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Our 2022 Winners

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Group photo 2022 YWC winners
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Poetry 6th GradePoetry 7th GradePoetry 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

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