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“Submerged and Speechless” Kristen Van Liew Age 17, Grade 12 Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Elizabeth Eppes National Grand Prize Winner |
“Flower on Windowsill” Kristin Warbington Age 18, Grade 12 Evans High School Evans Teacher: Pamela Segers National Finalist
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“We Don’t Just Drink
It” Catherine Bird Age 17, Grade 12 Holy Innocent’s
Episcopal School Atlanta Teacher: Renee Gracon National Finalist
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“Photographer At Work” Laura Myers Age 18, Grade 12 Druid Hills High
School Atlanta Teacher: Elizabeth
Eppes National Finalist
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“Untitled” Jesse Moore Age 16, Grade 10 Evans High School Evans Teacher: Pamela Segers National Finalist |
“Competition At the Lake” Gil Greenberg Age 10, Grade 5 Shakerag Elementary School Duluth Teacher: Mrs. Mack National Finalist |
“Untitled” Natalie Osten Age 17, Grade 11 Entered Individually Marietta National Finalist |
“River of Life” Elizabeth Lamb Age 18, Grade 12 Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Elizabeth Eppes National Finalist |
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“River By the Mountains” Neema Ebrahim-Zadeh Age 10, Grade 4 Casa Montessori School Marietta Teacher: Theresa Dean National Finalist |
“On Our Coast” Christian P. Sewall Age 6, Kindergarten Casa Montessori School Marietta Teacher: Rhonda Lucadamo State Winner |
“Over the Edge” Craig Handy Age 13, Grade 7 J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City Teacher: Jennifer Ritter State Winner |
“Untitled” Alexander J. Sewall Age 8, Grade 2 Casa Montessori School Marietta Teacher: Hedwig O’Brien State Winner |
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“The Camping Trip” Bryan McCollum Age 13, Grade 8 Model Middle School Rome State Winner |
“Turtle in the Sea” Abby Bruning Age 6, Kindergarten Private Art Class Washington Teacher: Judy Bruning State Winner |
“Light of Life” Brenden C. Leonard Age 13, Grade 7 J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City Teacher: Jennifer Ritter State Winner |
“Untitled” Jay Kurian Age 6, Kindergarten Immaculate Heart of Mary School Atlanta Teacher: Kathy Tucker State Winner |
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“Glistening Falls” Gina Berchin Age 13, Grade 7 J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City Teacher: Jennifer Ritter State Winner |
“My World” Lauren McCroskey Age 10, Grade 5 Focus Pharr Elementary School Snellville Teacher: Kristy Beam State Winner |
I’ve Known This Too Much” Andrew Watts Age 18, Grade 12 Chamblee High School Chamblee Teacher: Kimberly Landers State Winner |
“The Fishing Fest” Justin Hoenstine Age 9, Grade 3 Lewis Elementary School Kennesaw Teacher: Cheri Cook State Winner |
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“Untitled” Todd Robles Age 18, Grade 12 Evans High School Evans Teacher: Pamela Segers State Winner |
“Magical River” Victoria Faith Baker Age 8, Grade 3 Lewis Elementary School Kennesaw Teacher: Cheri Cook State Winner |
“By the Birches” Lakia Alyssa Porter Age 17, Grade 11 Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Elizabeth Eppes State Winner |
“Frog Funny” James Leary Age 10, Grade 5 Fernbank Elementary School Atlanta Teacher: Jill Brown State Winner |
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“Watch Me Sink” Victor Beaulieu Age 18, Grade 12 Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Elizabeth Eppes and Lee Rushton State Winner |
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Heaven's Truth The turtle's shell
awaits the fog of the morning. The beavers sleep
quietly in their dirty den. The stones are
surrounded by filthy grass on the riverbank. The snake's prey is
slowly dragged into the winter's snow. The frosty sleet
drizzles in the rapids. The mist of the river
is like a duck's autumn. In the glow of the
morning a squirrel jumps from pebble to pebble just like jumping from sunrise to sundown. In the wave's
darkness, I rest next to the windy stream. The moonlight glows on
the oyster's cave. The soil covers the
moist leaf. The pine trees sing a
never-ending song to the end of the
poem's shadows. Scott Laffler Age 10, Grade 5 Barnwell Elementary School Alpharetta Teacher: Danelle Chereck National Finalist |
This Is How Nature Works First she boils her primordial broth eager to please her fickle husband Fate who sips "Too plain." So she grows garden-variety veggies seeking to satisfy her fickle husband Fate who spoons "Not hearty enough." Then she cuts the choicest meats focused on filling her fickle husband who spears "Needs flavor." Now she reaps the
rankest of weeds aiming to avenge the abuses of her fickle husband Fate who spits "Too saucy." And empties the pot. Johanna Rebekah Chotiwat Age 17, Grade 12 Chamblee Charter High School Chamblee Teacher: Lynn Farmer National Finalist
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Sunday Afternoon Pedal hard, hard as
you can, right down the hill,
right for the river, right through the
grasses and bushes and grapevines that hug the edge,
line the bank, and cushion the
fifteen-foot fall to the bottom of the
water. Wheels, wheels,
turning and turning past branches and leaves and honeysuckle,
honeysuckle, smell of honey, sweet, sharp squares of sun,
hot through the trees, smiling and smiling,
turning and turning, right for the river, over the edge of the warmth and the
light, into the water, chilly and deaf, it
runs in the ears, plunge, sink, like
lead in a bathtub eyes closed ears full
hair heavy skin cold air gone hit bottom sail up break through
the surface gasping breathing gasping breathing and breathing, and
breathing, and dripping the air is bright and
clear, the sun, sweet and warm Rachel Blumenthal Age 18, Grade 12 Chamblee Charter High School Chamblee Teacher: Lynn Farmer National Finalist |
I love the rivers that
flow to the lakes, That flow to the
streams, That flow to the
oceans, That flow to the sea, That flow to the world, That flow through me. William Marchionni Age 7, Grade 2 Casa Montessori School Marietta Teacher: Cyndia Hunnicutt State Winner |
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I was running by a
stream and saw a peaceful
waterfall. My mom was running by
the stream and saw a turtle and a
frog. My dad was running by
the stream and saw a deer being
chased by a dog. I like running just
like my mom, my dad, and the stream. David Reagan Age 8, Grade 2 Lewis Elementary School Kennesaw Teacher: Stephanie Maynard State Winner |
The Light of The Sun The sun will brighten
you up! It lights the lakes,
oceans, and ponds. It even lights up
creeks and swamps. It lights up all the
water on the Earth. The water that the sun
lights, Is the water that we
use. The rain fills up our
lakes, oceans, and rivers. Sometimes the sun
dries up the water. So please be careful
and don't litter. Grace Schwartz Age 8, Grade 2 Lewis Elementary School Kennesaw Teacher: Debbie Ellington State Winner |
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The sun will brighten
you up! It lights the lakes,
oceans, and ponds. It even lights up
creeks and swamps. It lights up all the
water on the Earth. The water that the sun
lights, Is the water that we
use. The rain fills up our
lakes, oceans, and rivers. Sometimes the sun
dries up the water. So please be careful
and don't litter. Maisy Arena Age 7, Grade 2 Shakerag Elementary School Duluth Teacher: Ms. Proterra State Winner |
Water's Never Ending Path The water, fresh and
cool, Rests on the sweet
morning grass As the sun comes out
to greet the world, the water trickles
down, away into the shadows of a deep, cool, stream. This majestic stream
always flows, Carrying with it the
damp dew of the warm morning. As the day goes on,
the stream reaches a river. The warm river flows
alone among dark trees. Rocks then interfere
with the calm water, Making it into angry,
rough rapids. These rapids flow
along, until they come to an opening. Soon, the dew, the
stream, the river, All become one in the
wide, vast ocean. The water washes onto
sandy beaches, Splashes every-size
boats, bringing cheer to all around. This wonderful water,
always moving, never at rest, Is the foundation of
us all. Almost everything we
have traces back to this beautiful water. This never ending path
water takes is one of the most magnificent things People will ever know. So let water be calm,
peaceful, and Undisturbed for the
sake of all of those around you. Water's path will
continue to flow in all of our hearts forever. Jessica Crandall Age 10, Grade 5 Ocee Elementary School Alpharetta Teacher: Ann Scott Hanks State Winner |
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The Traveling Raindrop I am a drop of water Waiting in the clouds
to fall and become a raindrop. While I am waiting, I'll tell you some of
my adventures As a baby water
droplet. In Australia I saw the
Aborigines dance. When they got tired, They drank me. I rained down to China. There I trickled into
the Emperor's wash basin. Then he used me to
clean his hands and face. In Nebraska I rained
lightly on the rows of corn, Where the corn used me To grow tall with big
ears. I sprinkled to Venice, There I fell into the
canals And under the gondolas Taking tourists from
place to place. I misted into the
rainforests of South America. I fell onto the petal
of a flower And a hummingbird came
to take a drink. Seldom do I fall in
the Serengeti But once I fell into a
lake Where the lions kept
themselves cool. I blew to Antarctica
wearing a coat of white. There I glistened in
the sunlight For all to admire. Grace Ferzely Age 8, Grade 3 Tritt Elementary School Marietta Teacher: Wendy Limerick/Tamera Neal State Winner |
Have you ever seen a
perfect painting? I have. A sunset painted on a
blue canvas sky. Reflections of light
on sea foam green water Rushing onto golden
sand that stretches along An endless shore. Miles of sand
sparkling in the fading sunlight, Littered with tiny
brightly colored seashells. Tropical fish swimming
among coral reefs of red, Orange, purple and
turquoise. Crashing waves
pounding against high rocky cliffs, Shooting water into
the sky. That is Nature's
Masterpiece. Adam Pelerose Age 10, Grade 4 Casa Montessori School Marietta Teacher: Theresa Dean State Winner |
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Water I am the thing
everyone uses and everything is almost made of. My home is everywhere
in the world, ready for an adventure. The colors that move
me are every single color in the world. I wear everything
around me that is colored in sunshine, And black at night. I work to keep
everyone safe. My relatives are
anyone who is using me. My life is a never
ending mystery vacation, Out in the sea. I don't have any
special days because no one knows when I began.
I move by my friends, the wind, land and everything I see. I am a source of life. Alison Lambright Age 9, Grade 3 Tritt Elementary School Marietta Teacher: Dee Scott State Winner |
"River" A flowing beauty, Crashing against
earth's skin. A welcoming home, Known to plant and
animal life around. A giant, Where it begins and
ends is unknown. A winding path, Providing food and
shelter to those in need. A maze, Amazing you and me. Samantha Lux Age 14, Grade 8 J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City Teacher: Jennifer Ritter State Winner |
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Becoming Earth The Earth Hear the swish of the
wind Listen to what we call
home A place of endless time Where still waters run
deep And at times life
moves slower Than at its usual pace It's always important To look past the
common cliche See what the earth has
to hold Look at it as if it is
a blossoming life A new fresh place, a
world of dreams Overcome trying to see
the world through a picture frame Open yourself up and
give your body to the earth Mind, spirit and soul Become a part of what
is naturally nurturing The ins and outs of
the earth represent who we are The Earth Our palace of dreams Our home Kara Miller Age 14, Grade 8 Shamrock Middle School Decatur Teacher: Chris Kern State Winner |
Sounds of the River Listen to the sounds
of the river. The ripples of the
water as it flows over the rocks. The splashes of
children running through to get to the other side. The pounding of the
rain coming from the sky. It soothes you like a
big cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter day. It relaxes your body
as if you were getting a massage. Look around you and
see the different animals. A deer is by the river
taking care of her young fawn. A mother duck is
teaching her ducklings how to swim. Fish are working hard
against the current as they swim upstream. A river is calming,
peaceful, and pleasurable. The next time you a
pass a river, stop, think, breath, relax, and listen to the sounds of
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