Poetry Jam 2023 Finalists

Congratulations to all the students who submitted a poem, and to all the teachers who encouraged the event!
These are the 2023 finalists in grade and then alpha order:

Please come to the event on March 24 to hear some poetry and to learn who were awarded the top three in each age group!

Grade Name Poem Title School Teacher
1 Ja’Quan Clark My Lion Bedford Hills Elementary Chantelle Deddens
1 Corri Davis Amazing Rabbit Bedford Hills Elementary Chantelle Deddens
1 Nora Huffman My Dolphin Bedford Hills Elementary Chantelle Deddens
1 Da’Jon Jones A Cool Rabbit Bedford Hills Elementary Chantelle Deddens
1 Max Misjuns My Hedgehog Poem Bedford Hills Elementary Chantelle Deddens
1 Asher Stanley Fluffy Bedford Hills Elementary Chantelle Deddens
1 Henry  Strock Hudson the Leopard Bedford Hills Elementary Chantelle Deddens
1 Sydney Synkowski Howling Wolf Bedford Hills Elementary Chantelle Deddens
2 Rachel Council Winter Snowfall Bedford Hills Elementary Brandi Scott
2 Valerie Dalton The World of Life Appomattox Primary Melanie Ranson
2 Indianna Gillum A Tree and a Bee James River Day School n/a
2 Semona Grannell Pumpkin Life Cycle Bedford Hills Elementary Brandi Scott
2 Austin Land Skunks Appomattox Primary Melanie Ranson
2 Sadie Marsh Colors Appomattox Primary Melanie Ranson
3 Lane Richardson Matter Appomattox Elementary Melanie Ranson
4 Catherine Haiar You Are the Ocean R.S. Payne Elementary Georgianna Cary
4 Parker Millner Science Matters Appomattox Elementary Melanie Ranson
4 Logan Terry Dinosaurs Appomattox Elementary Melanie Ranson
5 Zachary  Bauer The Rock Cycle R.S. Payne Elementary Leah Colestock
5 Virginia Blair Sound Paul Munro Elementary Van Hoffman
5 Blake Brudke Animals Paul Munro Elementary Van Hoffman
5 Matthew Divina Creatures Paul Munro Elementary Van Hoffman
5 Elizabeth Hunter Rainbow Appomattox Elementary Melanie Ranson
5 Addison Jennings Ocean Commotion Paul Munro Elementary Van Hoffman
5 Lila Jennings Oh The Atoms Paul Munro Elementary Van Hoffman
5 Sarie Personna Sound vs. Light R.S. Payne Elementary Leah Colestock
5 Bax Wolanski TICK TOCK Paul Munro Elementary Van Hoffman
6 Sara El-Ahdab The Life Cycle of Our Cells Linkhorne Middle School Katie Hamby
7 Myla Day Hope Onward Christian Academy Dana Beall
7 Aubrey Harrison The giant planet Altavista Combined Andrea Rice
7 Elizabeth McGinnis Gravity Monelison Middle Kiston McPhatter
7 Chelsea Paredes Endless Sea Altavista Combined Andrea Rice
7 Savannah Rice Alone in Space Altavista Combined Andrea Rice
7 Alexis Shrader Magnets Monelison Middle Brittany Maddox
7 Taylor Tolbert Astronomy Altavista Combined Andrea Rice
7 Sofia VItale Science Monelison Middle Kiston McPhatter
7 Piper Zealand Let’s Study it With Wisdom Onward Christian Acadamy Dana Beall
8 Mila Boyd This Beautiful Sight Linkhorne Middle Katie Cyphert
8 Samantha Irby Trapped Onward Christian Academy Dana Beall
8 Zoe Novilla What Makes Math, Math? Forest Middle n/a
10 Dalia El-Ahdab The Earthquake Homeschool n/a
11 Batch Attkisson Rawr Virginia Episcopal School Jason Kenbel
11 Elle Langley Blood Cell Circuit Virginia Episcopal School Jason Knebel
11 Wayne  Manzi The Galaxy Virginia Episcopal School Matt Lafreniere
11 Cristina Matos Gravity, my dear Virginia Episcopal School Jason Knebel
11 Annie Mitchell Learning Greek Virginia Episcopal School Jason Knebel
11 Weston Richards Farewell, Cell Virginia Episcopal School Jason Knebel
11 Tara Sedlar Still alive? Virginia Episcopal School Jason Knebel
12 Ryleigh Anderson To the Empty Moving Box Virginia Episcopal School Matt Lafreniere
12 Ryan Crawford Breaking Fires Virginia Episcopal School Matt Lafreniere
12 Carlie Gates tragic euphoria Virginia Episcopal School n/a
12 Cannon Langley Changing of the seasons Virginia Episcopal School Matt Lafreniere
12 Brennan Olmert Banks of Life Virginia Episcopal School Matt Lafreniere