Winners of 2023 SCP International High School Poetry Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2024 High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 4 Comments . First Place ($200 Prize) “A Star” John Freeborn, Logos Online School, 12th grade student in Concordia, Kansas. . Second Place “Child’s Laughter” Jane Schulert, 10th grade student at Redeemer Classical School in Indiana. “Petrarchan Sonnet for a Spring Day” Jane Schulert, 10th grade student at Redeemer Classical School in Indiana. . The following Third and Fourth Place winners and Honorable Mentions have been published here. . Third Place “Catch Release Return” by Gabrielle Marshall, 10th grade, The Steward School, Richmond, Virginia “People Love Sad Songs” by Allison Xu, 12th grade, Walter Johnson High School . Fourth Place “Hevel” by Nasya Kenzia Syaira Alifa, 12th grade National High School Number Five of Bengkulu City, Indonesia “The Ashen Furies, or Burned Golems” by Ms. Welch, 7th grade, homeschool “City of Embers” by Asa Miller, 11th grade, Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School . Honorable Mentions “The Effects of Weed Killer” by Salvanera Grace, 10th grade, Trinity Christian School “Daydream” by David Ellcey, 10th grade, Sager Classical Academy “Decompression” by Azure A. Forrester, 10th grade, Lucy Beckham High School, South Carolina “Sally’s Special Seashell” by Nakyung (Serena) Yeo, 11th grade, Seoul Scholars International —♦— . Contest Judge: Evan Mantyk, President and Editor of the Society of Classical Poets . . NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. CODEC Stories:Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) 4 Responses James Sale February 1, 2024 Well done all the winners – great to see all this creativity. Reply Daniel Kemper February 1, 2024 Congratulations everyone! Incredible work that I could never have managed at that age or maybe ever!! Keep at it, keep at it, keep at it. Daily. You’re here because you have something special. Take care of it and grow it! Congratulations again. Reply Luke Hahn February 1, 2024 Congratulations! It’s wonderful to see a classical Lutheran school on the list–Jane, thanks for representing conservative Lutheran education so well. We’re blessed to have such bright poets in the church. Reply Paul A. Freeman February 1, 2024 Well done, young poets. Keep writing and stay true to yourselves. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Captcha loading...In order to pass the CAPTCHA please enable JavaScript. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Daniel Kemper February 1, 2024 Congratulations everyone! Incredible work that I could never have managed at that age or maybe ever!! Keep at it, keep at it, keep at it. Daily. You’re here because you have something special. Take care of it and grow it! Congratulations again. Reply
Luke Hahn February 1, 2024 Congratulations! It’s wonderful to see a classical Lutheran school on the list–Jane, thanks for representing conservative Lutheran education so well. We’re blessed to have such bright poets in the church. Reply
Paul A. Freeman February 1, 2024 Well done, young poets. Keep writing and stay true to yourselves. Reply
