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"Untitled" Jesus Damian Bolton Academy Atlanta Teacher: Bart Susany National Finalist |
“Turtle”
Emilia Economou Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Betsy Eppes National Finalist |
“Clean Up”
Stephen Kesler Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Betsy Eppes National Finalist
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“Vertigo” Jessica Bashor Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Betsy Eppes State Winner |
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“Chattahoochee River” Samhitha Cinthala Shakerag Elementary School Duluth Teacher: Martha Danaher State Winner |
“Dragonfly Mosaic”
Lilly Calman Casa Montessori School Marietta Teacher: Hedwig O’Brien State Winner
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“The Many Faces of Georgia” Keri Epps Pinewood Christian School Bellville Teacher: Diane Hathaway State Winner |
“Water Fish” Simran Gupta Barnwell Elementary School Alpharetta Teacher: Jan Ward State Winner |
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“I’m Sad” Madeline Hewatt Pharr Elementary School Snellville Teacher: Tammy Snyder State Winner
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“Nature at Work” Jada Jackson Woodridge Elementary School Stone Mountain Teacher: Jess Lembach State Winner |
“The Beautiful River” Ricky Johnson Bel Air Elementary School Evans Teacher: Camille Spires State Winner |
“Water as the Sunsets the Horizon” Jaime Quintero Rocky Branch Elementary School Watkinsville Teacher: Emily Carr State Winner |
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“Life Savers” Andrew Kim Shakerag Elementary School Duluth Teacher: Nicole Boyd State Winner |
“Its worth more than you think!” Khin Lay Maw Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Betsy Eppes State Winner |
“Cherokee on the Chattahoochee” Rachel Monteagudo Mt. Pisgah Christian School Alpharetta Teacher: Leslie Head State Winner |
“Water Lillies” Emerald M. Payne Lakeside High School Martinez Parent: Yadira Payne State Winner |
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“Tranquility” Megan Raymer Mount Pisgah Alpharetta Teacher: Leslie Head State Winner |
“Watershed” Shin Seung-Yea (Florence) Autrey Mill Middle School Alpharetta Facilitator: Jamie Wiley State Winner |
“Splash” Brittany Thomas Morgan County High School Madison Teacher: Maryann Dartnell State Winner |
“Urban Oasis” Maia Wells Druid Hills High School Atlanta Teacher: Betsy Eppes Urban Watershed Winner |
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Earth’s Angel You may speak up moon, The flow of your change is welcome. Push past the distance of the children. The stones purity is out to help. The seeds of truth serve the path, Saving the breeze of motionless joy, Saving the breeze of motionless joy, resisted by your
fire. Imagine the color of your tears as the alone become
proud. Prove that your restless silver gates will bridge the
answer of your dance. Scott
Laffler
7th grade Haynes Bridge Middle School Alpharetta Teacher: Christie Pratt National Finalist |
Working
Water The water
flows across the ground It travels
through streams with a soothing sound Sometimes
the water flows nice and slow Other times
it rages to tte ground below It takes
pieces of the Earth along the way And decides
to deposit it in another place to stay The water is
flowing; it has a mind of its own It causes
different types of landforms to be shown All of this
is nature working at its best Watershed
shapes the land and gives the water a place to rest Joey
Tesoriero 8th
Grade J.C. Booth
Middle School Peachtree
City Teacher:
Jennifer Ritter State
Winner
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Flowing to the Sea The streams have water as clear as the air. The streams make paths of water and foam. The melted snow and raindrops create the stream. The water rushes down the mountain silently. The water from the streams flows to the sea. Where the land is flatter and water slows down. Campbell Eshleman 1st Grade Casa Montessori School Marietta Teacher: Cyndia Hunnicutt State Winner
Drops of
Water I am a drop
of water. When it
rains, millions of
me are falling from the sky around me. I hit the
ground, then I flow
into a river. When I’m
part of a river, all the rain
drops are combined making one stream! Then I flow
into a waterfall, and all the
rain drops break up becoming their own rain drop again. I hit the
water below hard, and I become a pond. I sit there
waiting for summer so I can turn into mist and become a
cloud again. Erika Redding 4th
Grade The
Children’s School Atlanta Teacher:
Lynn Wright State
Winner
Snow is
Melting All streams
are booming After the
white snow is gone The birds
are in song. Gil
Eplan-Frankel 4th
Grade The Epstein
School Atlanta Teacher:
Donna Goodson, Teresa Friedman State
Winner
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She is
Beautiful I may need a
minute, To create
something amazing. I may need
an hour, To create
something beautiful. And I may
need a day, To create
something incredible. But not even
a lifetime Could help
me create something so glorious. The
lightness about her, Her heavenly
glow, And the way
that she falls, Toward the
ground below. With a touch
of light, And a hint
of flowers, You can get
lost in the moment For hours
and hours. Her beauty
is priceless And nothing
can compare, One of
Mother Nature’s greatest creations, One can’t
help but stare. The flow of
her water, So smooth
and so slick, A delight to
one’s eyes… Even the
soul’s sick. She appears
in a baby’s fantasies And again in
grown-ups’ dreams, You might
think she is a fairy, Or even
heavenly beams. But I guess
I may as well tell you, It does not
look like you will guess it… She is a
waterfall, So peaceful
and pleasant. Eleni Keeter Grade 7 Mount Pisgah
Christian School Alpharetta Teacher:
Leslie Head State
Winner
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Aquifer Alligators, turtles, and oh-the limestone These are some of the things that maintain my home. Alligators snatch the birds out of the trees, Keeping my peaceful waters at ease. Turtles make sure that the fish don’t run free By eating as many fish as they please. Limestone cleanses the water I need By sifting out all the junk and debris. These are just some of the things that I know That help me keep a water-filled home. But if you need a few answers more Just take a walk outside your front door. There are aquifers, lakes and beautiful streams That somehow are kept very clean! They let us drink as much as we please As long as we protect and believe. Kassi Derf 5th Grade Islands Elementary Savannah Teacher: Pat Priestley Starbucks Power of Literacy Prize Winner
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My Shower Out to the
street I’ve got no
shoes on my feet I can feel
that blistering heat waiting to defeat me In this
village there’s nothing to pillage Nothing to
steal, only to heal, I’ll make a deal for just one meal Since we got
no money I can’t afford the good water And this
Guinea Worm just gets longer Oh no but I
can’t cry. I got no
water in my eye And I wonder
where’s my thunder? Cause I wait
for the rain, to cleanse my pain Come wash
the dirt from my hair Please wash
away all my cares. Mark Donnelly 12th
Grade Holy
Innocents’ School Atlanta Teacher:
Renee Gracon State
Winner
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River
Walking When I walk
the river I feel the
cool spray of life around me And I am
free to walk Among the
sweet smelling grass As the river
reaches far past me I swoop and
sweep my arms Adoring the
nature around me As the cool
rippled river rushes past The wind
sings a song to me The lull of
nature I sit upon a
smooth stone And shade
myself as rapids break and flow The moist
earth beneath my bare feet is calming I rush to
play with the wind and sing with a bird As sweetly
as a river flows The peaceful
evening has set on the river And I walk
home Admiring the
life of the river With cool
and calming waters Mary Allison
Lathem 4th
Grade Covington Parent:
Leslie Lathem State Winner
River Rain falling down from the Ice, freezing hard on a Very beautiful crystal. Each crystal is different, Running down into the river when it warms. Megan Sanders 10th Grade Tucker High Tucker Teacher: Susan Miller 2004 Starbucks Power of Literacy Prize Winner
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I am a
Watershed Between high
areas of land I rest, As a stream
I may start, Then I grow
to a river, And maybe as
large as a lake, But I will
always end up in an ocean deep and wide. Pollutants
all around me have an effect, On the
plants and animals that live in my midst, Those who
pollute are few, Except in
that of the human race, Who pollute
their own home. I become mad
at these humans, Upon seeing
my beautiful creatures die, Of thirst
for good water, Or simply
because they drank the poisons that Humans put
in my water. But alas I
cannot talk, To tell them
to put an end to it, For I am a
watershed. I have no
mouth, Except for
my water, which roars around, Thundering
my disapproval, Of this
man-made attempt of suicide. Matthew Winn 7th
Grade Booth Middle
School Peachtree
City Teacher:
Jennifer Ritter State Winner The Streams and Rivers Streams and rivers are pretty to me. Their blue color runs to the sea. It makes my heart so happy That the water sings, Like a bird, like the wind, Like the howls of the coyote. Maya Cole 1st Grade Casa Montessori Marietta Teacher: Cyndia Hunnicutt State Winner
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Drops of Dharma
Glass lifted in anticipation of the cool rush along her
throat, Dissolving salts into a beaker of a boiling, clear
liquid. Rush of waves plunging against rocks in rhythmic crashes, Overlooked forms of microscopic life in a drop isolated
from its puddle. Messenger of an omniscient being in nature’s body, Sent lifeless to serve example and parallel to all of
humanity. Carrying its philosophy through the valleys of time and
micrometers of space, Seek its vision, transparent to all but ever-present. At distance embraced as a universal solvent, Fathoms below, a medium for all to gain perspective
through. Daring all to jump into this shapeless fluid binding
every being to another, Comparable to love, continuous flow surrounding all. New and refreshing to spirit, form in hand of function, Streams of purity represent that of conscience and
pursuit. Hiding no secrets in the folds of it transparent
blankets, But shielding in warmth and slow to let go. With supernatural powers, it gives life and nourishes. From wilt to firm, weak to strong, the rivers of faith
serve. Slowly polluted by careless thieves, robbing all and
their own, Till it manages to clean the layers of dust growing upon
their faces. Both ancient and newly born, of two phases compromised, Wise paths traced and carved into stones of virtue. As faiths may change, form may change, but structure is
unchanged. At heart we are one, like drops of water of one ocean- Salty, colored at face, still born of one intent:
life-humanity. Payal Kenia 12th Grade Chamblee High School Chamblee Teacher: Lynn Farmer State Winner
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Stormy Stormy Thunder, lightening Scary and shocking The rain is falling. Rainy. Carson Oakes 2nd Grade The Epstein School Atlanta Teacher: Jodi Janet State Winner
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