2013/14 Voices Visible Contest Winners – Poetry

Congratulations to all the wonderful young writers that submitted their work to our contest. Here is the list of winners in the poetry category for this year. Thanks as well to the teachers that support our Voices Visible contest, including the volunteer educators that participate in all aspects of the production of the book!

• Timmy Yang, Grade 2. Spawning Salmon. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Ellie Carr, Grade 2. I am From. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Jonathan Xiong, Grade 2. Raining Weather. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Henri Yan, Grade 2.The Last Day of a Salmon’s Life. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Brodie Bailey, Grade 2. Beginning of Life. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Zee He, Grade 3. Cherry Blossoms. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Danielle Shouldice, Grade 3. Bumble Bee, Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Gabriel Motea, Grade 3. Where are the Tresures of Bees? Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Gabriel Motea, Grade 3. Adult Salmon. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Ella GoGrade 3. Alevin Stage. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Mobena Kyaw, Grade 3. Spawning Salmon. Teacher: Don Blazevich, Burnaby.
• Hikari Asaoka, Grade 5. Sun. Teacher: Celia Brogan, Vancouver.
• Jaclyn Riddell, Grade 7. Little Maple Tree. Teacher: Celia Brogan, Vancouver.
• Jaclyn Riddell, Grade 7. Shadows.Teacher: Celia Brogan, Vancouver.
• Jaclyn Riddell, Grade 7. Music From the HeartTeacher: Celia Brogan, Vancouver.
• Naomi Toma, Grade 7. Starry Stars. Teacher: Celia Brogan, Vancouver.
• Erin Usher, Grade 7. Magic. Teacher: Karen Todd, North Vancouver.
• Erin Usher, Grade 7. The Fishy Box. Teacher: Karen Todd, North Vancouver.
• Heidi Doner, Grade 7. Imperfections. Teacher: Mrs. Moore, Duncan.
• Naomi Onstad, Grade 8. Maybe. Teacher: Teacher: Pamela Smith, Burnaby.
• Elizabeth Wignall, Grade 8. Teenagers. Teacher: J. Nixon, Victoria.
• Kane Cruz, Grade 8. Blue. Teacher: Teacher:Pamela Smith, Burnaby.
• Shaina Rowand, Grade 8. Depression. Teacher: Mrs. N. Hryciuk, Langley.
• Janel Munro, Grade 8. Guitar Lune. Teacher: Mrs. N. Hryciuk, Langley.
• Alexandrea Pont, Grade 8. Self Portrait. Teacher: Mrs. N. Hryciuk, Langley.
• Jacob Thom, Grade 9. The Alpha Wolf. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Alison Neale, Grade 9. Butterflies. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Anna Leach, Grade 9. Rowing. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Jaedyn Howe, Grade 9. Before a Cup of Coffee. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Jaedyn Howe, Grade 9. Prairie Highway, Young Girl. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Emma Reader-Lee, Grade 9. Iceberg. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Michelle Illing, Grade 9. Yhite and Wellow. Teacher: Ms. Sampson, Victoria.
• Erin Libera, Grade 9. Speed. Teacher: Ms. Sampson, Victoria.
• Eyanna Moore, Grade 9. Hidden SinsTeacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Kyle Lee, Grade 9. So Far, So Powerful. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Julie Norton, Grade 9. Trapped. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Skyler Watson, Grade 9. Frozen Tears of an Angel. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Chase Johnstone, Grade 9. Earth. Teacher: Ms. Sampson, Victoria.
• Shaye Tudor, Grade 9. Deep Underneath. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Brynn McNeely, Grade 9. Nobody Knows. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Jay Creasey, Grade 9. Black Sunshine. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Jacob Branton, Grade 9. Manhattan Skyline. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Tyler Termehr, Grade 9. Pantoum Poem. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Taylor Collombin, Grade 9. Suffocating. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Lauren Montgomery-Stinson, Grade 9. Recollection. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Sarah Darcel, Grade 9. Homeless. Teacher: Vickie Milne, Victoria.
• Matteo Ferraresso, Grade 10. The last gasp of the pine. Teacher: Ms. Ferreira, Burnaby.
• Helen Luo, Grade 10. Before They Came. Teacher: Joanna Panas, Richmond.
• Janina Ritzen, Grade 10. A Song of Life and Love. no teacher name, Surrey.
• Mia Dunbar, Grade 10. No food means no money. Teacher: Brooke Haller, Ashcroft.
• Antonia Frappell, Grade 10. When I Lost My Lucky Stars. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Mitchell Hughes, Grade 10.Triathlon. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Reid Lukaitis, Grade 10. Faded Photograph. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Prabhjit Bhangu, Grade 10. The Fallen Mother. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Abby Vidal, Grade 10. A Lifetime of Fears. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Elaha Anwary, Grade 10. In My Mother’s Land. Teacher: Pamela Smith, Burnaby.
• Katrina Baker, Grade 11. Asteria. Teacher: Mrs. Wieler, Chilliwack.
• Cassidy Harms, Grade 11. Fine China and Mushy Peas. Teacher: Mrs. Wieler, Chilliwack.
• Cassidy Harms, Grade 11. The Place Where Coats Soar. Teacher: Mrs. Wieler, Chilliwack.
• Hayley McMillan, Grade 11. Perplexities. Teacher: Iain Fisher,Surrey.
• Emma Sibble,  Grade 11. Letter of Love. Teacher: Angela MacPherson, Chilliwack.
• Anna Gorby, Grade 11. Computer Class. Teacher: Angela MacPherson, Chilliwack.
• Anna Gorby, Grade 11. I Hear Black Creek Singing. Teacher: Angela MacPherson, Chilliwack.
• Anna Gorby, Grade 11. The History of the Smile. Teacher: Angela MacPherson, Chilliwack.
• Anna Gorby, Grade 11. Relationships. Teacher: Angela MacPherson, Chilliwack.
• Celina Phillips, Grade 11. “Mirror Image”. Teacher: Kyla Haddon, Sicamous.
• Meghan Jackson, Grade 11. The Salad. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Nick Scholz, Grade 11. My Grandfather’s Tie. Teacher: Kimberly Tait, Victoria.
• Nick Scholz, Grade 11. Christmas in Victoria.Teacher: Kimberly Tait, Victoria.
• Emily Jordon, Grade 11. Spring Cleaning. Teacher: Kimberly Tait, Victoria.
• Kyus Hicks, Grade 11. Memorial Park in the Rain. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Sophie Butterfield, Grade 11. Braids. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Michelle Song, Grade 11. Fortune Teller. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Michelle Song, Grade 11. Posterity. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Sophie Butterfield, Grade 11. Selfie. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Michelle Song, Grade 11. Busker by the Monastery. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Sophie Butterfield, Grade 11. Banana Bread. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Queenie Zhang, Grade 11. Berth 5. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Queenie Zhang, Grade 11. Eve. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Rachel Klassen, Grade 11. Broken Inside. Teacher: Kelley Inden, Fort St. James.
• Rhiannon Gammon, Grade 11. Grandma’s Hands. Teacher: Kelley Inden, Fort St. James.
• Cheyenne Sabo, Grade 11. A Poem About Bullying. Teacher: Kelley Inden, Fort St. James.
• Holly Moniz, Grade 11. A Toonie is Too Much. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Emma Smith, Grade 11. Jewels on the Wing. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Alexandra Santos, Grade 11. “is it cheating if”. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Mia Brooker, Grade 11. Truth behind Vampires. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Luke Collombin, Grade 11. Things I Can’t Take Credit For. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Stephanie Tuck, Grade 11. Training Wheels. Teacher:Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Stephanie Tuck, Grade 11. Spice Girls. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Cecilia Shang, Grade 11. New Year’s Eve Cruise. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Cecilia Shang, Grade 11. Zeng Xiangshu:The East is Red. Teacher: Terence Young, Victoria.
• Bryn MacDonald, Grade 11. Death by BMW. Teacher: Susan Stenson, Victoria.
• Claudia Kobetitch, Grade 11. What The Experts Say. Teacher: Regina Melczer, Coquitlam.
• Tova Durden, Grade 11. The Low Road. Teacher: Colin Cameron, Vancouver.
• Tova Durden, Grade 11. Guess Who Doesn’t Give a Damn. Teacher: Colin Cameron, Vancouver.
• Halie Thibodeau, Grade 11. How a Feather Falls. Teacher: Mrs. Wieler, Chilliwack.
• Royce Sam and Daniel DeMerchant, Grade 12. Who Will We Blame. Teacher: Kelley Inden, Fort St. James.
• Andrew Kowalchuk, Grade 12. I Do. Teacher: Kyla Hadden, Eagle River Secondary, Sicamous.