MIDDLE SCHOOL:
1st Place Poem: “Fire” by Citlali Mendo;
Korematsu Middle School
2nd Place Poem: “Changes Haiku” by Christopher Otten;
Juan Crespi Middle School
No 3rd place or Honorable Mentions due to number of
poems submitted.
HIGH SCHOOL:
1st Place: Untitled by Fine Lutu;
John F. Kennedy High School
2nd Place “Change” by Faith Reyes; School:
John F. Kennedy High School
3rd Place: Untitled by Dayshawn Turner;
John F. Kennedy HS High School
No Honorable Mentions
TEAM: TERRI HINTE & ADA RECINOS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
1st Place: “The Moon” by Iris Fisher;
Kensington Hilltop Elementary
2nd Place: "Running" by Michael Hassner;
Kensington Hilltop Elementary
3rd Place: "Untitled" by Lucy Anderson;
Kensington Hilltop Elementary
Honorable Mentions
"New" by Torian Bennett; Hanna Ranch Elementary
"An Egg" by Damian Piech, Kensington Hilltop Elementary
TEAM: DAVID DUER & TATIANA ORTIZ
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
1st Place: “Seasons” by Kaylin Martinez;
Murphy Elementary
2nd Place: “Sitting Alone” by Alexandra Covey;
Mira Vista Elementary
3rd Place: Untitled by Natalia Giddings;
Murphy Elementary
Honorable Mentions
“Haiku Poem” by Vaughn Ortiz; Murphy Elementary
“Think of Others” by Sumayah Rowaid; Mira Vista
Elementary
TEAM: TOBEY KAPLAN AND DANIEL ARI
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
1st Place: “I AM” by Ana Julia Curcino; Olinda Elementary
2nd Place: “Change” by A’ Million Morgan;
Murphy Elementary
3rd Place: “Sunrise” by Anna Sophie Koprek;
Olinda Elementary
Honorable Mentions
“Monopoly” by Jawan Eldridge; Olinda Elementary
“Johnny Ruck Got a Duck” by Zander Serrano;
Murphy Elementary
TEAM: ROB LIPTON & STEVE EARLY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
1st Place: “My Goal” by Aileen Alvarado;
Peres Elementary
2nd Place: “My Haiku” by Ximena Santos;
Peres Elementary
3rd Place: “Hurtful” by Lucas Wilson:
Tara Hills Elementary
Honorable Mentions
“Ban”; Andrea Gonzalez; Tara Hills Elementary
“The Changes I Need” by Nivia Ventura;
Tara Hills Elementary
MIDDLE SCHOOL:
1st Place: “Beach BBQ” by Aaron Aldana;
Sylvester Greenwood Academy
2nd Place: “Close My Eyes” by Sergio Hernandez; S
ylvester Greenwood Academy
3rd Place: “Today I Start My Soccer Dream” by Luis
Avelar; Greenwood Academy
Honorable Mentions
“Injured” by Milan Horta; Pinole Middle School
“Life” by Aaron Aldana; Sylvester Greenwood Academy
HIGH SCHOOL:
1st Place: Untitled by Dalia Horta;
Pinole Valley High School
No 2nd, 3rd or Honorable Mentions due to number of
poems submitted.
HAIKU AWARDS FROM THE HAIKU POETS
OF NORTHERN CA SELECTED BY SUSAN
ANTOLIN:
1st Place: Untitled by Alissa McQueen; Peres Elementary
2nd Place: “Spring Yields” by Anna Sophia Koprek;
Olinda Elementary
3rd Place: “Mommy” by Lilly Hayley Contreras;
Mira Vista Elementary
Honorable Mentions
Untitled by Ana Curtis; Murphy Elementary