2014 Writing Awards Contest Winners
Gold Key
Name
Grade
School
Teacher
Category
Title
Hannah Bartee
12
West Platte High School
Kathy Miller
Persuasive Writing
Once Upon An Egotistical Daydream
Erica Chang
11
Olathe East Senior High School
Justin Williams
Personal Essay/Memoir
Yesterday
Devon Danner
8
Platte City Middle School
Devin Springer
Science Fiction/Fantasy
The First Adventure
Andrea Dicarlo
12
University City Senior High School
Caroline Hackmeyer
Writing Portfolio
Michel Ge
9
Mary Institute & St. Louis Count
Tex Tourais
Science Fiction/Fantasy
The Journeyman
William Gentry
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Poetry
Infinite, Ozymandias, The Cemetery
Daisy Grover
7
Knob Noster Middle School
Lauren Foster
Flash Fiction
The Soldier
Derek Hamilton
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
Poetic Justice
Hanna Kime
12
John Burroughs School
Jill Donovan
Humor
A Little Dead Squirrel
Hanna Kime
12
John Burroughs School
Jill Donovan
Short Story
To Steal A Scarf
Hanna Kime
12
John Burroughs School
Jill Donovan
Persuasive Writing
Stop And Hear The Music
Bre Legan
12
Conway High School
Sandy Day
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Silence
Kyler Martin
12
Central High School
Kyla Ward
Poetry
Astrolobotomy
Aidan McCarter
12
Parkway Central High School
Jason Lovera
Personal Essay/Memoir
Unteachable
Mikala Petillo
11
Park Hill South High School
Idean Bindel
Personal Essay/Memoir
A Letter to John Green
Sophia Porter
11
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy
Claire Reagan
Poetry
Outlook
Delaney Rybarczyk
11
Pattonville Senior High School
Janet Baldwin
Short Story
The Mystery Of Duffy's Cut
Emily Stobbe
12
Kirkwood Senior High School
Simao Drew
Short Story
Rennie Svirnovskiy
11
Marquette Senior High School
Emily Jorgensen
Poetry
You're Back Just in Time for Winter
I Was Once Mistaken For A Substitute
Teacher and other poems
Alexander Vanover
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Personal Essay/Memoir
The Encyclopedia Of Life
Emily Xu
12
Parkway Central High School
Jason Lovera
Personal Essay/Memoir
Worth More Than Worthless
Name
Grade
School
Teacher
Category
Title
Rebecca Antony
11
Mary Institute & St. Louis Count
Tom Wehling
Flash Fiction
Bailey Brown
11
Penney High School
Renae Wattenbarger
Poetry
Madison Chancey
12
Fort Zumwalt South High School
Kevin Manes
Dramatic Script
Erica Chang
11
Olathe East Senior High School
Justin Williams
Poetry
Meg Fridley
11
Jackson Senior High School
Kathryn Geis
Poetry
Custody
Teeth, Light of Me, A Planned
Predisposition
Dancing With Gray Tulips
Here, Pathos, I Would Please Like To
Know
Creation, Evolution
Rynier Gaffney
11
John Burroughs School
Eleanor DesPrez
Flash Fiction
The Hunt
Hallie Galvan
12
Rock Bridge Senior High School
Michael Mcginty
Writing Portfolio
Emily Happy
8
Excelsior Springs Middle School
Diane Guill
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Frostbite
Madelyn Hartleroad
9
Platte County High School
Wendy Assel
Short Story
The Writing Virus
Amelia Himebaugh
12
Lindbergh Senior High School
Jessica Laney
Writing Portfolio
Diamond Inscho
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Poetry
Hanna Kime
12
John Burroughs School
Jill Donovan
Writing Portfolio
Lindsey Kolisch
12
Fort Zumwalt South High School
Amanda Bramley
Poetry
Warmth
Maggie Lang
12
Olathe North Senior High School
Molly Runde
Flash Fiction
Bulletin Board
Maggie Lang
12
Olathe North Senior High School
Molly Runde
Humor
Bedtime Stories
Bre Legan
12
Conway High School
Sandy Day
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Shock
Emily Levinson
11
Blue Valley North High School
Michele Buche
Flash Fiction
The Runner
Grace Lewis
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
The Memory
Summer Lutz
8
Platte City Middle School
Jamie Carver
Short Story
Small Talk
Lauryn Masters
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
Two Lives Lost
Brianna Moore
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Personal Essay/Memoir
Four Eyes
Alice Mutrux
11
University City Senior High School
Caroline Hackmeyer
Personal Essay/Memoir
Teresa
Madelyn Reinagel
10
Oakville Senior High School
Anne Hodges
Short Story
Fallen
Bella Reynolds
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Personal Essay/Memoir
Sixth Grade
Jordan Roodman
11
John Burroughs School
Shannon Koropchak
Poetry
Invincible
Charles Sansone
11
John Burroughs School
Shannon Koropchak
Short Story
Requiem For Memoria
Michaela Sareboune
12
Glendale High School
Daniel Cogell
Writing Portfolio
Riley Schmidt
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
Jordan Sheehan
12
Maryville High School
Dennis Vinzant
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Amendment 385
Cici Sheeks
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Personal Essay/Memoir
Memoir
Brianna Shepherd
8
Platte City Middle School
Devin Springer
Science Fiction/Fantasy
The Haunting
Wesley Slawson
11
Central High School
Vicky Bryan
Poetry
The Highest Hands In The Room
Emily Stobbe
12
Kirkwood Senior High School
Simao Drew
Personal Essay/Memoir
Rennie Svirnovskiy
11
Marquette Senior High School
Emily Jorgensen
Poetry
Trisha Tanner
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Personal Essay/Memoir
Field Queen
Other Writers Say It Better, Let the great
world turn, Stumble on, All families have
matching Speedos
Memoir
Silver Key
Thin Sliced Skies
The Book That Ended It All
Claire Wilhelm
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
Failure
Hannah Wood
8
Platte City Middle School
Devin Springer
Short Story
The Kidnapping
Samantha Yelton
8
Excelsior Springs Middle School
Diane Guill
Flash Fiction
My Year
Samira Zantout
11
North Kansas City High School
Steven Epley
Personal Essay/Memoir
The Hero
Emily Zhao
11
John Burroughs School
Eleanor DesPrez
Flash Fiction
arms
Emily Zhao
11
John Burroughs School
Eleanor DesPrez
Flash Fiction
Peppermint Fall
Honorable Mention
Name
Grade
School
Teacher
Category
Title
Rebecca Antony
11
Mary Institute & St. Louis Count
Tom Wehling
Flash Fiction
Mary Apodaca
8
Notre Dame de Sion Elementary
Jean Dasenbrock
Poetry
Luke Arnce
11
Carl Junction High School
Anne Nicolas
Poetry
Spanish Class
Home, These Girls, White Shoreline,
Rain Herself
Four Legs In The Morning: Child's
Guardian, An Invisible Life, The Journey
Courtney Bales
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Personal Essay/Memoir
Friendship Coaster
Courtney Bales
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Fire and Ice
Cydney Buckner
9
Central High School
Kyla Ward
Humor
@tired_of_#
Olivia Callow
12
Central High School
Kyla Ward
Poetry
Space In The Universe
Orunima Chakraborti
10
Blue Valley North High School
Michele Buche
Poetry
Accidents Of Birth
Cristyn Chauvenne
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Science Fiction/Fantasy
How To Defeat The Good Guys
Clare Conlisk
12
Parkway Central High School
Jason Lovera
Personal Essay/Memoir
A Little Victory
Toni Cooper
12
Osborn High School
Katey Girard
Short Story
Stone
Cassie Daniels
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
Little Miss
Cassie Daniels
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
Eli Davidson
10
Republic High School
Kathy Scales
Poetry
Nightmares Come True
The Freeman's Flag; Lights; At The
Dinner Table; A Whisper, Faint
Marissa DePietro
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Poetry
Unspoken Words
Victoria Dorr
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Poetry
How To Make Paper Butterflies
Riley Dotson
8
Excelsior Springs Middle School
Diane Guill
Personal Essay/Memoir
This World We Live In
Barbara Dyer
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Flash Fiction
The Clock’s Final Tick
Charlene Field
8
Platte City Middle School
Devin Springer
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Shape Shifting
Meg Fridley
11
Jackson Senior High School
Kathryn Geis
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Tough Luck
Michel Ge
9
Mary Institute & St. Louis Count
Tex Tourais
Flash Fiction
William Gentry
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Humor
Elizabeth Gibson
12
Parkway Central High School
Jason Lovera
Poetry
The Waking
And The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth:
Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And
Love The Comic-con
Waking Up; Concrete; I see you,
Anorexic; Daddy; My sister
Haley Green
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Poetry
Lost Memories
Madelyn Hartleroad
9
Platte County High School
Wendy Assel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Samantha Huffman
11
Raymore-Peculiar Senior High School
Jeannie Frazier
Persuasive Writing
Hanna Kime
12
John Burroughs School
Jill Donovan
Poetry
The Library
Contradictions: Exposing The Raw
Character
How We Heal, Chance Encounters, An
Essay
Lindsey Kolisch
12
Fort Zumwalt South High School
Amanda Bramley
Flash Fiction
Hit
Lindsey Kolisch
12
Fort Zumwalt South High School
Amanda Bramley
Writing Portfolio
Olivia Long
10
John Burroughs School
Bob Henningsen
Personal Essay/Memoir
The Greatest Gift
Caitlin Magruder
10
Parkway Central High School
Jason Lovera
Personal Essay/Memoir
Salad Bowls And Dog Biscuits
Lauryn Masters
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
Flight 175
Colby Matthys
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Poetry
Where I'm From
Candice Mccoy
12
Park Hill High School
Sara Capra
Personal Essay/Memoir
Kathleen McPartland
8
Hazelwood North Middle School
Curtis Wren
Short Story
Small Penny Memories
Pictures Aren't Always Worth A
Thousand Words
Caitlyn Newhouse
7
Our Lady of Sorrows School
Barb Ryan
Short Story
Nothing But A Memory
Rachel Nichols
10
Osborn High School
Katey Girard
Persuasive Writing
Bursting Bubbles
Cydney Puckett
11
Central High School
Kyla Ward
Short Story
Verschwunden
Kacie Saxer-Taulbee
12
Platte County High School
Heidi Mick
Dramatic Script
Roots
Zachary Scamurra
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Poetry
Alone in the Shadows
Kathleen Schmidt
10
Washington High School
Jenny Meers
Short Story
Caught Between
Katharine Schooler
8
Platte City Middle School
Devin Springer
Personal Essay/Memoir
My 'normal' Life
Paige Shankland
8
Notre Dame de Sion Elementary
Jean Dasenbrock
Poetry
Angela Sherrick
12
Olathe South Senior High School
Vicki Kohl
Poetry
Hammock, Sunrise, Sunscreen
A Life On Walls, Drambuie, Your Home
Is With Her, Paper, Singularity
Abby Spencer
8
Platte City Middle School
Kelly Miller
Short Story
Every Girl's Dream
Deja Sterling
11
Raymore-Peculiar Senior High School
Jeannie Frazier
Poetry
I Have No Color
Elana Stettin
11
John Burroughs School
Eleanor DesPrez
Persuasive Writing
Inside The Oyster
Sydney VanDyke
8
Bode Middle School
Josie Clark
Short Story
Glasses
Emily Walters
12
Parkway Central High School
Jason Lovera
Personal Essay/Memoir
Salty Tears And Chopped Hair
Sarah Williams
8
Platte City Middle School
Devin Springer
Personal Essay/Memoir
The Books That Ruined My Life
Hannah Wood
8
Platte City Middle School
Devin Springer
Personal Essay/Memoir
An Accident
Emily Zhao
11
John Burroughs School
Eleanor DesPrez
Flash Fiction
Shards
Coming June 5, 2014: Winning contest entries in Missouri Youth Write, online at www.missouriwestern.edu/mowriting/youth.
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