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2010 River of Words Prize Winners

Teacher of the Year:
Nancie Atwell, Center for Teaching and Learning, Edgecomb, Maine

International Prize:
Child and Buffalo, by Tsang Wang Fung, age 19, Hong Kong, China

Category I Grand Prize, Poetry (K-Gr. 2):
The Bunny by Zak Bhe, age 7, Edgecomb, Maine

Category II Grand Prize, Poetry (Gr. 3-6):
Heaven by DiAnna Rowe, age 11, Greeley, Colorado

Category III Grand Prize, Poetry (Gr. 7-9):
Garter Snake by Julia Christensen, age 13, Seattle, Washington

Category IV Grand Prize, Poetry (Gr. 10-12):
snapping turtles by Caroline Dean, age 17, Scarsdale, New York

Category I Grand Prize, Art (K-Gr 2):
Northern Georgia Wildlife by Alice Yu, age 7, Suwanee, Georgia

Category II Grand Prize, Art (Gr. 3-6):
Birds Over the Bay by Kevin Huo, age 10, Foster City, California

Category III Grand Prize, Art (Gr. 7-9):
Waiting for Rain by Jacqueline Bae, age 14, Oak Hill, Virginia

Category IV Grand Prize, Art (Gr. 10-12):
Spot by Jhee-Young (Stella) Shin, age 17, Bothell, Washington

Shasta Bioregion Prize (Honoring a student from the SF Bay Area):
Old Country by Patrick Campbell, age 17, San Jose, Califonria

Monkey's Raincoat Prize (Honoring a short poem in the Japanese haiku tradition):
Stream of Words by Abe Hoffman, age 8, Denver, Colorado

Poetry Finalists:
Remember by Michael Alisky, age 8, Centennial, Colorado
Mamaw by Olivia Almeida, age 17, Rayne, Louisiana
There is a River Out There by Jaser Alsharhan, age 15, Westminster, Colorado
I Can by Joshua Bailey, age 7, Tucson, Arizona
Rose Poem by Kyrie Benson, age 16, Olympia, Washington
Clay by Brad Beyea, age 16, Cumming, Georgia
Swimming Ghazal by Gavin Blake, age 13, Kirkland, Washington
The Eternal Division by Roma Brown, age 16, Strassen, Luxembourg
Stargazing by Liz Chadbourne, age 13, Mill Valley, California
Timelessness by Allison Jiyoon Choi, age 12, SuNae-dong, Korea
Dawn to Dusk by John Conlon, age 17, Palmetto, Florida
Nature's Rollercoaster by Gabriella Eck, age 10, Jasper, Indiana
Vincent by Savannah Fehling, age 15, Sarasota, Florida
Fall by Anna Ferguson, age 11, Wexford, Pennsylvania
Springtime(Haiku) by Anneliese Ferguson, age 6, Traverse City, Michigan
Just Be Brave by Sharice Hatton, age 13, St. Louis, Missouri
Tomorrow's Sunrise by Fabian Hernandez, age 7, Tucson, Arizona
Green Desert Water by Kaitlyn Hill, age 7, Marana, Arizona
Old Lab Dog by Barrett Kulik, age 12, Marietta, Georgia
The Yarra River by Antonia Langenegger, age 11, Hawthorn, Australia
Each Minute of a Morning by Mallory Latsko, age 12, Sarasota, Florida
Desperation River by Bailey Lehmkuhle, age 13, Flint, Michigan
Bread by Isabel Levine-Clark, age 9, Denver, Colorado
Me by Susan Li, age 14, San Francisco, California
Pest by Hope Logan, age 13, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
And the grey comes in by Elana Mabrito, age 13, Seattle, Washington
The Yellow Vineyard by Jason Martin, age 10, Sonoma, California
Sky Family by MacAllister Moss, age 7, Bristol, Maine
Beauty from Far Away by Kayla Nestor, age 17, Hugo, Colorado
The Memory of Vietnam by Nhi Nguyen, age 12, Sarasota, Florida
Simplicity by Paul Novak, age 11, Reno, Nevada
At the Campfire by Hannah Poirrier, age 17, Scott, Louisiana
If by Hobey Pollack, age 9, Mill Valley, California
I Am From by Jasmine Rogers, age 13, Kansas City, Missouri
Names by Dana Rufulo, age 12, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
lazy willows by Emily Ruppel, age 13, Seattle, Washington
The Sky by Shrujal San, age 7, Ashland, Massachusetts
Two Thousand Years after the First Canoes Broke the Surface; Learning to be Seven Years Old; Mission Creek, Montana; The Cemetery Across the Road Has Been Filling with Fireflies; and Driving Back Into My Childhood in the Car We Used to Drive over Roller Coaster Road by Pattricia Schlutt, age 15, Grand Rapids, Michigan
I Am... by Ying Sham, age 14, San Francisco, California
Beautiful Horse by Antinet Tolbert, age 14, Kansas City, Missouri
I Am From by Shane'kra Toombs, age 13, Kansas City, Missouri
Broken World by Claire Trainor, age 14, Denver, Colorado
Sundown Trees by Selena Vega, age 7, Tucson, Arizona
Lightning Dude by Norris White, age 12, Kansas City, Missouri
Coverslip by Dalia Wolfson, age 16, Bronx, New York
Blue Jay, Black Cat by Heidi Ziegra, age 13, Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Art Finalists:
Thirst by Jesse Abbott, age 16, Demorest, Georgia
The Blue Whale by Edoardo Amador, age 7, Managua, Nicaragua
Fly by M. Bashir, age 13, Quetta, Pakistan
Beach Vacation by Shyann Caliph, age 10, Onalaska, Washington
My Sweet Goat by Adrianne Calloway, age 11, Birmingham, Alabama
Little Ducklings by Chloe Cha, age 5, Irvine, California
Long Wait by Megan Chiu, age 14, West Lafayette, Indiana
Happy Chinese New Year by Geoffrey Chung Cheuk Hin, age 6, Hong Kong, China
Mist over Spider Lake by Ethan Clements, age 14, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Geyser Bison by Mira Helena Darham, age 11, Bozeman, Montana
Fall Tree by Mary Einhorn, age 6, Madison, Alabama
Bushtit by Alexa Gonzalez, age 8, Watsonville, California
Global Warming — Who WIll Save Us? by Jun (Joan) Han, age 15, Lilburn, Georgia
Fish School by Carrie Harr, age 15, Madison, Alabama
Forbearance and Seeking a Remedy by Rohullah Hassani, age 14, Quetta, Pakistan
Exploring the Spectacular Underwater World by Mok Tsun Ho, age 14, Hong Kong, China
Frog in the Rainforest by Michael Hu, age 11, Lilburn, Georgia
Untitled by Nopawut Kittirochanasatien, age 6, Bangkok, Thailand
Wet Buddy by Lohn Langmack, age 18, Marietta, Georgia
Mass Traditional Dance by Jamie Lau Sin Tung, age 11, Hong Kong, China
River and Drought Resque by Jane Lee, age 19, Merrimac, Australia
I Swim With Fish by Lashua Liu, age 5, by Jashua Liu, Lilburn, Georgia
Rain by Yan Liu, age 6, Lilburn, Georgia
Dance by Ka Wai Ma, age 8, Hong Kong, China
The Quail by Emma Mackenzie, age 9, San Francisco, California
Thirst by Cecille Madriz, age 18, Hollister, California
Emily by Cece Pless, age 16, Birmingham, Alabama
Maple Dreams by Emily Poole, age 14, Birmingham, Alabama
Untitled by A.S.K. Rajakaruna, age 14, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Untitled by Hiruni Rajakaruna, age 10, Mawanella, Sri Lanka
Untitled by Nutchanan Ratchakul, age 10, Bangkok, Thailand
Night Tree by Olivia Romero, age 9, West Linn, Oregon
Overloaded by Asif Sahil, age 16, Quetta, Pakistan
Rivergold by Cathy (Kaiyi) Shen, age 14, Auburn, Alabama
Big Harvest by Chloe Tong Ho Yee, age 10, Hong Kong, China
Flamingo by Valerie Tsoi, age 5, Hong Kong, China
Orchid and Rain by Stella Tu, age 15, Northbrook, Illinois
I love you, butterfly! by Victoria Tu, age 12, Northbrook, Illinois
The Leaves Falling Down the Trees Over the River by Sophia Velezis, age 7, Birmingham, Alabama
Still on the Hunt Field by Ali Whittemore, age 16, Birmingham, Alabama
Harmony by Lucy Xu, age 17, Lilburn, Georgia
Family Swim by Mi Yun, age 16, West Lafayette, Indiana

2010 One Square Block Contest

One Square Block Grand Prize:
Birds Over the Bay by Kevin Huo, age 10, Foster City, California

One Square Block Finalists:
Taking Flight by Kendall Cecchettini, age 12, Folsom, California
My Neighborhood Story by Alondra Cervantes, age 11, Oakland, California
San Francisco Bay by Allison Chang, age 14, Sunnyvale, California
I Found a Part of Me by Jada Cooper, age 11, Fairfield, California
Tank Hill by Sylvie Cox, age 9, San Francisco, California
The Plaza After Rain by Maeve FitzHoward, age 14, San Francisco, California
I Am... by Sean FitzHoward, age 14, San Francisco, California
December by Mia Florez, age 13, Kentfield
The Quail by Emma Mackenzie, age 9, San Francisco, California
The Night by Zoe Spitzer-Goldberg, age 13, Mill Valley, California