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2025 "Write Where You Are" Poetry Contest Winners

The National Writing Project at 91²Ö¿â is pleased to announce the winners of the annual Write Where You Are Poetry Contest. Thanks to all the writers for the wonderful poetry entries and congratulations to our winners.

Grades K-2

  • First Place: "Lovely Lake Erie" by Grady Precurato, Austintown Elementary
  • Second Place: "Spectacular Strong Scrappers" by Lucan Anderson, Austintown Elementary
  • Third Place: "Magical Millcreek Park" by Stormie Risen, Austintown Elementary
  • Honorable Mention: "My Relaxing Bedroom" by Kyesyn Powe, Austintown Elementary

Grades 3-5

No entries received

Grades 6-8

  • First Place: "Hubbard Road" by Arden Keller, Kenston Middle School (Bainbridge)
  • Second Place: "Enough for Me" by Ayla Barnes, Lake Center Christian School (Hartville)
  • Third Place: "A Rose" by Jasmine Gertsma, Berea Midpark Middle School
  • Honorable Mention: "Panic" by Harlem Owens, TRECA Digital Academy

Grades 9-12

  • First Place: "The Old Playset" by Ashley Rhee, Solon High School
  • Second Place: "Rhythm Room" by Thomas Ksiazka, Independence High School
  • Third Place: "Disconnected" by Sabrina George, Independence High School
  • Honorable Mention: "Abecedarian" by Tae Smith, John Adams College and Career (Cleveland)
  • Honorable Mention: "Bittersweet Silence" by Katelyn Shafer, TRECA Digital Academy
  • Honorable Mention: "The Vault of Memories" by Jacob Butcher, Independence High School
 

 

2024 "Write Where You Are" Poetry Contest Winners

Grades K-2

  • First Place: Aleena Ali, Austintown Elementary School
  • Second Place: Rylee Reardon, Austintown Elementary School
  • Third Place: Raelynn Watson, Austintown Elementary School
  • Honorable Mention: Gavin Lapushansky, Austintown Elementary School

Grades 3-5

  • First Place: Ryland Koch, Austintown Intermediate School
  • Second Place: Sophia Perline, Austintown Intermediate School
  • Third Place: River Barrette, Austintown Intermediate School
  • Honorable Mention: Lila Smith, Austintown Intermediate School

Grades 6-8

  • First Place: Shana Painter, North Ridgeville Academic Center
  • Second Place: Ayla Barnes, Lake Center Christian School
  • Third Place: Avery Schuster, North Ridgeville Academic Center
  • Honorable Mention: Elliot Gionfriddo, North Ridgeville Academic Center
  • Honorable Mention: Marynn Lacey, Nordonia Middle School

Grades 9-12

  • First Place: Lark Oehler, Medina High School
  • Second Place: Isabella Liu, Solon High School
  • Third Place: Ashley Todt, Independence High School
  • Honorable Mention: Leah Medley, Medina High School
  • Honorable Mention: Reese Patton, Revere High School

2023 "Write Where You Are" Poetry Contest Winners

Grades K-2

  • First Place: Jude Wesley Hilbert for “Tennessee Travelsâ€
  • Second Place: Avery Bohr for “Camelot Lanesâ€
  • ​Third Place: Grant Robert White for “My Tiny Closetâ€

Grades 3-5

  • First Place: Keilana Miller for “The South Haven Sunsetâ€
  • Second Place: Sadie Lender for “My Swing on a Summer Day"
  • Third Place: Reagan White for “My Home Away from Homeâ€

Grades 6-8

  • First Place: Callista Rountree for “Where Are You?â€
  • Second Place: Aleksandra Rosenblum for “Grandpa’s Living Roomâ€
  • Third Place: De’Andrea Miller for “In This World"

Grades 9-12

  • First Place: Eleanor Kristan for “An Endless Seaâ€
  • Second Place: Evan May for “The Field Behind My Homeâ€
  • Third Place: Diego Coutino Granados for “Concrete Embraceâ€

2022 "Write Where You Are" Poetry Contest Winners

Winning poems:

Grades 3-5: Cole Minich for “Hole in Oneâ€

Grades 6-8: Emma Chelbezan for "The Lake"

Grades 9-12: Danica Banks for "Hospital"