For immediate release

May 3, 2004

Contact:  Pam Joseph at (419) 995-8284

Ohio State Lima announces high school writing contest winners

The Ohio State University at Lima is pleased to announce the winners for its 2004 Creative Writing Competition for Allen County high school students. More than 150 entries from 11 high school districts were received for the poetry and fiction categories in the freshman/sophomore and junior/senior divisions. Students will receive $1585 in prize money thanks to the generous support of the Lima Breakfast Optimists and the Lima Noon Optimists. The top three in each category will also receive tuition vouchers from Ohio State Lima.

Winners and their families will be honored at a reception at the University at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2004, in Reed 160.

Freshman/Sophomore Division – Poetry

First: The Meeting Place, Annalisa Harder, Bluffton
Sponsoring teacher: Connie Goode

Second: By the Sea So Blue, Beth Sylak, Bluffton
Sponsoring teacher: Jamie Erford

Third: The Redemption of Oedipus, Michael Haycock, Shawnee
Sponsoring teacher: Timothy Cheeseman

Honorable Mention: Pluvia Per Nebulam (Rain Through the Mist), Anna Reddick, Bluffton,
Sponsoring teacher: Jamie Erford

Honorable Mention: Going Home, Korie Gesler, Bluffton
Sponsoring teacher: Jamie Erford

Freshman/Sophomore – Fiction

First: Through It All, Love Remains, Sarah Holdgreve, Delphos St. Johns
Sponsoring teacher: Sr. M. Valerie Schneider, S.N.D.

Second: The Grove, Korie Gesler, Bluffton
Sponsoring teacher: Jamie Erford

Third: The Tale of the Thirteen Curves, Maggie Haiber, Delphos St. Johns
Sponsoring teacher: Sue Knippen

Honorable Mention: Leave It On the Court, David Young, Temple Christian
Sponsoring teacher: Sandra Rufener

Honorable Mention: The Tale of the Black Queen, Matt Rone, Temple Christian
Sponsoring teacher: Sandra Rufener

Junior/Senior Division – Poetry

First: The Ballad of the Resurreccion, J. Bob Joseph, Home School, Spencerville District
Sponsoring parent: Pat Joseph

Second: Forgotten, Danielle Nuzum, Bluffton
Sponsoring teacher: Jamie Erford

Third: Go Away (worthless pathetic loser), Ron Swink, Lima Senior
Sponsoring teacher: Henry Quatman

Honorable Mention: Brown, Jessica Evans, Perry
Sponsoring teacher: Melissa Pepple

Honorable Mention: From Light to Dark, Sara Brown, Bath
Sponsoring teacher: Elaine Bradley

Honorable Mention: The Path from Apathy, Ashley Whited, Spencerville
Sponsoring teacher: Georgia McMichael

Honorable Mention: Waves, Elizabeth Shine, Temple Christian
Sponsoring teacher: Sandra Rufener

Honorable Mention: A Broken Vessel, Mindy Pellegnni, Shawnee
Sponsoring teacher: Cathy Huber

Junior/Senior Division – Fiction

First: Tayanita’s Tears, Amy Wrasman, Temple Christian
Sponsoring teacher: Sandra Rufener

Second: The Yeoman’s Tale, Nathan Damaske,
Sponsoring teacher: Sandra Rufener

Third: Angels Unaware, Elizabeth Shine, Temple Christian
Sponsoring teacher: Sandra Rufener

Honorable Mention: The Deplorable Life of Mr. Lou Czer, Jessica Cash, Lima Senior
Sponsoring teacher: Virgil Mann

Honorable Mention: Time for Miracles, Rachel Young, Temple Christian
Sponsoring teacher: Sandra Rufener

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