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See the Winners of K12’s ‘Hometown’ Poetry Contest

Announcing the winners of the 2018 Hometown Poetry Contest!

This year’s K12 poetry contest revealed a number of talented young poets! The theme was “Hometown,” and we received more than 400 poems from students in kindergarten through 12th grade that demonstrate their poetic genius and creativity that spreads from coast to coast.

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 been chosen, and we would like to congratulate the following students:

[divider]Best Overall[/divider]

Rachael M., iQ Minnesota, Isanti

[divider]Kindergarten[/divider]

First Place, Sapphira-Lin D., Agora, Pittsburgh

Second Place, Braylen W., MGLVA, Detroit

Third Place, Zoey C., NCVA, Knightdale

[divider]First Grade[/divider]

First Place, Maggie B., CPA, Colorado Springs

Second Place, Barrett M., Albany Online!, My Hometown

Third Place, Bayan M., Osceola Virtual School, Kissimmee, Florida

[divider]Second Grade[/divider]

First Place, Noah E., CAVA, Roseville

Second Place, Rylan H., CAVA, Waimanalo, Hawai’i

Third Place, Cypress G., Lawrence Virtual School, Neodesha, Kansas

[divider]Third Grade[/divider]

First Place, Djoni Ray M., A3–California Prep, Sunnyvale, CA

Second Place, Kevin R., VAVA, Buena Vista

Third Place, Avery G., VAVA, Marion

[divider]Fourth Grade[/divider]

First Place, Brighton B., TOPS, Prosper

Second Place, Sequoia G., Lawrence Virtual School, Neodesha, Kansas

Third Place, Talia F., IDVA, Horseshoe Bend

[divider]Fifth Grade[/divider]

First Place, Isabella W., OHVA, Athens, OH

Second Place, Grace M., A3–California Prep, San Rafael, CA

Third Place, Reese L., K12 Independent Learning, Daytona Beach Shores, FL

[divider]Sixth Grade[/divider]

First Place, Cortez R., iQ Los Angeles, Chicago is Where I’m From

Second Place, Ana Maria G., TOPS, Texas

Third Place, Hannah H., WAVA, Omak

[divider]Seventh Grade[/divider]

First Place, Kaelyn K., CAVA, Windy Day in My Hometown

Second Place, Maieda K., FLVA, I’m Home

Third Place, Mahayla P., AZVA, My Hometown

[divider]Eighth Grade[/divider]

First Place, Adrianna A., CAVA, Fort Worth, Texas

Second Place, Shyenne S., NVVA, My Wonderful Lovely Homes

Third Place, Aidan F., AZVA, Tucson The Desert

[divider]Ninth Grade[/divider]

First Place, Penny D., Willy Brandt Schule, I, Harvey, Do Confess

Second Place, Sarah K., NVVA, Elko

Third Place, Emma M., OKVCA, Military, Don’t Know What to Count

[divider]Tenth Grade[/divider]

First Place, Laurelle B., IAVA, Cedar Rapids: Home of My Heart

Second Place, Meghan H., MNVA, A Home is Not a House

Third Place, Trinity R., TOPS, San Antonio

[divider]Eleventh Grade[/divider]

First Place, Kirstianna G., Lawrence Virtual High School, Unmistakably Home

Second Place, Faith L., SCVCS, Hometowns (Plural)

Third Place, Samantha S., ARVA, JASPER

[divider]Twelfth Grade[/divider]

First Place, Ansley H., GCA, Dawsonville

Second Place, Cierrah D., Insight Arizona, Valley Washington

Third Place, Cassidy D., AZVA, Mesa

Thank you for celebrating poetry with us this year and for sharing your love for your hometown. We look forward to reading your submissions for next year’s poetry contest.

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