Winners of the 2006 Creative Expression Contest

Jan 11, 2006

Grand Prize:

Christopher Oliver, Age 8
Cool Spring Elementary School in Mechanicsville, VA
Mixed Media Collage

Rose Michel, Age 12
MS 88 in Brooklyn, NY
Story

Lara Mitra, Age 13
Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC
Poem

Runners-Up:

Taneum Bambrick, age 13
Morgan Middle School in Ellensburg, WA
Essay

Hannah Polizzi, Age 14
St. Francis DeSales School in Sherman Oaks, CA
Poem

Sam Schlegel, Age 13
Edgewood Middle School in Highland Park, IL
Poem

Ian Sleeper, Age 12
Winnisquam Regional Middle School in Tilton, NH
Music

Marie Story, Age 13
St. Francis DeSales School in Sherman Oaks, CA
Art

Honorable Mentions:

Lucas Allen, Age 12
Milwaukie Elementary School in Milwaukie, OR
Art

Brianna Barnett, Age 13
St. Francis School in Goshen, KY
Poem

Dea L. Biancarelli, Age 10
Shelby Elementary School in Shelby, MT
Poem

Miss Claycomb's 3rd Period Exploratory Music Class, Ages 10-12
Frederick County Middle School in Winchester, VA
Music

Francisco Cronin, Age 13
McKinney Middle School in Yellow Springs, OH
Poem

Jamie Fisher, Age 13
Pine Ridge Middle School in Naples, FL
Poem (received Honorable Mention for poem in 2005 NNCW contest)

Rachel Gannon, Age 13
Saint Cecilia School in Houston, TX
Poem

Lia Grabowski, Age 11
Smith Middle School in Troy, MI
Poem

Michelle Graubard, Age 12
Westwood Jr/Sr High School in Westwood, NJ
Art

Robert Mitola, Age 11
Chalk Hill Middle School in Monroe, CT
Art

Kelsea Morrison, Age 13
Winnisquam Regional Middle School in Tilton, NH
Art

Sarah Risley, Age 14
Monongahela Middle School in Sewell, NJ
Art

Betsy Snyder, Age 12
Noe Middle School in Louisville, KY
Poem

Nicky Sontag, Age 12
McKinney Middle School in Yellow Springs, OH
Poem

Levi Troyer, Age 9
Cass Elementary School in Livonia, MI
Story

Will Walker, Age 13
Memorial Parkway Junior High School in Katy, TX
Poem

Lana Weber, Age 12
Oregon Middle School in Oregon, WI
Poem

Bleu Marie Williams, Age 9
May Howard Elementary School in Savannah, GA
Essay

Alexia Zarras, Age 13
Fox Lane Middle School in Bedford, NY
Art

Clark Zhang, Age 11, Smith Middle School in Troy, MI
PowerPoint Animation

Special Recognition:

Leah Bravard, Age 15
Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, FL
Clay Sculpture

Christina Lewis, Age 12
Winnisquam Regional Middle School in Tilton, NH
Mixed Media Collage

Victoria Nguyen, Age 12
Coastal Middle School in Savannah, GA
Flip Book

Matt Benes and Quentin Deabler, Ages 11
North Star Middle School in Lincoln, NE
Illustrated Book

Bozeman High School Gay Straight Alliance (President: James Pauly)
Bozeman High School in Bozeman, MT
Film