| PERSONAL NARRATIVE 6TH GRADE | PERSONAL NARRATIVE 7TH GRADE | PERSONAL NARRATIVE 8TH GRADE |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place When the World is Taken From You by Shreya Aman Windemere Ranch Middle School – San Ramon Teacher: Kirsten Souza | 1st Place My Sister by Jenny Xiong Dorris-Eaton – Walnut Creek Teacher: Jason Ahn | 1st Place From Privilege to Perspective by Chioma Onyema Iron Horse – San Ramon Teacher: Lynette Gonzales |
| 2nd Place Bubbles of Fear by Rhea Gourishetty Gale Ranch – San Ramon Teacher: Elizabeth Seufert | 2nd Place I Wish You Were Dead…Not by Elliott Scotcher Dorris-Eaton – Walnut Creek Teacher : Melissa Parker | 2nd Place The Classifications of Time by Annalise Huang Diablo Vista – Danville Teacher: Marissa Kalan-Gillette |
| 3rd Place Rainbow by Advika Nath Windemere Ranch – San Ramon Teacher: Jenny Erickson | 3rd Place A Change of Heart by Evelynne By Dorris-Eaton – Walnut Creek Teacher: Jason Ahn | 3rd Place Still a Princess, Not Yet a Queen by Brandon Palaganas Sequoia – Pleasant Hill Teacher: Ernesto Minglana |
Left to right: Shreya Aman, Annalise Huang, Evelynne By, Jenny Xiong, Advika Nath, Elliot Scotcher, Chioma Onyema and Rhea Gourishetty.
| SHORT STORY 6TH GRADE | SHORT STORY 7TH GRADE | SHORT STORY 8TH GRADE |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place When Magic Means Nothing by Shreya Aman Windemere Ranch Middle School – San Ramon Teacher: Kirsten Souza | 1st Place Za’atar Bread by Aleena Haimor Homeschool – Danville Teacher: Houda Haimor | 1st Place Grandmamaw’s Tale by Aarna Sapra Iron Horse – San Ramon Teacher: Aaron Stephens |
| 2nd Place Who We Are by Layal Hilal Valley View Charter (Homeschool) Teacher: Nesrin Tarablosi | 2nd Place The Tale of Death by Anna Odyniec Korematsu Middle School – Kensington Teacher: Jackson Lee | 2nd Place One to a Million by Amanda Luo Dorris-Eaton – Walnut Creek Teacher: Sydney Maxwell |
| 3rd Place Her Forest by Olivia MacDiarmid Orinda Middle – Orinda Teacher: Katherine Palmer-Collins | 3rd Place Now That He’s Gone by Gia Fregulia St. Mary’s – Walnut Creek Teacher: Paula Bryant | 3rd Place I’m Sorry, Little Brother by Tarra Massallo Valley View – Pleasant Hill Teacher: Rachel Abella |
Left to right: Tarra Massallo, Shreya Aman, Olivia MacDiarmid, Anna Odyniec, Gia Fregulia, Aarna Sapra, Layal Hilal, and Aleena Haimor.
| POETRY 6TH GRADE | POETRY 7TH GRADE | POETRY 8TH GRADE |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place The Monster Behind Your Phone Screen by Versailles Cuevas Mira Vista – Richmond Teacher: Joanne Chen | 1st Place The Ding by Tiffany Zhang Korematsu Middle School – El Cerrito Teacher: Jackson Lee | 1st Place The Hurricane by Annalise Huang Diablo Vista – Danville Teacher: Marissa Kalan-Gillette |
| 2nd Place The End Of An Era by Isabella Monterrosa Mira Vista – Richmond Teacher: Joanne Chen | 2nd Place How to Find a Moment by Lorin Tams Prospect Sierra – El Cerrito Teacher: Jeff Ravine | 2nd Place Expectations by Amanda Luo Dorris-Eaton – Walnut Creek Teacher: Sydney Maxwell |
| 3rd Place Before Bed by Zoya Desai Foothill – Walnut Creek Teacher: Karen Duggan | 3rd Place Nirvana by Diane Wu Dorris-Eaton – Walnut Creek Teacher: Melissa Parker | 3rd Place Adolescent Wishing by Cheryl Xu Dorris-Eaton – Walnut Creek Teacher: Sydney Maxwell |
Left to Right: Versailles Cuevas, Diane Wu, Lorin Tams, Zoya Desai, Isabella Monterrosa, Annalise Huang, and Tiffany Zhang.
| HUMOR 1ST PLACE | HUMOR 2ND PLACE | HUMOR 3RD PLACE |
|---|---|---|
| Ode to Oscar the Cat by Rylan Gottschalk Joaquin Moraga – Moraga Teacher: Ben Wayne | Worst Art Classes Ever by Jenny Xiong Dorris-Eaton – Walnut Creek Teacher: Jason Ahn | Run by Natalie Zhen Orinda Middle – Orinda Teacher: Katherine Palmer-Collins |
Left to Right: Rylan Gottschalk, Natalie Zhen, and Jenny Xiong.
2024 Honorable Mentions
Poetry
| 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade |
| Reflection by Nandini Garimella Reflections of a Nostalgic Soul by Keshav Bhaskara To the Stars, To the Moon by Deetya Agarwal A Symphony of Conflict by Natalie Zhen Nature’s Song by Abigail Adam |
jealousy. by Katherine Leung Library of Lies by Julius Jayden Dacasin Puppeteer by Avani Doshi |
My Heart by Aarna Sapra I Realize by Selam Abraham Seasonal by Sonnet Mateo Beltran Dear, you by Venize Catapang |
Personal Narrative
| 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade |
| Getting my Fifth Surgery by Adela Zhu My First Medal by Aurav Agarwal Paris by Isabelle Eggert Skiing by Sydney Carlberg What the Bill of Rights Means to Me by Michael Chen Winning a Piano Competition by Shrihan Raja |
Cannonball into Reality by Chloe Horowitz | Growing Up with Barbie: A Journey Through Self-Discovery by Sophie Jensen The Edelweiss That Blooms In The Winter by Erin Marie Diaz He’s Still Here by Arya Devanath The Road to Excellence by Diego Dominguez |
Short Story
| 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade |
| The Hunt For Admiration by Arya Apte Better Than The Certificate by Adelynn Bao An Orphan’s Story by Benson He Free by Noelani Kim |
Creed by Neel Gupta Always There by Helen Li She Could Remember Why by Ujjvala Sridhar |
Swan Song by Katie Mo Let Him Cook by Angela Yang A New Dawn by Riddhiman Rana |
Humor
My Great Aunt Jeane by Olivia Durinck
