Poetry Contest Winners

This year’s poetry contest was quite a success! The theme this year was “Splish Splash Poetry” and we received over 1,500 poems from students in grades K–12 that demonstrate their poetic genius and creativity.

You can view our online collection of participants and see the fantastic submissions we received this year.

If you submitted a poem, you can download your certificate of participation, print it, personalize it by filling in your poet’s name, and pin it somewhere in your home to encourage more writing.

The winners have also been chosen, and we would like to congratulate the following students:

Kindergarten	First Place: Donatella D., ORVA, River Turns to a Bath Second Place: Dino C., CAVA @San Juaquin, Water Water Everywhere Third Place: Isaac P., AZVA, Dancing in the Shower
1^st Grade	First Place: Angelina H., MVCA, Water Dance Second Place: Patricia H., FLVA, Water, water, water!! Third Place: Michael P., AZVA, Playing in the Ocean
2^nd Grade	First Place: Sage B., UTVA, The Deep Ocean Life Second Place: Gabriel L., CAVA, Splish-Splash at the Beach Third Place: Panhya-Serey L., CAVA, Water
3^rd Grade	First Place: Elizabeth V., FLVA, The Waterpark Blues Second Place: Seyyeda Z., 21st Century eSchool, Interview with Water Third Place: Madeline D., FLVA, The Perfect Day at the Beach
4^th Grade	First Place: Reese B., MVCA, Bath Time Second Place: Caleb D., SCVCS, Summer the Bummer Third Place: Kennedy B., MVCA, Raindrops
5^th Grade	First Place: Telicia K., GCA, Silent Ocean Second Place: Remedy K., CAVA @Maricopa, Four Types of Water Third Place: Rile G., CAVA @San Diego, The Cool
6^th Grade	First Place: Lydia M., Hoosier, The Sapphire Brook Second Place: Summer M., OHVA, How The Rain Can Change You Third Place: Jordan S., CAVA @Maricopa, Where I Belong
7^th Grade	First Place: Natalie S., CAVA, Infectious Salt Second Place: Alexandria U., OHVA, Leap Into the Sea Third Place: Alivia V., HTA, Reflect
8^th Grade	First Place: Kayla H., TNVA, The sea side. Second Place: Michaela H., COVA, The Crocus Pond Third Place: Alexis F., OHVA, The Ocean’s Gifts
9^th Grade	First Place: Hope Y., OVCA, The Lake Second Place: Loyalty T., CAVA, The Doll and the Sea Third Place: Amanda F., MVCA, The Odd Realms
10^th Grade	First Place: Yeshahyah Y., CAVA, A Drop of Life Second Place: Ciera B., CAVA, A Swimming Pool’s Year
11^th Grade	First Place: Josue A., CAVA, Days in the West Second Place: Christa B., OVCA, What is Water? Third Place: Brenna L., iCademy, Blue Sun
12^th Grade	First Place: Ruth P., Insight Oregon, Summertime Sensations Second Place: Rachel M., MGLVA, The Definition of Summer Third Place: Braini M., WIVA, Spring’s Gentle Love

Thank you so much for celebrating poetry with us this year. We look forward to reading your submissions for next year’s contest.

The next contest starts today! What’s Your Success Story? We want you to share what accomplishment from the 2013-14 school year you’re most proud of for a chance to win a summer camp scholarship up to $1000. Contest ends June 18, 2014.

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