Winning Writers

2014-2015: Here is a page for the 2014-2015 Year

• Rachel Surgalski: "Lilac Boy"
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• Bookshop Santa Cruz First Place Award in the Young Writers' Contest

• Garrett Moore: "Accidental President"
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• Bookshop Santa Cruz Honorable Mention in the Young Writers' Contest

• McKenna Pahl: "Sea Breeze Memories": 
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• Honorable Mention in the Coastal Commission Contest (only four awarded)

• Ivan Vatikani: "Theatre"
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• Honorable Mention in the Coastal Commission Contest (only four awarded)

• Period 6 With Leeza Wayne, Gaby Gerlach, and Isabel Ponce as Editors
• First Class Digital Book
• Sailing the Seas of Disease

2013-2014

• Aubrey Sonnenschein: "I like to abbreve"
• Wergle Flomp, Honorable Mention

2012-2013

• Samantha Watts: "Broken Umbrella," 

• Poetry Santa Cruz, Anthology

2009-2011 More Winners I Forgot to Track; Bad Schwager

2007-2008

           

            National Agricultural Day Poetry Contest from the Farm Bureau of Santa Cruz County

-         Jackson Bramham, 1^st place (10-12^th grade and overall)

-         Diane Leinenger, honorable mention

            Hans Christian Andersen

                        11-16 and under: Gabe Linkiewicz, sophomore, "The Man with the Golden Thread"

                        11-16 and under: Kelsey Hogeman, senior, "Dreams or Reality?"

                        16+: Elyse North, senior,  "The Dragon's Breath"

            UCSC Contest canceled due to library work

2006-2007

            UCSC Library Contest

-         Brooke Smith, honorable mention

-         Sarah Eaton, honorable mention

            Poetry Santa Cruz

-         Jina Park, senior, honorable mention for poem

-         Julianne Soria, sophomore, placed?

2005-2006

            UCSC Library Contest

                        - Mackenzie Jackson, senior, 1st place for essay

                        - Elizabeth Nelson, senior, 3rd place for essay

                        - Diego Segovia, sophomore, 2^nd place

                        - Warren Richardson, sophomore, honorable mention for essay

            Poetry Santa Cruz

                        - Sara Pizzo, sophomore, honorable mention for poem

            Santa Cruz County Fair

                        - Kaeliann Heulett for poetry

            National Scholastic Writing

                        - Sophie Chen, senior, "Silver Key" for her creative writing portfolio

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