Our 2022 Winners Scroll down to read their work. Click on the picture to read the poem. Poetry 6th GradePoetry 7th GradePoetry 8th Grade Honorable Mention Daniel Shargel: Scars Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek Teacher: Kirsten WoodsHonorable 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 McKennaHonorable Mention Linh Nguyen: Running Will Get You Nowhere But From Yourself Charlotte Wood Middle School, Danville Kathleen McCabeHonorable 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 WoodsHonorable Mention Jessica Lucas: Being Sequoia Middle School, Pleasant Hill Teacher: Ernesto Minglana Click on the picture to read the story. PERSONAL NARRATIVE 6TH GRADEPERSONAL NARRATIVE 7TH GRADEPERSONAL NARRATIVE 8TH GRADE Honorable Mention Riddhiman Rana: A Trip to Earth’s Geological Wonderland Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon Teacher: Jennifer EricksonHonorable Mention Shree Sabbineni: The Little Plant- Shaped Pin Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon Teacher: Melissa ParkerHonorable 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 ElshofHonorable 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 Click on the picture to read the story. SHORT STORY 6TH GRADESHORT STORY 7TH GRADESHORT STORY 8TH GRADE Honorable Mention Julia Salzman: The Locked Door Los Cerros Middle School, Danville Teacher: Lee GellmanHonorable Mention Padraic Dwyer: Almost Surfing Los Cerros Middle School, Danville Teacher: Susan WalshHonorable 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 DowningHonorable 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 HunauHonorable 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 ParkerHonorable 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 Click on the picture to read the story 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