All entries are inspired by a poem or poems from the collection
A SMALL STORY ABOUT THE SKY by Alberto Ríos. Each year Write Out Loud distributes copies of a selected book to Middle and High School students throughout San Diego County. Students are encouraged to create a personal expression of the literature in the medium of their choice. These creations are reviewed by professional artists to determine the most outstanding of these entries. Scroll down to see the Winners in each category! |
First Place
Jedd Li, 10 The Classical Academy "Korona 2020" |
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Second Place
Diego Lefebre, 17 Grossmont Middle College "The Balance of Opposites" |
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Third Place
Rohan Keswani, 12 The Rhoades School "Crossing" |
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Special Recognition Awards
Edward Elliot, 16 High-Tech High School "If I Could Drink Time From a Bottle" |
Audrey Link, 12
The Rhoades School "Midnight Just" |
Anna Santos, 12
Rancho del Rey Middle School "The Border" |
Allan Parajas, 15
Morse High School "Me, the Woman in No Hurry" |
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Vanessa Jaquish, 15
University City High School "The Universe of Nebula Starbright" |
Paulina Padilla, 12
Rancho del Rey Middle School "Helping Hand" |
Lucy Cho, 12
Standley Middle School "The Cover" |
Colvin Davis, 10
Inspire Charter School "Ocean Creature Sonnet" |
Momo Frisk, 11
Standley Middle School "Hope on a Leaf" |
Jake Streitman, 13
The Rhaodes School "Forces of Nature" |
Manuel Mendoza, 16
Morse High School "A Place Without Hatred" Madeline Garrett, 17
Grossmont Middle High School "Separation" Jacqueline Rubio, 17
Southwest High School "Border Strings" Griselda Pedroza, 13
Mission Middle School "I am Damaged" Andrea Canizales, 13
Rancho del Rey Middle School “The Line” Alex Atienza, 15
Morse High School "Natural Pain" Abigail Rapada, 15
Morse High School "A Beginning of a Day" Javier Hernandez, 12
Mission Middle School "Jar of Cashews" Esteban Lopez, Nae Townsend &
Ivana Rodriguez University City High School Untitled |
Sohnji Staten, 12
Rancho del Rey Middle School "Blue Bird's View" Amanda Cervantes, 12
Rancho del Rey Middle School "The Difference" Cindy Gonzalez, 18
Southwest High School "A Confusing Morning" Crysel Peña, 13
Mission Middle School "Watchers" Shaoyang Wei, 16
University City High School "Fading" Lily Masi, 12
The Rhoades School "Vivid" Nydia Grubbs, 11
Standley Middle School "Widow Enlightened by a Sparrow's Song" Emily Sanchez & Danielle Gould
University City High School Untitled |
First Place
Henry Jiang, 11 Standley Middle School "Darkness Approaches" Original Music Composition |
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Second Place
Colvin Davis, 10 Inspire School, San Diego "Chest of Confusion" Original Music Composition |
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Third Place
Vincent Mattazaro, 17 Granite Hills High School "2nd Grade" Original Choreography |
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Special Recognition Award
Alissa Clemens, 13 Rancho del Rey Middle School "That Big Line" Original Song |
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First Place
Felicitie Podwoski, 15 Granite Hills High School "The Broken Animation" |
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Second Place
Kaitlin Nicol, 18 Granite Hills High School "Lemon" |
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Third Place
Justin Jocson, 15 Chzan Ocampo, 15 Morse High School "The Ocean Drought" |
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Third Place
Leighlynn Scheidle, 17 Granite Hills High School "Kleptomaniac" |
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Special Recognition Awards
Sydney Bottle, 17 Granite Hills High School "A Minor Inconvenience" |
Xochitl Lopez, 17
Granite Hills High School "Nurtured Development" |
Trevor Andrzejewski, 18
Granite Hills High School "Puddles of Clouds" |
Destiny Carbajal, 12
Rancho del Rey Middle School "La Frontera" |