pool, Teacher “The Seven Chairs: The Exposition” Gage Anderson, Grade 8 Whittier Middle School, Norman Leah Esker, Teacher Middle School Personal Narrative 1st Place “Mom and the Frog” Brooklyn Landrum, Grade 8 Highland East Junior High, Moore Kelly Brack, Teacher 2nd Place “Tornado on the Ground” Joe Black, Grade 8 Highland East Junior High, Moore Kelly Brack, Teacher 3rd Place “A Duet of Noise and Steam” April Stewart, Grade 8 Highland East Junior High, Moore Kelly Brack, Teacher |
Middle School Descriptive Paragraph
1st Place “Depression” Natalie Arroyo, Grade 6 Whitebead Elementary School, Pauls Valley Shelby Blackwood, Teacher 2nd place “Fall” Ada Hartnett, Grade 7 Weatherford Middle School Krystal Moses, Teacher 3rd Place “My Cat Oreo” Natalie Boyer, Grade 6 Fisher Elementary, Moore Adrianna Cook, Teacher Middle School Flash Fiction 1st Place “The Beast and the Bird” Isabella Carranza, Grade 6 Fisher Elementary, Moore Adrianna Cook, Teacher 2nd Place “The Deep Dark Forest” Julianne Hoang, Grade 6 Fisher Elementary, Moore Adrianna Cook, Teacher 3rd Place “The Masks” Matthew Le, Grade 6 Fisher Elementary, Moore Adrianna Cook, Teacher Honorable Mention “Yesterday in the House” Joshua Abdelhalim, Grade 6 ASTEC Charter Schools, Oklahoma City Dillyn Sprecher, Teacher Honorable Mention “Unknown Love” Laysha Gramajo-Monterosso, Grade 6 ASTEC Charter Schools, Oklahoma City Dillyn Sprecher, Teacher |
High School Winners
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High School Poetry
1st Place “She Flew for the Nation’s Powwow” Donna Sage, Grade 10 Calumet High School Sarah Lippencott, Teacher 2nd Place “World Without End” Price Welch, Grade 10 Cristo Rey OKC Amy Treadwell, Teacher 3rd Place “Poets” Hannah Moua, Grade 11 Oolagah High School Jennifer Denslow, Teacher High School Essay Winner "Punctuation" Tiffany Taylor, Grade 10 Altus High School Rhonda Garrison, Teacher High School Short Story 1st Place “The Lost Queen” Abbee Mann, Grade 10 Leedey High School Morgan Lady, Teacher Honorable Mention “Cereal” Palmer Strubhar, Grade 11 Piedmont High School Joy Ruiz, Teacher |
High School Personal Narrative
“Death Rides a Pale Dolphin” Cassandra Diehl, Grade 11 Norman High School Sara Doolittle, Teacher “Couleur Additive” Juliana Giusti Cavallin, Grade 12 Norman High School Sara Doolittle, Teacher High School Descriptive Paragraph Winner “Luminous Sky” Benadett Douglass, Grade 9 Cristo Rey OKC Amy Treadway, Teacher Honorable Mention “Moonbeam” Grace Mapes, Grade 9 Mustang High School Lauren Thacker, Teacher High School Flash Fiction Winner “Sleepless Dreams” Ave Bordner, Grade 10 Taloga High School Chism Sander, Teacher High School Sentence Winner “Visage” Harper Jones, Grade 9 Mustang High School Lauren Thacker, Teacher Winner “Regret Zac Krablin, Grade 10 Heritage Hall High School, OKC Rebecca Clemens, Teacher |
Teacher Winners
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Teacher Poetry
Winner “Scars” Maren Elison Irving Middle School, Norman Teacher Flash Fiction Winner “Stormy Reckoning” Chelsea Neighbors Holy Trinity Catholic School, Okarche Teacher Personal Narrative Winner “Seeing down Under” Rebecca Clemens Heritage Hall High School, Oklahoma City Honorable Mention “The Chicken” Glendia Ray Middle School of Piedmont |
Teacher Short Story
Winner “Gibson Guitar Plays His Last Note” Kimberly Pool Whitebead School, Pauls Valley Teacher Descriptive Paragraph Winner “The Student Writers” Morgan Lady Leedey High School Teacher Sentence Winner “The Pathway” Chism Sander, Taloga HighSchool Honorable Mention “Archeology of Grief” Rebecca Clemens Heritage Hall High School, Oklahoma City |