2007 Creative Writing Winners
The Ohio State University at Lima
Creative Writing Competition for Allen County High School Students
$1,810 Awarded
Sponsors: The Lima Breakfast Optimists and The Lima Noon Optimists
2007 Contest Winners
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2007 Creative Writing Winners - Presentation
Freshman/Sophomore Division
Fiction:
First: “The Heroes of Solus,” Keith Music, Spencerville High School $100
Sponsoring Teacher: Redmond Wood
Second: “Escaping from Light and Shadow,” Dylan Terry, Bluffton High School $80
Sponsoring Teacher: Jamie Erford
Third: “Where We Whisper,” Gena Smith, Lima Senior High School $60
Sponsoring Teacher: Jeannine Jordan-Squire
Fourth: “My Little Girl,” Brittany Wrasman, Delphos St. John’s High School $50
Sponsoring Teacher: Susan Knippen
Fifth: “Omaha Beach,” Jordan Vaughn, Elida High School $40
Sponsoring Teacher: Peggie Stubbs
Poetry:
First: A Thunderstorm’s Valley,” Mariah Fleming, Bluffton High School, $100
Sponsoring Teacher: Connie Goode
Second: “Different” Alex Anderson, Bluffton High School, $80
Sponsoring Teacher: Connie Goode
Third: “The Wolf’s Cry,” Danielle Fraser, Lima Senior High School, $60
Sponsoring Teacher: Lori Rose
Fourth: “My Perfect Winter Dream,” Andrea Lee, Bath High School, $50
Sponsoring Teacher: Charlyn Ellington
Fifth: “Fall,” Lindsay Rae Jones, Elida High School, $40
Sponsoring Teacher: Peggie Stubbs
Junior/Senior Division
Fiction:
First: “The Normal Servant,” Dennis Zelenak, Lima Central Catholic High School, $200
Sponsoring Teacher: Joshua Vasquez
Second: “The Twisted Window,” Elspeth Neville, Lima Central Catholic High School, $150
Sponsoring Teacher: Joshua Vasquez
Third: “Insanity on the Bounty,” Karlton Dardio, Spencerville High School, $100
Sponsoring Teacher: Georgia McMichael
Fourth: “Mysterious Ways,” Kristen Werff, Lima Central Catholic High School, $75
Sponsoring Teacher:Joshua Vasquez
Fifth: “Sonata,” Leslie Newport, Lima Senior High School, $50
Sponsoring Teacher: Jeannine Jordan-Squire
Poetry:
First: “Idyllic Dreams,” Bobby Cotrell, Shawnee High School, $200
Sponsoring Teacher: Mark Decker
Second: “Dreamer,” Brad Queen, Bluffton High School, $150
Sponsoring Teacher:Connie Goode
Third: “Secret Sin,” Alisha Sybert, Lima Senior High School, $100
Sponsoring Teacher: Kimberly McGough
Fourth: “Winter Nights,” Taylor Andrews, Delphos Jefferson High School, $75
Sponsoring Teacher: Christine Siebeneck
Fifth: “A Brilliant Decay,” Maggie Haiber, Delphos St. John’s High School, $50
Sponsoring Teacher: Pamela Hanser
Thank you to the sponsors of The Ohio State University at Lima Creative Writing Competition:
The Lima Breakfast Optimists
The Lima Noon Optimists