Winners of 2024 SCP International High School Poetry Competition Announced

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First Place ($200 Prize)

“The Shepherd God”
Jane Schulert, 11th grade student at Redeemer Classical School in Indiana

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Second Place

“To Speak Unique”
Caroline Chen, 14-year-old in Irvine, California

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The following Third and Fourth Place winners and Honorable Mentions have been published here.

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Third Place

“Splash and Dash”
by Chance Bottenfield, 11th Grade,
Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville, Florida

“The Leap of Perfection”
by Ryan Ke, 11th Grade,
San Marino High School, California

“The Final Dose”
by Elle Shueh, 7th Grade,
Beacon Park School, Irvine, California

“Fortuna on the Barbed Wires”
by Seunghee Kim, 11th Grade,
Korea International School Jeju, South Korea

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Fourth Place

“Memories of Autumn Lands”
by S. Z., 9th Grade,
Northern Academy of the Arts, Middletown, New York

“Colors of a Storm”
by Sennen Querijero, 10th Grade,
Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

“Orchard Road Outside the Eastern Gate”
by Edward Lee, 11th Grade,
Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, New Jersey

“Denmark’s Prince”
by Kalliope Luna Welch, 8th Grade,
Homeschooled, New Mexico

“A Quarrel on the Beach”
by Ziao Wang, 4th Grade,
Santiago Hill Elementary, Irvine, California

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Honorable Mention

“An Escape”
by A. Chang, 9th Grade,
Northern Academy of the Arts, Middletown, New York

“Seasons”
by G. Cheung, 9th Grade,
Northern Academy of the Arts, Middletown, New York

“Ode to Getting Older”
by Rachel Ha, 11th Grade,
Herricks Senior High School, Searingtown, New York

“Winter’s Weeping”
by Dylan Liu, 11th Grade,
Saint Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco, California

“Learning to Love Classical Poetry”
by Alma Raznahan, 8th Grade,
National Cathedral School, Washington, DC

“The Indifferent Enchantress”
by Amy Huo, 8th Grade,
Morning Star Institute, Colorado

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Contest Judge: Evan Mantyk, President and Editor of the Society of Classical Poets

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