Haiku Fest awarded certificates to all participating student poets. Thanks to over 2,000 poets, parents and teachers for making Haiku Fest successful. Winning entries are listed below.
First Prize: $100
Sparkles in the sea
Moon waltzing on cool water
diamond reflections
Mario Rodriguez, Age 10, Grade 4
Avondale-Logandale Elementary, Chicago
Second Prize: $50
I swat. The bee stings.
I watch, full of sorrow, as
the bug drifts, down, down.
Clara Blucher, Age 10, Grade 4
University of Chicago Lab School
Third Prize: $20
one, two, three, quack quack
See my sadness walk to me
When I get laughed at
Hassanat Atoro-Hassan, Age 9, Grade 4
Passages Charter School, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
Looking for some nuts
Running away to the trees
Nesting in them too
Maksym Ivanyshyn-Ugryn, Age 10, Grade 4
St. Nicholas Cathedral School, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
I am 9 right now
I will be 10 in 2 weeks
Double digits yay!
Rebecca Spears, Age 9, Grade 4
St. Viator, Chicago
Honorable Mention
Dogs are so messy
Cutest animals around
But they poop a lot
Yeny Vargas, Age 9, Grade 4
Avondale-Logandale Elementary, Chicago
Honorable Mention
cones, a part of lie
unique for green conifers
the trees’ life cycle
Sebastian Garcia, Age 9, Grade 3
Michael M. Byrne Elementary, Chicago
Honorable Mention
In their special coats,
penguins gracefully slide down
a cold chilly slope
Alexandre Roh, Age 10, Grade 4
University of Chicago Lab School
Teacher of the Year:
Ms. Rebecca Grober
John Haines Elementary, Chicago
Teacher of the Year Honorable Mention:
Ms. Nilsa Lopezlena
Avondale-Logandale Elementary, Chicago
Teacher of the Year Honorable Mention:
Ms. Mindy Gonzalez
Josephine Locke Elementary, Chicago
School of the Year:
Josephine Locke Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Mindy Gonzalez
Ms. Kristina Jubera
Ms. Joann Hernandez
School of the Year Honorable Mention:
John Haines Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Rebecca Grober
Ms. Angela Twillie
Dr. Bellasanta Ferrer
Ms. Anna Khawam
Ms. Becky Yau
Ms. Yi Li Ruan
School of the Year Honorable Mention:
University of Chicago Lab School
Ms. Staci Garner
Ms. Lisa Miller
Ms. Peggy Doyle
Ms. Lisa Sukenic
Mr. Joseph Drogos
Mr. Sam Nekrosius
Ms. Deborah Davis
Mr. Mark Krewatch
Ms. Stephanie Mitzenmacher