The Holocaust Education Foundation announced winners of the 21st Annual Holocaust Awareness essay and art contest. The winners, selected from a pool of more than 300 entries, were honored at a reception in May. They received an award certificate and read and displayed their work.
GERDA KLEIN AWARDS
HIGH SCHOOL
Prose
1. Katherine Coates, E. C. Glass, Blue
2. Sarah Phillips, E. C. Glass, An Angel Named Kitty
3. Jessica Payne, E. C. Glass, From the Grave
Honorable Mention: Sarah Hour, E. C. Glass, My Bones Ache; Hope Wright, E. C. Glass, Parted Friends; Samer El-Abd, E. C. Glass, Sept 20th 1942; Rod Ragsdale, E. C. Glass, No Sorrow
Poetry
1. Anne Brinkley, E. C. Glass, As Ash Drifts Heavily to Earth
2. Lucas Wheelock, E. C. Glass, My Faith
3. Haley Lawrie, E. C. Glass, Special detachment Team
Honorable mention: Dustin Lape, E. C. Glass, Numbers; Rachel Willinger, E. C. Glass, I used to pick flowers; Sara Natour, E. C. Glass, Medicine of malice; Haley Lawrie, E. C. Glass, Sonderkommando
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Poetry
1. Paul Skorcz, Linkhorne Middle, I Hope this Will All End Soon
2. Ethan Snydner, Linkhorne Middle, I Was Asleep
3. Hannah Schindler, Linkhorne Middle, Between the Shades
Honorable Mention: Darius Howard, Linkhorne Middle, I Live in a Terrible Place; Abby Mulligan, Linkhorne Middle, The Terrible Things That Happen
Prose
1. Rachel Garnett, Linkhorne Middle, Holocaust Door
2. Reagan Mc Daniel, Linkhorne Middle, Sunshine
3. Kalie Grant, Linkhorne Middle, The Letter
WALTER STOROZOM AWARDS
HIGH SCHOOL
Poetry
1. Breyonna Peterson, E. C. Glass, Memories of Death by Fire
2. O’Neal Davis, E. C. Glass, How Do You Explain?
3. Cierra Russell, E. C. Glass, We Are Human
Honorable Mention: Javon Willilams, E. C. Glass, Black board Screech; Jasmine Mathews, E. C. Glass, Rumors
Art
1. Rebecca Russell, Heritage High, Never Forget
1. Emily Alford, E. C. Glass, Hand
2. Alyssa Morris, E. C. Glass, Walk with me
2. Alex Billington, Heritage High, Journal of a soldier
3. Greg Knopp, E. C. Glass, Remembrance Close to Home
3. Leah Givens, E. C. Glass, The Fallen
Honorable Mention: Averri Anderson, E. C. Glass, Avenge Us
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Prose
Honorable Mention: Tynnon Keyes, Linkhorne Middle, Dear Anne Frank
Poetry
Honorable Mention: Darys Ogden, Dunbar Middle, I’m in a New Place