2007 Creative Writing Contest Winners
Grades 3 & 4 - Central
“ Safe in my Dad’s Arms” by Natalie Jacobson
Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco
Teacher: Ms. Sarah Kotleba
Grades 5 & 6 – SCTE
“ Mother Querencia” by Zoya Mirza
Columbus Tustin Middle School, Tustin Unified School District
Teacher: Mr. Ronald Siem
Grades 7 & 8 – SCTE
“ A Place to Imagine” by Nicole Larsen-Carson
Odyssey Charter School, Altadena
Teacher: Gurupreet Khalsa
Grades 9 & 10 – GSDCTE
“ The ‘Alice Blue’ Bat Cave” by Christine Wang
The Bishop’s School, La Jolla
Teacher: Laury Isenberg
Grades 11 & 12 – FACET
“ Untitled – Querencia” by Celeste Pilegard
Bullard High School, Fresno
Teacher: Cathy Cirimele
Second place winners
Grades 5&6 – GSDCTE
“ My Querencia” by Katelyn Livingstone
Pershing Middle School, San Diego
Teacher: Cheryl Rondestvedt
Grades 7 & 8 – Central
“ The Moonlit Truth” by Lydia Agacanian
Santa Catalina School, Monterey
Teacher: Connie St. Amour
Grades 9 & 10 – SCTE
“ On My Roof, In My Notebook, In My Mind” by Jordan Calvin
Fairfax High School, Los Angeles
Teacher: Pat Abrams
Grades 11 & 12 – SCTE
“ Grandma’s House” by Xascha Diaz
Sylmar High
Teacher: ?
Third place winners
Grades 5 & 6 – Central
“ Me and my Books” by Anna Schrek
Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco
Teacher: Ms. Shulman
Grades 7 & 8 –
“ Flying on Waves” by Tava H. Espinoza
Lewis Middle School, San Diego
Teacher: Mr. Chris Silvestri
Grades 9 & 10 – RCTE
“ Untitled” by Kia Hayes
Arcata High School, Northern Humboldt Unified HSD
Teacher: Elizabeth Erickson
Grades 11 & 12 – Central
“ Safe-Haven” by Daniella Flores
Mercy High School, San Francisco
Teacher: Mr. Charles Schaefer
Honorable Mention
Grades 5 & 6 – RCTE
“ My Retreat” by Katie Rice
Trinity Valley, Klamath-Trinity JUSD
Teacher: Mrs. Sherry Nissen
Grades 7 & 8 - TUCATE
“My Querencia” by Michael Luna
Teacher: Mrs. Surabian
Grades 9 & 10 – Central
“ Querencia” by Sarah Goodman
Monterey High, Monterey
Teacher: Mrs. Kreps
Grades 11 & 12 – RCTE
“An Attack on My Querencia” by Rachel Provolt
American Indian Academy, Northern Humboldt Unified HSD
Teacher: Ilza Hakenen