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This year, close to 700 entries were received from students in grades 4- 12 in the area. Categories included Essay, Regular Poetry, Structured Poetry, Short Story and Very, Very Brief Short Story (100 words or less).
All participants receive Certificates of Participation. Winners receive additional certificates of merit as well as trophies. Their pieces will be published in a booklet commemorating this year’s winning entries, which will be distributed throughout area schools and libraries.
The following Lansing students wrote winning essays:
(If a title is a link click on it to read the story or essay.)
| Grades 4-5: | |||
| Regular Poetry | Third Place | Danny Monroe | “Night Stalker” |
Grades 6-8: | |||
| Essay | Second Place | Cassandra Palladino | “Snack Time” |
| Essay | Third Place | Nathan Steele | “The Bird Flu Epidemic” |
| Essay | Honorable Mention | Sarah Eisenhut | “A Hot Light Bulb and a Doll Don't Mix” |
Grades 9-11: | |||
| Essay | Second Place | Jennifer Pasto | “My New Life” |
| Essay | Third Place | Kate Adie | “An Unexpected Delight” |
| Essay | Honorable Mention | Nick Mallinson | “You Can Do Anything” |
| Short Story | First Place | Susan Lin | “Where the Heart Lies” |
| Short Story | Second Place | Brendan Hammond | “A Private Investigator in New York” |
| Structured Poetry | First Place | Colleen Ryan | “140 Syllables” |
| Structured Poetry | Second Place | Ron Parrington | “The Beast” |
| Structured Poetry | Third Place | Tim Shea | “Dragon History” |
| Structured Poetry | Honorable Mention | Tyler Engels | “Something Like Life” |
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