2023/2024 PST STUDENT POETRY CONTEST WINNERS
2023/2024 PST STUDENT POETRY CONTEST WINNERS
High School Division
1st Place: Miriam Manna for “Court House on a Thursday Afternoon,” West Ridge High School, Blountville TN
2nd Place: Aimee Segoviano for “Benedictions,” East High School, Memphis TN
3rd Place: Kaiowa Hatfield for “Fire Isn’t a Thing, It’s Just a Circumstance of Temperature," West Ridge High School, Blountville TN
4th Place: Lillian Bates for “February,” West Ridge High School, Blountville TN
5th Place: Piper Keene for “Peace and the Absence of Chaos,” Daniel Boone High School, Johnson City TN
Judge: Scott Honeycutt
Middle School Division
1st Place: Kaydence Davis for "Your Melody" White Station Middle School, Memphis TN
2nd Place: John Nguyen for "Fork in the Road" White Station Middle School, Memphis TN
3rd Place: Erin Goggans for "Spider Lilies" White Station Middle School, Memphis TN
4th Place: Draven Baggett for "Nature's Rest" Colonial Middle School, Memphis TN
5th Place: Adaira Davis for "Focus" William James Middle School, White Bluff TN
Honorable Mentions:
Judge: Jeff Price
Elementary Division
1st Place: Luke Pyron for “The Geyser” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
2nd Place: Martha Manire for “The Little Brown Snake” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
3rd Place: Vivian Sweeney for “Pink” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
4th Place: Finn Grindstaff for “Apples” Providence Academy, Johnson City TN
5th Place: Marcus Hardin for “The Puppy” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
Honorable Mentions:
Judge: Micah McCrotty
Many thanks to all entrants, to teachers and parents, and to judges for making this event a success.
2023/2024 PST STUDENT POETRY CONTEST WINNERS
High School Division
1st Place: Miriam Manna for “Court House on a Thursday Afternoon,” West Ridge High School, Blountville TN
2nd Place: Aimee Segoviano for “Benedictions,” East High School, Memphis TN
3rd Place: Kaiowa Hatfield for “Fire Isn’t a Thing, It’s Just a Circumstance of Temperature," West Ridge High School, Blountville TN
4th Place: Lillian Bates for “February,” West Ridge High School, Blountville TN
5th Place: Piper Keene for “Peace and the Absence of Chaos,” Daniel Boone High School, Johnson City TN
Judge: Scott Honeycutt
Middle School Division
1st Place: Kaydence Davis for "Your Melody" White Station Middle School, Memphis TN
2nd Place: John Nguyen for "Fork in the Road" White Station Middle School, Memphis TN
3rd Place: Erin Goggans for "Spider Lilies" White Station Middle School, Memphis TN
4th Place: Draven Baggett for "Nature's Rest" Colonial Middle School, Memphis TN
5th Place: Adaira Davis for "Focus" William James Middle School, White Bluff TN
Honorable Mentions:
- Mycah Arnold for "Fleeting" White Station Middle, Memphis TN
- Elizabeth DeBlasis for "Somewhere over the Rainbow" Holy Trinity Montessori, Nashville TN
- Vincent Cubberley for "Summer Day" Lenoir City Christian Academy, Lenoir City TN
- Braylon Robinson for "Ode to Nature" Colonial Middle School, Memphis TN
- Yixuan Chen for "Dreaming" White Station Middle School, Memphis TN
Judge: Jeff Price
Elementary Division
1st Place: Luke Pyron for “The Geyser” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
2nd Place: Martha Manire for “The Little Brown Snake” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
3rd Place: Vivian Sweeney for “Pink” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
4th Place: Finn Grindstaff for “Apples” Providence Academy, Johnson City TN
5th Place: Marcus Hardin for “The Puppy” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
Honorable Mentions:
- Samuel Bolton for “The Koala” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
- Lola Loveless for “Me” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
- Evelyn Johnson for “Blue Sky” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
- Wren Carmona for “Draw” Holy Trinity Montessori, Nashville TN
- Hayes Ledbetter for “The Flood” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
- Garrett Thomley for “The Attack on Omaha” Columbia Academy, Columbia TN
- Ivy Janovitz for “Callen” Holy Trinity Montessori, Nashville TN
Judge: Micah McCrotty
Many thanks to all entrants, to teachers and parents, and to judges for making this event a success.