Our 2022 Winners

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Poetry 6th Grade	Poetry 7th Grade	Poetry 8th Grade
Honorable Mention Daniel Shargel: Scars Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek Teacher: Kirsten Woods	Honorable Mention Safina Kajani: Riding Wild Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Melissa Parker	Honorable Mention Leighton Tanaka: Avalanche Stanley Middle School, Lafayette Teacher: Rebecca Thompson
Honorable Mention Angela Yang: Tie Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Stacy McKenna	Honorable Mention Linh Nguyen: Running Will Get You Nowhere But From Yourself Charlotte Wood Middle School, Danville Kathleen McCabe	Honorable Mention Joshua Leung: The Boy He Once Was Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Melissa Parker
Honorable Mention Kira Mielcarski: Reliable Thing Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek Teacher Kirsten Woods		Honorable Mention Jessica Lucas: Being Sequoia Middle School, Pleasant Hill Teacher: Ernesto Minglana

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PERSONAL NARRATIVE 6TH GRADE	PERSONAL NARRATIVE 7TH GRADE	PERSONAL NARRATIVE 8TH GRADE
Honorable Mention Riddhiman Rana: A Trip to Earth’s Geological Wonderland Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon Teacher: Jennifer Erickson	Honorable Mention Shree Sabbineni: The Little Plant- Shaped Pin Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Melissa Parker	Honorable Mention Christopher Song: Summer Sometimes Sucks Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon Teacher Sarah Dillon
Honorable Mention Chioma Onyema: Juggerknot Iron Horse Middle School, San Ramon Teacher: Rebecca Ten Elshof		Honorable Mention Hope Diekman: A Helping Hand Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Nathan Bennett
		Honorable Mention Kamilynn Luu: The Crash that Changed My Life Sequoia Middle School, Pleasant Hill Teacher: Ernesto Minglana
		Honorable Mention Maryam Kermani: The Miracle of Holding Hands Joaquin Moraga Middle School, Moraga Teacher: Ben Wayne

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SHORT STORY 6TH GRADE	SHORT STORY 7TH GRADE	SHORT STORY 8TH GRADE
Honorable Mention Julia Salzman: The Locked Door Los Cerros Middle School, Danville Teacher: Lee Gellman	Honorable Mention Padraic Dwyer: Almost Surfing Los Cerros Middle School, Danville Teacher: Susan Walsh	Honorable Mention Meena Kasirajan: A Thorn on a Rose Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Nathan Bennett
	Honorable Mention Avinash Gajjar: Unforeseen Diablo Vista Middle School, Danville Teacher: Jill Downing	Honorable Mention Hana Alhamadsheh: Something Doesn’t Seem Right Here Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Sydney Maxwell
	Honorable Mention Aiden Mok: The Square Peg Gale Ranch Middle School, San Ramon Teacher: Seth Hunau	Honorable Mention Joshua Tittiranonda: Helpless Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Nathan Bennett
	Honorable Mention Selina Lai: Stuck in the Past Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Melissa Parker	Honorable Mention Darya Inamova: Deja Vu Stanley Middle School, Lafayette Teacher: Geoff McCalmont
	Honorable Mention Rohan Goyal: Operation Universe Diablo Vista Middle School, Danville Teacher: Bonnie Meyers

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Humor All Grades
Honorable Mention Christopher Song: Summer Sometimes Sucks Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon Teacher: Sara Dillon
Honorable Mention Ainsley Swiger: Bird-Brain Los Cerros Middle School, Danville Teacher: Diana Garibay