Student poets from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb placed in multiple categories in this year’s Sarah Mook Poetry Contest for Students. The competition this year drew entries from twenty-four states, as well as India, South Korea, and Canada.

From Jennifer Keegan’s kindergarten class, Ronan Sleith won second prize in the kindergarten division for his poem, “Apple the Snowman.” As part of the prize, Sleith won a check for the purchase of books for his classroom.

The first prize in the first- and second-grade category went to Cora Tindal. Her prize-winning poem, “Acorn” was written in Corbin Lichtinger’s class. She was awarded a check for $100 and comments from the judges on her winning piece.

Cora Coleman, a sixth-grade student in Angela Lathem-Ballard’s class, was awarded third place in the 6-8 grade category for her poem, “This Exile.” She was awarded $25 along with the honor.

The contest was created in memory of Sarah Mook, a Pennsylvania student and young poet who suddenly passed away while in third grade in 1995. Her family created the contest to honor Sarah and to inspire and encourage young poets. Winning poems will be published in a few weeks at http://www.sarahmookpoetrycontest.com/

To learn more about CTL, please visit our website at www.c-t-l.org, or contact CTL’s Head of School, Katy Inman, at katy@c-t-l.org.