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.
We proudly announce the following commendations for participants in grades 3 and 4:
First Prize: $100
The pond is quiet
The only noise is a swan
Swimming gracefully
Elizabeth Augustine, Age 10, Grade 4
St Symphorosa, Chicago
Second Prize: $50
Ocean waves flowing
The water dives on the sand
Hear the foam popping
Emma Diericx, Age 10, Grade 4
Christ the King Catholic School, Chicago
Third Prize: $20
He packed all his things
He said his goodbyes to me
He never came back
Loza Yared, Age 10, Grade 4
Academy of the Sacred Heart & Hardy Prep, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
Rainy skies are grey
A mother nature suprise
Droplets make me sleep
Isabel Wallingford, Age 9, Grade 4
Avondale-Logandale Elementary, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
The smell of spring air
Coyotes howl in the dark
Lay down on the ground
Aleksander Sarnacki, Age 9, Grade 4
High Point Elementary, Orland Park, IL.
Poem of the School Award
Sockeye salmon dart
They swim in the giant lakes
With their great nature
Yalin Yu, Age 9, Grade 4
James Ward Elementary, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
The owl saw herself
In the reflecting cold pond
It flew away fast
Itzel Clemente, Age 9, Grade 3
Michael M. Byrne Elementary, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
On a cold fall day
Raking leaves into a pile
When I’m done, I’ll jump
Kaylee Guzman, Age 10, Grade 4
St. Barbara, Chicago
Honorable Mention
I went on a ship
Didn’t see the coral reef
I never came back
Josie Haas, Age 10, Grade 4
Academy of the Sacred Heart & Hardy Prep, Chicago
Honorable Mention
dolphins are shrieking
that the water is freezing
they want some fresh fish
Natalie Galindo, Age 10, Grade 4
High Point Elementary, Orland Park, IL.
Teacher of the Year:
Ms. Rebecca Grober
John Haines Elementary, Chicago
Teacher of the Year Honorable Mention:
Ms. Mindy Gonzalez
Josephine Locke Elementary, Chicago
Teacher of the Year Honorable Mention:
Ms. Lauren McNeela
Norman Bridge Elementary, Chicago
School of the Year:
Josephine Locke Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Mindy Gonzalez
Ms. Joanne Hernandez
Ms. Sharon Kells
Mr. David Kissane
Ms. Mary Selim
Ms. Kristina Jubera
School of the Year Honorable Mention:
John Haines Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Rebecca Grober
Dr. Bellasanta Ferrer
School of the Year Honorable Mention:
Avondale-Logandale Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Nilsa Lopezlena
Ms. Ramonita Acosta
Ms. Beth Halpin
Ms. Rochelle Katz
School of the Year Honorable Mention:
Norman Bridge Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Lauren McNeela
Ms. Mary Torres