SB Unified Elementary Poetry Contest
Santa Barbara Unified students beamed with pride as they showed their writing skills on Tuesday as the winners of the District’s first Elementary Poetry Contest were announced.
The contest was for students in grades Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through 6. The theme was Identity, and submissions were sent in in both English and Spanish.
Over 220 submissions were judged on originality and creativity, adherence to the theme, use of poetic language, use of grade-appropriate language conventions, and the overall impact on the reader.
Awards were given based on grade level and handed out at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. A few students also read their poems for everyone in the Board Room, which was greeted with applause from everyone in the audience.
TK, K, 1 Collaborative Poems
1st Place: Adriana Solano's Kindergarten Class, Franklin
3rd Place: Megan Comb's TK Class, Roosevelt
2nd Place: Allison Throop's TK Class, Roosevelt
Honorable Mention: Amalia Stochowiak's 1st Grade Class, Roosevelt
K-1 Individual Poems
1st Place: Sloane Shaw, Kindergarten, Washington
3rd Place: Lylah Ochoa, Grade 1, Roosevelt
2nd Place: Charlotte Nuñez, Kindergarten, Peabody
Honorable Mention: Emerson Johnson, Grade 1, Roosevelt
2nd-3rd Individual Poems
1st Place: Victoria Fenkner, Grade 3, Washington
3rd Place: Maia Torres, Grade 2, Roosevelt
2nd Place: Monty Gries, Grade 2, Roosevelt
Honorable Mention: Kai Buck, Grade 2, Peabody
4th-5th Individual Poems
1st Place: Lilian Kleinebecker, Grade 4, Franklin
3rd Place: Aarya Mahto, Grade 5, Roosevelt
2nd Place: Isla Cooney, Grade 5, Harding
6th Grade Individual Poems
1st Place: McKenna Heil, Grade 6, Monroe
3rd Place: Owen Thompson, Grade 6, Roosevelt
Honorable Mention: Emma Frias, Grade 6, Roosevelt
2nd Place: Ava Pomer, Grade 6, Peabody
Honorable Mention: Maya Hernandez-Serrano, Grade 6, Monroe