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LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Institute for Arts and Humanities recently announced the winners of the 2008 Great Adirondack Young People’s Poetry Contest

This has been a banner year for the LPI’S annual Young People’s Poetry Contest. The winning poems were selected by Roger Mitchell from more than 800 entries submitted by students in grades one through 12 from all over the Adirondacks.

Mitchell, author of nine books of poetry and one nonfiction work, for which he was made honorary citizen of the town of North Hudson, lives in Jay with his wife, fiction writer Dorian Gossy. He is the recipient of many awards including the Midland Poetry Award, the John Ben Snow Award and the Akron prize in Poetry.

The public is invited to the awards ceremony at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 4. Admission is free.

The LPI is granting three scholarships for high school students to attend the Young Writer’s Conference, a spring writing workshop on the beautiful campus of Champlain College in Burlington, Vt. For dedicated young writers, this is a chance to meet others who share their passion and to study the craft with some of the area’s most celebrated authors and teachers.

This contest is made possible with a lead grant from the Lake Placid Education Foundation and generous support from The Arts Council of the Northern Adirondacks and Stewarts Shops, Inc.

The three scholarship winners are:

Whitney Troutman, “Spiral to Wednesday” — Whitehall High School; teacher, Mrs. Ringer

Martha McKinley, “Dreams” — Westport Central School; teacher, Mr. Scott Gibbs

Kristen Linder, “Farewell Mountain” — Westport Central School; teacher, Mr. Scott Gibbs



2008 winning poets



Grade 1

Ayla Buerkett, “What is Black” — Lake Clear Elementary School, Mrs. Dora

Heaton McCormick, “What is Orange” — Lake Clear Elementary School, Mrs. Dora

Mistre Newton, “My Happy Feet Swim” — Lake Clear Elementary School, Mrs. Dora

Grade 2

Joanna Luck, “Rudolph” — Wells Central School, Mrs. Reese-Persch

Ethan Ecret, “The Funny Bunny” — Petrova Elementary School, Mrs. Pietras

Ryan Cottone, “Henry the Basset Hound” — Queensbury Elementary School, Ms. Daley

Grade 3

Willa Egan, “Animals” — Lake Clear School, Mr. Dora

Hudson Waters, “I Don’t Think I’m Me Today” — Queensbury Elementary School, Mrs. Fazzio

Katie Stevens, “Yellow” — Lake George Elementary School, Mrs. Loonan

Dana Holmlund, “The Daisy Queen” — Northern Lights School, Ms. Cheney-Seymour

Amber Bailey, “I Love To Be Here” — Queensbury Elementary School, Ms. Pentland

Grade 4

Katie Johnson, “Running Free” — Colton-Pierrepont Central School, Mrs. Storey-Welsch

Atiya Tariq, “Clouds” — Lake George Elementary School, Mrs. Loonan

Richard Custodio, “Shadows” — Lake George Elementary School, Mrs. Loonan

Grade 5

John Young, “History” — Lake George Elementary School, Mrs. Loonan

Devon Guyette, “I Need to Get Out of the House” — Colton-Pierrepont Central School, Mrs. Brown

¯Zachary Cosgrove “Snowboarding” — Au Sable Forks Elementary School, Mrs. Forrence

Grade 6

Frank Mosher, “I Am Like” — Stuart M. Townsend Middle School, Mrs. Ostrander

Torey Sweet, “Life” - Lake George Elementary School, Mrs. Loonan

Sarah Jardine, “Poetry” — Lake George Elementary School, Mrs. Loonan

Chris Vonszillassy, “I Am” — Stuart M. Townsend Middle School, Mrs. Ostrander

Alexander Olson, “I Am Like” — Stuart M. Townsend Middle School, Mrs. Ostrander

Grade 7

Emily Bernard, “Shout!” — Oliver W. Winch Middle School, Mr. Conrick

Harry Hudson, “Ode to My Cat” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

Rachel Abrahamsen, “Nothing is Quiet Anymore” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

Malibu Sprague, “Fallen Angel” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

Gabriel Schrauf, “Ode to Guitar” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

Grade 8

Alexandra Chary, “Winter Whiteness” — Saranac Lake Middle School, Mrs. Reyell

Alysha Nelbach, “Northern Star” — Adirondack Middle School, Mrs. Tuttle

Erika Charbonneau, “The Winter Forest” — Adirondack Middle School, Mrs. Tuttle

Rene Provost, “Stevie and Vicky” — Willboro Central School, Mrs. Leibeck

Collin Greenwood, “Sun Set” — Oliver W. Winch Middle School, Mr. Conrick

Grade 10

Martha McKinley, “Dreams” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

Jessica Boyer, “Sea Shells, She Sells” — Lake Placid High School, Ms. Spicer

Jessica Boyer, “Growing Down” — Lake Placid High School, Ms. Spicer

Zach Bourbeau, “Newfound” — Tupper Lake High School, Ms. Sorensen

Luke Andrews, “Inconceivably Nimble Hippos” — Keene Central School, Mrs. McCabe

Grade 11

Marne Timon, “Smile with Your Eyes” — Keene Central School, Mrs. McCabe

Sean Davis, “The Bear and the Fish” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

Hannah Saiz, “Jewel Thief” — Plattsburgh Senior High School, Ms. Baker

Lindsey LaBarge, “Courtney” — Keene Central School, Mrs. McCabe

Marne Timon, “Mio Amico” — Keene Central School, Mrs. McCabe

Grade 12

Whitney Troutman, “Spiral To Wednesday” — Whitehall High School, Mrs. Ringer

Kristin Linder, “Farewell Mountain” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

Kelsey Sears, “In the Waiting Room” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

Carne Shackett, “Phaecians” — Keene Central School, Mrs. McCabe

Chauntel Gillilland, “Walking with My Dog in the Woods” — Westport Central School, Mr. Gibbs

 

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