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Contest Winners

Teenage writers and artists expressed their creativity through original drawings, photography, poetry and short stories in the Pierce County Library System’s annual Teen Writing and Art Contest, Our Own Expressions. Between January 28 and February 28, 2019, students submitted over 900 entries from more than 70 public and private schools. The Pierce County Library System congratulates the 2019 winners and thanks to our 2019 judges: C. Rosalind Bell, Megan Gallagher, Renee Simms, Collin Veenstra.

See the winning entries for 2019. 

See the Contest Archives for past award-winning entries.

Grades 7 and 8

1st - Mariah Schauf - Home School
2nd - Adrienne Redman - Columbia Crest Elementary
3rd - Kali Ofield - Glacier View Junior High School

Grades 9 and 10

1st - Angelina Cruz - Home School
2nd - Hunter Tichy - Covenant High School
3rd - Trinity Travis - Bethel High School

Grades 11 and 12

1st - Addeline Piippo - Bethel High School
2nd - Madison Sternod - Clover Park High School
3rd - Hannah Davis - Bonney Lake High School

Grades 7 and 8

1st - Joscelyn Barenabe - Home School
2nd -Denaya Dyke - Other
3rd - Madison Robbins - Key Peninsula Middle School

Grades 9 and 10

1st - Lindsey Longham - Steilacoom High School
2nd - Joshua Kim - Steilacoom High School
3rd - Layla Stennett - Home School

Grades 11 and 12

1st - Jacob Million - Steilacoom High School
2nd - Jordan Hayward - Rogers High School
3rd - Jennifer Oh - Curtis Senior High School

Grades 7 and 8

1st - Mattae Magat - Mountain View Middle School
2nd - Jillian Jean Lombard - Goodman Middle School
3rd - Colby Cantrell - Home School

Grades 9 and 10

1st - Julia Fisher - Covenant High School
2nd - Anique Jones - Home School
3rd - Janelle V. Chin - Franklin Pierce High School

Grades 11 and 12

1st - Amelia Day - Sumner Senior High School
2nd - Annika Van Vlack - Home School
3rd - Madison Stephens - Covenant High School

Grades 7 and 8

1st - Maya Mendoza - Sumner Middle School
2nd - Armaan Khanuja - Seabury Middle School
3rd - Kelsey Liggett - Aylen Junior High School

Grades 9 and 10

1st - Alice Tang - Kalles Junior High School
2nd - Honor Tamminga - Covenant High School
3rd - Chloe Rutherford - Graham-Kapowsin High School

Grades 11 and 12

1st - Helena Burk - Curtis Senior High School
2nd - Martina Preston - Covenant High School
3rd - James Castle - Covenant High School