Kentucky State Poetry Society Student Contest
Winners 2009
Category 1 – Grades 3-4
1st Place – Jackson Haile, Tree of Tears, St. Matthews Elementary, Louisville, KY
2nd Place – Deerrika Simms, Rollercoaster Feelings, Sanders Elementary, Pleasure Ridge Park, KY
3rd Place –Jaley Broughton, A Winter’s Glimpse, Science Hill School, Science Hill, KY
1st HM – Kaitlyn Ramsey, Autumn Arrives, Science Hill School, Science Hill, KY
2nd HM – Brenna Newton, Valentines, Sanders Elementary, Pleasure Ridge Park, KY
3rd HM – Sarah Hall, The Grasslands of Africa, Sanders Elementary, Pleasure Ridge Park, KY
4th HM - Maya Pierre, Spying on the Moon, St. Matthews Elementary, Louisville, KY
5th HM – Jalin Snadon, Super Star Hunters, Sanders Elementary, Pleasure Ridge Park, KY
6th HM – Nicholas Bland, My Crazy Hamster, Sanders Elementary, Pleasure Ridge Park, KY
Category 2 – Grades 5-6
1st Place – Mia Weathers-Fowler, Midnight Mind Monsters, St. Matthews Elementary, Louisville, KY
2nd Place – Kira Harvey, Imagine Science, Highland Elementary, Glasgow, KY
3rd Place – Brian Sadler, Dry and Dusty, Highland Elementary, Glasgow, KY
1st HM – Jack Tompkins, Gramps, St. Matthews Elementary, Louisville, KY
2nd HM – Cat Wheeler, Black Mountain, Highland Elementary, Glasgow, KY
3rd HM – Nat Maysey, Football Rocks, Highland Elementary, Glasgow, KY
Category 3 – Grades 7-8
1st Place – Molly Lafavers, Snip, snip, Boyle County Middle School, Danville, KY
2nd Place – Ben Metzger, My World, St. Agnes School, Louisville, KY
3rd Place – Riley Stallings, The Canvas, Boyle County Middle School, Danville, KY
1st HM – Harper Settles, Narrative Poem, Test Day, Boyle County Middle School, Danville, KY
2nd HM – Margaux Crider, The Dive, St. Agnes School, Louisville, KY
3rd HM – Tyler Burns, Sound, Boyle County Middle School, Danville, KY
Category 4 – 9-10
1st Place – Matthew Lombardo, Ottenheim Ocean, Lincoln County High School, Stanford, KY
2nd Place – Dawn Stamper, Softball or books, Lincoln County High School, Stanford, KY
3rd Place – Heather Gill, My Writing is Dishwasher Safe, Lincoln county High School, Stanford, KY
1st HM – Sara Jenkins, Flexing to Floral, Lincoln County High School, Standford, KY
2nd HM – Stefany Young, Kids to K-9’s, Lincoln County High School, Standford, KY
3rd HM – Bradley Timel, From the Yard to the Moon, Lincoln County High School, Standford, KY
Category 5 – Grades 11-12
1st Place – Emily Connatser, Mysterious Things, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, TN
2nd Place – Hanyuan Shi, The Tear, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, KY
3rd Place – Jane Brannen, When I Left Home, Woodford County High School, Versailles, KY
1st HM – Tiffany Laurenz, Lovers Garden, Moore Traditional School, Louisville, KY
2nd HM – Caroline Smith, Skip a Beat, Henry Clay High School, Lexington, KY