Haiku Fest awarded certificates to all participating student poets. Thanks to over 3,000 poets, parents and teachers for making Haiku Fest successful. Winning entries are listed below.

We proudly announce the following commendations for participants in grades 3 and 4:

First Prize: $100

Gallop and canter
Quickly into the forest
Trot back to the barn

Leah Sautkas, Age 8, Grade 3
St. Symphorosa, Chicago


Second Prize: $50

I walk to find you
Brown, green trees, blue waterfalls
We go together

Samantha Duran, Age 10, Grade 4
Sacred Heart School – 96th, Chicago


Third Prize: $20

White and beautiful
Its pretty when I form shapes
Floating in the sky

Isabella Escot, Age 10, Grade 4
St. Symphorosa, Chicago


Poem of the School Award

In the morning light
I go outside with my dad,
playing with my bike.

Jamilette Munoz, Age 8, Grade 3
Avondale-Logandale Elementary, Chicago


Poem of the School Award

In winter it’s cold
Cold snow falls from high to low
And the birds migrate

Jose Jimenez, Age 8, Grade 3
Michael Byrne Elementary, Chicago

Poem of the School Award

Creamy, gooey, yum
Cupcakes out of the oven
Edible heaven

Megan Kathleen O’Sullivan, Age 10, Grade 4
High Point Elementary, Orland Park


Poem of the School Award

Red and black spotted
Colorful polka dotted
Ladybugs got it!

Amari Perkins, Age 8, Grade 3
St. Angela, Chicago


Poem of the School Award

Cold snowy snowflakes
A drink of hot chocolate
Glistening snowmen

Claire Blackmond, Age 10, Grade 4
St. Viator, Chicago


Honorable Mention

Winter is so cold
But the snow is lot of fun
Falling on your tongue

Giancarlo Herrera, Age 9, Grade 3
Avondale-Logandale Elementary, Chicago


Honorable Mention

Both mushy and sweet
Roasting sticky, golden brown
A camper’s delight.

Malcolm Wilson-Ahlstrom, Age 9, Grade 3
Home School, Chicago

Teacher of the Year:

Ms. Joann Serafin
St. Daniel the Prophet, Chicago


Honorable Mention for Teacher of the Year:

Ms. Joan Baley
St. Christina, Chicago

Ms. Kathleen Gienko
St. Bartholomew, Chicago


School of the Year:

Josephine Locke Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Mindy Gonzalez, Ms. Hernandez,
Ms. M. Selim, Mr. Edgar Valentin


Honorable Mention for School of the Year:

St. Daniel the Prophet, Chicago
Ms. Joann Serafin

St. Christina, Chicago
Ms. Joan Baley

St. Symphorosa, Chicago
Ms. Eileen Akroush, Ms. Linda Jania, Ms. Nancy Webb