Saturday, March 5, 2011

Second Annual Poetry Contest

During the month of October, students from Districts 2 and 17 submitted poetry to the Santee Wateree Writing Project’s Fall Poetry Contest. The contest was an initiative of the Santee Wateree Writing Project in cooperation with the University of South Carolina, Sumter School District 2 and Sumter School District 17. As a part of the poetry contest, students were placed into categories (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). Each student was able to submit a reflective piece of poetry that expressed their concerns, inspirations, hopes, dreams, passions, and fears. Students could write the poems in any format; however they were asked that the poem be reflective and less than 20 lines.
On December 2, 2010, over 70 people joined at the University of South Carolina to share in the celebration to honor the students. The following is a list of all of the poems that placed in the 2010 Santee Wateree Writing Project’s Fall Poetry Contest:

The following is a list of all of the poems that placed in the 2010 Santee Wateree Writing Project’s Fall Poetry Contest:


Grades K-2

My Contractions ~ Traycer Winn (Oakland Primary) Ms. Alberta Barrett Johnson
Me ~ Errin Reed (Shaw Heights) Ms. Mudd
Pronouns All About Me~ Samantha Smith (Oakland Primary) Ms. Alberta Barrett Johnson

Grades 3-5

My Great Baseball Life ~ Cody Welch (Pocalla Springs Elementary) Mrs. Gandy
I Am Me ~ Kadielynn McDonald (Pocalla Springs) Mrs. Gandy
All About Me ~ Jade McCoy (Pocalla Springs) Ms. Ward

Grades 6-8


Here I Am ~ Kijana Prescott (Furman Middle School) Ms. Pollard
I Am From ~ Casey Welch (Furman Middle School) Ms. Pollard
Where I’m From ~ Destini Nichols (Furman Middle School) Ms. Pollard

Grades 9-12

The One ~ Julian Holland (Crestwood High School) Mrs. Gwynette Waters
Lunar Rose ~ Emily West Wallace (Sumter High School) Mrs. Amanda O’Neal
What is Color ~ Ka’osha White (Lakewood High School) Mrs. Delawese Fulton

-Submitted by Ureka Hilton

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