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 Awards

Oswego East has a short, but strong writing tradition.  Check out the numerous awards that our program has accumulated over the years.  Hopefully, your name can be added to these lists of great writers.

2008 Milikin University

Annual Literary Festival Competition​

Second Place ................Touissant Egan

$750 Scholarship

“The Strangest Dream I’ve Ever Had”-Written from a journal we started in class.
“Bam to behold, who am I?”:  A poem inspired by V for Vendetta

Honorable Mention......Kaylee Faulkner
                                     Jill Jaskowlski
                                     Allsion Heinsch
                                     Britney Jacobson
                                     Kenny Yamini
                                     Kelsey Saurer
                                     Alyssa Donley
                                     Zach Pearson
                                     Jasmin Justice

 

Southwest Prarie Conference-2009

​Annual Literary Festival​

Poetry

Critic's Choice....... Marcus Moritz-"6th        Sense Poem" 
 

First Place ...........Jessica Manzella-"Glass Flower"  

Third Place ......Anthony Marvin-"Dance Floor"  

Honorable Mention .........Nick Kochetta-"One Way Out"

Lauren Dombrowski-"Prelude

Short Fiction

Critic's Choice......Lauren Dombroski-"Sunday in the Dork with Kisk"

First Place......Brittany Giuffre-"For the Life of Carmen"

Third PLace......Sam Campos & Brittany Giuffre-"Happy Wednesday"

Honorable Mention...Jane Rohrer-"Short Story"

Sarah Shurtleff & Kyke Wise-"My Father"
Kylie Schoenecker-"The Blind Truth"

Dramatic Scene

Critic's Choiced......Maggie Kline-Trails and Tribulations

2009 Milikin University

​Annual Literary Festival

Honorable Mention for Poerty: Zach Kochetta, Taylor Stinson 

2010 Southwest Prarie Conference

Literary Festival Results

In the words of Lit Fest co-advisor David Williams, "[Oswego East] dominated this year!"

CONGRATS to the advisors, David Williams and Patrick Sweeny, Creative Writing Teacher Tim OChoa and our many, many award-winning students who earned recognition for their outstanding writing at yesterday's festival at Plainfield North HIgh School.

Our Students earned recognition in the various categories below. Critic's Choice awards like "best in show" are the top award for any given category. Please congratulate our students and our advisors when you see them!

Poetry

Critic's Choice......John Tran-"Rusty Weathervane"

First Place......Arielle Surlet-'Five Bucks"

Second Place......"Janki Majithia-"Over"

Honorable Mention......"If I Could I Would"

Short Fiction

First Place......Mark Pajor-"The Taunting Wind"

Second Place......Magglie Kline-"White"

Vlora Ademi-"Black With Sin"

Michelle Segarra-"Not Just a Game"

Honorable Mention......Zack Kochette-"Tulips"

Taylor Stinson-"Obsession"

Personal Essay

Second Place......Nicole Cheek-"Always With Me"

Third Place......Jessica Alvarez-"A Good Day"

Vicky Benson-"Linden Oaks"

Personal Narrative

Third Place....Mike Miller-"Teeth on Your Conscience"

Dramatic Scene

Critic's Choice......Maggie Kline-"Autumn Afternoon"

First Place......Jaide Walters-Smith-"Musical Chairs"

Third Place......Tnoisha Taylor-"Redemption"

2009-2010 Creative Communication
A Celebration of Today's Writers

MIguel Cielo-Salinas had a poem chosen to be places in a young writer's poetry anthonolgy. Student writing, K-12 will be featured in the anthonolgy.

I could not be more proud of all the hard work that our students had to do in order to make this happen. Our students read and edited countless poems in order to craft their winning pieces. Congratulations go out to everyone that helped us dominate this literary festival.

First Place......Morgan Brown-$1000 Scholarship

Honorable Mention......Kelley Alvarez

Tyler Smith

Tim Ropp

Taylor Stinson

Sarah Felgenhauer

Drew Daley

2010 Milikin University
​Literary Festival

Ashley Anderson-"What Would You Give"

Lindsey Beasley-"Never Forget"

Holly Boyles-"A Letter to Bradley"

Alex Bransky-"Trapped in Wonderland"

Morgan Brown-"Necessary Melodies"

Emmanuel Carillo-"Color of Life"

Sarah Fergenhauer-"The Past Will Stay the Past"

Marla Harris-"Willow Tree"
Blake Izzo-"The Window"

Michelle Lewandowski-"Carpe Diem"

Zane McIntosh-"Just Like That"

Nikki Novello-"A Child With Wings"

Meg Piedmont-"Floating"

Maura Ruiz-"It Could've Been Anybody"

Ryanna Slauenwhite-"If Everyone Cared"

Tyler Smith-"The FIrst Time I Knew I Was Breathing"

Taylor Stinson-"If You"

John Tran-"Rusty Weathervane"

​Kathryn Wilkison-"Carnival Ride"

Pseudonym-Amy-Kathryn W. Spoons-"my Big Sister"

Samara Wiley-"Love Without You"

Drew Daley-"Captive"

Andy Jaskolski-"Live Life"

Victoria Tilley-"Taste of Lipstick"

Julius Rodriguez-"Justice

Johnathan Roszkowski-"Live Your Life"


 

2010-2011 Creative Communication
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Essay)

2010 Creative Communication (Fall)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

Kathryn Wilkinson-"First Impressions

2011 Southwest Prarie Conference

Literary Festival Results

Congratulations to all of the 2011 award winners.  We set a new SPC record with 38 awards.  Our domination of this festival continues for another year.  Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Ochoa were so happy to see so many new and familiar faces at this year's festival.  We could not be more proud of all of you.

Poetry

First Place...Michelle Lewandowski-"Because She Loves Her"

Thrid Place...Allison Moritz-"Gatsby's Life in a Nutshell"

Paulette Attenco-"The Departing Son"

Kay DeVries-"Kindergarten Love"

Honorable Mention

Tyler Smith-"Tangerine  Tree"

Morgan Brown-"Spittin'Silent Rhymes"

Jephthah Listiawan-"Hang"

Alex Miller-"Godfrey"

Short Fiction

First Place...Timothy Acuff-"Anne's Promise"

Honorable Mention

Nikole Clow-"Accepted"

Kathryn Wilkinson-"Jealousy's Best Friend"

Zach Kochetta-"Tullips"

Diana Mendoza-"Burried"

Kelley Alvarez-"Day 364"

Nikki Novello-"Shattered"

Allison Moritz-"Hope"

Dramatic Scene

Critic's Choice-Gabriella Godinez-"I've Got You"

First Place-Nikki Harris-"The Mysterious Mr. Todd"

Personal Essay

Critic's Choic-KaBree Braggs-"Until Love Do Us Part"

First Place-Marla Harris-"Life Decided For Me"

Kathryn Wilkinson-"The Guest List"

Ryan Wilmot-"A Kid Like Me in Captivity"

Second Place

Blake Izzo-"America's Pastime, My Future"

Lindsay Beasley-"His Presence"

Third Place-Rachael Nielson-"The Goal"

Michelle Lewandowski-"I Won the Fight

Jephthah Listiawan-"A Beautiful Day"

Honorable Mention

Nikki Novello-"Matches and Needles"

Ryanne Slauenwhite-"My Life Changing Ride"

Critical Essay

Critic's Choice

Karelle Webb-"Bullying"

Honorable Mention

Brandon Johnson-"Connections: American Literature"

Descriptive Sketches

Critic's Choice-Lexi Bowe-"Minutes"

First Place

Jayna St. Clair-"The Death and Life of Serissa Williams

Lexi Bowe-"Gwendolyn"

Second Place

Janay Anthony-"Along with Nightfall"

Third Place

Nikole Clow-"Roar of the Bush"

Melanie Zavala-"Moving Day"

Christina Armstrong-"Midnight's Dream"

Teen Ink
​Online Publication

Morgan Miller-"Unexplained"

Published online:

http://www.teenink.com/poetry/all/article/312736/Unexplained/


 

Live Poets of New Jersey
​Anthology of American High School Poets

Morgan Miller-"My World"

Published in the American High School poets Anthology

www.highschoolpoetrycontest.com

www.justpoetry.org


 

2010-2011 Creative Communication
​A Celebration of Today's Writers Poetry (Spring)

Marla Harris-"Beautiful Ending"

Ash Perez-"I Cannot Move, I Cannot Scream"

Alison Peterson-"Speak Up"

Ryanne Slauenwhite-"What Would You Do"

Rachel Troyer-"Trapped in Honey Jars"

Megan Voss-"Or Do You"

Brittney Frederick-"Hello"


 

2011 National Amateur

Poetry Competition

Presented by Eber and Win Publishing

Congratulations are in order for Morgan Miller.

She has advanced to the semi-final round of the National Amateur Poetry Competition.  We will keep you posted on her finish.

She is currently working with an editor, who will assist her in the process of publishing her poem "Special Moments."  the poem will appear in the poetry anthonlogy, From the Window.

Best of luck.  We are all proud to call you an Oswego East Wolf.

2011 Creative Communication
​A Celebration of Today's Writers Poetry (Spring)

Marco Alvarez-"Learning Along the Way"

Cynthia Bundy-"Unforgiving Time"

Dominique Cook-"The Blind Man"

Haley Doss-"Alabama Girl"

Grace Gabriella-"Friendship Bracelet"

Micheal Goochey-"Once the Splendor"

Ryan Harrison-"A New Light"

Sarah Hossfeld-"Sunday Morning"

Andy Jaskolski-"The Cardinal"

Samantha Kallien-"Tuesday"

Michelle Lewandowski-"Last Summer"
Marie Mastrodonato-"Unique"

Jay Mateo-"Flawless"

Alex Miller-"Godfrey"

Morgan Miller-"The Sound of Summer"

Allison Moritz-"Love"

Brian Njogu-"Life"

Nikki Novello-"The Bud of a Flower"

Ash Perez-"This Alice"

Alison Peterson-"Trust"

Jordan Reifsteck-"Lost"

Danielle Retterer-"1993, The Beginning"

Sabrina Reyes-"Prayer"

Jose Rodriguez-"Play"

Amanda Rohde-"A Fading World"
Bradley Rosebraugh-"The Man in the Mirror"

Hector Serrano-"Hesitation"

Ryanne Slauenwhite-"The Smell of Spring"

Kimberly Stasica-"With or Without"

Grace Stimson-"Take Great Caution With

Hope"

Vanessa Tate-"Time"

Rachel Troyer-"Do Not Crumble"

Meghan Voss-"Dance"

Samara Wiley-"Dreams and Love"

Kathryn Wilkinson-"Smile for Someone New"

Kathryn Wilkinson-"First Impressions"

Lindsay Beasley-"Picture Me"

 

 

 

2011 Creative Communication
​A Celebration of Today's Writers Essay (Summer)

Rachel Troyer-"Writing With Power"​

​Alison Peterson-"Speak Up"

Ash Perez-"I Cannot Speak, I Cannot Scream"

Marla Harris-"Beautiful Ending"

Meghan Voss-"Or Do You"

Ryanne Slauenwhite-"What Would You Do"

 

 

 

 


 

Library of Poetry
National Competition 2010-2011

Viviana Gallegos

Carissa Hartwig

Both students have poems selected

to be published  in an anthology.


 

World Poetry Movement

National Competition 2011



Ashley Glover-"Stars in Our Hearts"

 

From a Window: Serenity

Publishers: Eber & Wein

 

Morgan Miller-"Special Moments"

 

2011 Milikin University

Annual Literary Festival Competition

Katherine Moss-Honorable Mention and $250 scholarship to Milikin University​

Live Poets of New Jersey

 

​Charlotte Ivy-"My Mother's Hands"



"Of Love and Dedication" will be a minimum 120 pages.  It will be a meaningful study of love and loyalty based poems written by teenagers for teenagers, which explores how today's teens approach various types of love and loyalty issues.  It is scheduled for publication in June.

2011 Creative Communication
​A Celebration of Today's Writers Poetry (Fall)



Erika Lawrence-"Ashes"

Courtney Boeding-"Remembering"
Samantha Bonnell-"Become You"
Mackenzie Borders-"The Clock's Not Ticking"
Alyssa Faulkner-"Behind the Mask"
Lisa Frieders-"The Whine of a Lost Dog"
Mike Gargrave-"Bus Stop Nights"
Charlotte Ivy-"My Mother's Hands"
Katherine Moss-"Christmas at Home"
Alisha Wamack-"Celebration"
Janisha Young-"Mesmerize"

World Poetry Movement

National Competition 2012



The following students are finalists in the 2012 World Poetry Movement competition. They also appear in a poetry anthology: Stars in Our Hearts.

Charlotte Ivy-"My Mother's Hands"

Alyssa Faulkner-"Sneak a Peak"

Mackenzie Borders-"Occupying the Wall of My Heart"

Alisha Wamack-"A Sign"

Sam Bonnell-"Reality is Life"

 

Teen Ink Magazine



Alisha Wamack-"Growing Treasures"
Alisha Wamack-"Like Mother, Like Daughter"


http://www.teenink.com/poetry/free_verse/article/394681/Growing-Treasures/

http://www.teenink.com/poetry/free_verse/article/421084/Like-Mother-Like-Daughter/

 

2012 Southwest Prarie Conference

Literary Festival Results

The Wolves enjoyed one of their best Literary Festivals yet. 


 

Poetry

Critic's Choice

Nikole Clow-"3, 2, 1"
Danielle Steinwart-"My Grandfather's Jar"
Emily Popp-"Pink Fuzzy Lint"

First Place

Sarah Madera-"aspberry Jam"

Third Place

Charlotte Ivy-"My Mother's Hands"
Emily Popp-"Scream"
Rex Wilcoxon-"Story of My Life"

Honorable Mention

Rex Wilcoxon-"Reign or Fall"
Chris Kopin-"Eden"
Quinton Lee-"Genesis of the Universe"

Fiction

Critic's Choice

Danielle Steinwart-"On a Park Bench"

Third Place

Diana Mendoza-"Buried"
Janay Anthony-"Letters From Roselyn"

Honorable Mention

Nikki Bengson-"A Mother's Child"

Personal Essay

Critic's Choice

Nikki Bengson-"Sountrack of Thoughts" 

Frist Place

Haley Doss-"The Trip"

Second Place

Katherine Moss-"Driving Lesson"

Third Place

Danielle Steinwart-"Denim"

Honorable Mention

Marichelle Anselmo-"Breaking Up is Hard to Do"

Dramatic Scene

Critic's Choice

Viviana Gallegos-"I'll Come Back"

Second Place

Janay Anthony-"Running from the Bottle"

Third Place

Kelsey LaMartina/OE Speech Team-"Sandwich: The Musical"

Honorable Mention

Alyssa Faulkner-"Heaven Vs. Hell"
Courtney Boeding-"Expecting the Unexpected"

Descriptive Sketch

Critic's Choice

Tuesday Whittington-"Respect"

First Place

Maddie Alvendia-"I Remember Its Beauty"

Second Place

Haley Dosss-"Winter"

Third Place

Kristen Feigel-"Soccer Field"

Honorable Mention

Sarah Madera-"The Painted House"

Critical Essay

Honorable Mention

Karelle Webb-"Hamlet Against the World"


 

 

 

 

 

 



World Poetry Movement

National Competition 2012



Alex Cain will be published in the anthonlogy Stars of Our Hearts
Congratulations go out to Alex.  Only 2 poems per 100 entries are selected for printed publication.

 

The Voice

Aurora Newspaper



Poetry

Nikole Clow-"Whisked Away"

Descriptive Sketch

Leena Hwang-"What we mised"
Janay Anthony-"Premature Adulthood: The ups and downs"

 

American Library of Poetry

2012 Poetry Collection-Talented



Barbara Armstrong-"The Power of Entertainment"

Jordin Gignac-"I Am"

Courtney Boeding-"Paranoia"
Samara Wiley-"Raindrops Fall Like Little Soldier Boys"

Kathryn Wilkinson-"Umbrella Man"
Megan Perez-"Reflections"
Rex Wilcoxson-"Extinguished"

 

Teen Ink Magazine



Michaela Doane

http://teenink.com/poetry/free_verse/article/529931/Addict/

 

2012 Milikin University

Annual Literary Festival Competition

Eunice Ayodele

Sydney Torain

Michaela Shawl

2012 Creative Communication
​A Celebration of Today's Writers Poetry (Fall)



Ty Hall-"Under the Spotlight"

Randall Davis-"Unspoken Words"

Michaela Shawl-"My Daughter"

Katie Romza-"Not Just a Purse"

Le'Royia Campbell-"Live"

Eunice Ayodele-"The King's Struggle"

Christina Roszkowski-"The Walls"

Sydney Torain-"New Mother"

Live Poets of New Jersey

 

​Uros Skakavac-"From Air, With Despair and All of its Foreshadowing"



This poem will appear in the anthology "My World"  

2013 Creative Communication (Spring)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

Michelle Pasqua-"When the world ends"

Uros Skakavac-"From Air, with Despair and All"

Joseph Talton-"Pen and Me"

2013 Southwest Prarie Conference

Literary Festival Results

The SPC Literary Festival is held at one of the conference schools each year. Oswego East has swept the festival for the past four years, winning the majority of the awards. This year, OEHS took home 23 of the available awards.


 

Poetry

Honorable Mention

Sydney Torrain-"New Mother"

Christina Roszkowski-"The Broken Tree"

Fiction

Critic's Choice

Sam Izzo-"Ten"

Second Place

Sydney Torain-"Fiction"

​Honorable Mention

Katie Romza-"An Act of Love"

Christina Roszkowski-"Auld Lang Syne"

Derion Booth-"Alone"

Personal Narrative

Honorable Mention

Katelyn Herndon-"Close to My Heart"

Dramatic Scene

First Place

Nathan Huls-"P.O.W."

Second Place

Jenny Iverson-"The Proposal"

Honorable Mention

Eunice Ayodele and Lauren Collins-"How to Live Forever"

Hillary Kuehl-"Final Escape"

Christina Roszkowski-"Jemail Seul"

Venita Parsons-"Lost Souls"

Nikole Clow-"The Ghostly Request"

Descriptive Sketch

Critic's Choice

Caleb Smith-"In One's Life"

First Place

Joy Harris-"Spring and Summer"

Honorable Mention

Kristen Connor-"Rolling Marble"

John Bozik-"Bird"

Michael Mackey-"Basketball Game"

Danny Rand-"My Dogs"

Critical Essay

First Place

Mykeala Doane-"Goodbye Ladybug"

Second Place

Hillary Kuehl-"Uncle Tom"


 

 

 

 

 

 



2013 Creative Communication (Fall)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

Marissa Morales-"Ibanez is her name"

Alma Arifi-"Utopia"

Colin Banks-"Cold Blooded"

Jamie Campbell-"Chasing"

Kayla Carlson-"Free Your Mind"

Emilee Fishe-"My Grandmother's Laundry Room"

Stephanie Huerta-"Steph's Utopia"

Sarah Landofi-"The Demons From Within"

Phylicia Martin-"Memories"

Uros Skakvec-"Lumen"

Alexa Smith-"Memory"

2014 Creative Communication (Spring)

​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

Kate Braun-"My Paradise"

Sarah Landolfi-"Picture Perfect"

Elissa Parikh-"Wanting to Be Like the Rest"

Christopher Soto-"A Yellow Bus"

Emilee Fisher-"Chi Chi"

 

2014 Southwest Prarie Conference

Literary Festival Results

The SPC Literary Festival is held at one of the conference schools each year. Oswego East will be hosting next year.


 

Descriptive Sketch

First Place

Prerana Mitta-"Beautiful"

 

Second Place

Prerana Mitta-"Wintry Ribbons"

 

 

Dramatic Scene

First Place

Julia McCartney and Colleen Hill-"Charcy"

 

Second Place

Sonja Lewis and Shannon Hale-"The Unexpected"

 

Honorable Mention

Stephanie Huerta-"What Life is Worth"

Zachary Ochoa and Derrick Jones-"The Betrayal"

 

Personal Essay

Second Place

Jordyn Klingbeil-"How it Feels"

 

Poetry

Honorable Mention

Kelsey Jones-"A Dance"

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


2014 Teen Ink Magazine



Marissa Morales

"Diagnosis"

Voted #1 Reader's Choice (Personal Narrative)

 

 

Scott Augustine

"Again"

Voted Todays Top Poem

 

Rachel Fischer

"Jewish"

Voted Editor's Choice-Top Poem

Published in the printed Teen Ink Magazine

 

2014-2015 Creative Communication (Spring)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

Katherine Brauer-"City Lights"

Haley Mizerk-"A Dancer's Perspective"

Asia Barnes-"Shot Down"

Natalie Szot-"The Days We Remember"

Tasneem Jibawi-"Tears of Blood"

Scott Augustine-"Again"

Kaelan O'Reily-"2015"

Brittany Garcia-"Twist in Love"

Eric Fenzil-"Wine"

 

 

2012 Creative Communication
​A Celebration of Today's Writers Poetry (Spring)



Briana Azar-"Adrenaline Junky"

Dylan Schaak-"Religion"

Elizabeth Garcia-"When I Met You"

Erika Estrada-"Why I Dance"

Fredrick Concepcion-"My Childhood Fears"

Michel Chavez-"How"

 

2015 Creative Communication (Spring)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

 

Adriana Ikonomi-"2:53"

Aleks Dobrzelecka-"A Single Tree"

Alex Heim-"What Love Is"

Alexia Tobias-"Boston"

Andrew Stout-"The Perfect Day"

Asia Barnes-"Helpless"

Brianna Wunderlich-"Let Her Lay"

Casey Haynes-"Cooperstown"

Cristian Terrazas-"Look Forward"

Diamond Malone-Scales-"Tiny Imperfections"

Dong Le-"Morning Mail"

Ivanelly Vargas-"Loser"

Jarod Her-"The Keys"

Kaelan O'Reily-"Lovers"

Katherine Brauer-"Never Growing Up"

Lynnmari Vargas-"Crooked Umbrella"

Megan Grove-"Chicago Falling"

Megan Jaros-"The Color of Childhood"

Monica Dimas-"Silence"

Natalie Szot-"Betrayal"

Nicholas Wolf-"The Soul of the Poet"

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2015 Poetic Achievement Honor Schools

 

Mr. Ochoa had fifteen or more poets accepted to be published.

 

Oswego East is recognized as receiving a "Poetic Achievement Award". This award is given to schools who have a large number of entries of which over fifty percent are accepted for publication. With hundreds of schools entering the contest, only a small percent of these schools are honored with this award. The purpose of this award is to recognize schools with excellent Language Arts programs.

 

We are 1 of 31 schools in the country to have received this honor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Southwest Prarie Conference

Literary Festival Results

Plainfield Central did a great job hosting!


 

Descriptive Sketch

Critic's Choice

Julia McCartney-"Untitled"

2nd Place

Rebecca Lastovich-"Memories"

3rd Place

Brooke Serwich-"Trapped"

Honorable Mention

Victoria Muehring-"The Caveman in the Carnival"

 

 

Personal Narrative

Critic's Choice

Jaiden Crockett-"My View on Stereotypes"

1st Place

Joclyn Ruiz-"Love Still Exists"

3rd Place

Peyton Klingbeil-"Music Saves Me"

Honorable Mention

Jacob Skolak-"Lost to Volvo"

Poetry

2nd Place

Halie Heidkamp-"Love is Like Makeup"

Honorable Mention

DaMiah Boykins-"A Letter to My Princess"

Short Fiction

2nd Place

Brooke Serwich-"Graham"

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 



2015 Creative Communication (Spring)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

 

Casey Haynes-"All You Ever Need"

Brianna Wunderlich-"Crystal Wolf"

 

 

 

 

 

2015 Creative Communication (Fall)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

 

Brianna Wunderlich-"Dream"

Rebecca Lastovich-"Hands"

 

 

 

 

 

2015 Teen Ink Magazine

Brie Craft

"War on Terror"

Voted Editor's Choice-Top Poem

Published in the printed Teen Ink Magazine

 

http://teenink.com/mobile/838695

 

 

 

 

2016 Creative Communication (Spring)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

 

Karia Heredia-"I Am"

Alexandra Notbusch-"Her Life"

Alec Bergman-"He Will Be Missed"

Ember Crockett-"I Tried"

 

 

 

 

 

Library of Poetry
National Competition 2016-2017

Ashlie Estes has been published in a national anthology titled Imagine. Her poem is entitled "Where is Everyone?"

Rebecca Paxton was published for her poem entitled "Funerals". Great job!

Maddie Urban will also be featured in the same anthology. The poem is entitled "Father". Congratulations, girls!​

Library of Poetry
National Competition 2015-2016

Selah Sunderland has been published in a national anthology titled Accomploished. Her poem is entitled "A Kind of Security".

Taylor Neill will also be featured in the same anthology. The poem is untitled. Congratulations, girls!​

2016 Milikin University

Annual Literary Festival Competition

Honorable Mention-Ashlie Estes

Honorable Mention-Hannah Carinci

Honorable Mention-Gaberiel Panaligan

2016 Creative Communication (Fal)
​A Celebration of Today's Writers (Poetry)

 

Dawson Kiser-"Stolen Heartbeats"

 

 

 

 

 

2015 Southwest Prarie Conference

Literary Festival Results

The SPC Literary Festival is held at one of the conference schools each year. Oswego East held a great event this year


 

Descriptive Sketch

Critic's Choice

Anonymous-"The Man in the Mirror"

 

 

Dramatic Scene

First Place

Morgan Osman-"A Trick of the Lights"

 

Honorable Mention

Khadijah Leverette-"Twelve Hours"

 

Personal Essay

Honorable Mention

Tyler Selvis-"The Tree"

 

Poetry

Honorable Mention

Julia McCartney-"Utopia"

 

Fiction

Scott Augustine-"Protect and Serve"

Sophia Searles-"The Little Bear That Found a Thief"

 

Critical Essay

Abby Disher-"The Plight of Ophelia"

Katie Ayers-"A Woman's Madness"

Brittany Davis-"An Analysis of Romanticism"

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


2017-Teen Ink Magazine



Aidan Mueller-"This Hundred is to You Ten"

Voted #1 Poem on Teen Ink (One Week)

Received Editors' Choice Award in recognition of outstanding work!

http://www.teenink.com/poetry/free_verse/article/949881/This-Hundred-Is-To-You-Ten/

 

2017 Southwest Prarie Conference

Literary Festival Results

Oswego East took home the most awards with 11! Go Wolves!
 

Descriptive Sketch

Critic's Choice

Trevor Murrow-"Cracked Stone Road"

Second Place

Aiden Mueller-"Speed, and She that Slowed Him"

Third Place

Hannah Carinci-"The Carnival

Honorable Mention

Joclyn Ruiz-"My Strange Dream"

Jor Gray-"Carnival of Rust"

Dramatic Scene

Honorable Mention

Elizabeth Wolfinger-"Jerry"

Lauren  Agdanowski & Brianna Bowen-"Never There"

Personal Narrative

First Place

Julia Dillman-"I Want to Write"

Third Place

Lauren Agdanowski-"The Life of an Introvert"

Personal Essay

Third Place

Hannah Carinci-"My Paranormal Activity"

Critical Essay

Honorable Mention

Lauren Agdanowski-"The Conversion of St. Paul"

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 



2017 The America Library of Poetry
Treasured Anthology

 

Dawson Kiser-"Pathetic"

 

 

 

 

 

2018 SPC Literary Festival
 

Dramatic Scene

First Place-Elizabeth Wolfinger-"Three Stages"

Descriptive Sketch

First Place-Sarah Johns-"The Fire"

Second Place- Lauren Agdanowski-"Quiet on the Social Frontier"

Critical Essay

honorable Mention-Lugano Mwakatapanya -"Sinners and Saints: Romantic Devices in Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown'"

Personal Narratives

Honorable Mentions

Nicholas Henz-"They Are Not Just Shoes"

Rachel Scalatine-"Family Teaching Moments"

2018

Louder than a Bomb

Quarterfinals-Top 16 in the State!

Wolves made history!

2019 SPC Literary Festival

P

Personal Essay

First Place

Megan Kenny-"7"

Honorable Mention

Sydney Johnson-"Reverting Back"

Denisha Luluquisin-"Above the Frozen Water"

Critical Essay

Second Place

Rachel Scalatine-"First Amendment Defense Act: What Does it Defend?"

Honorable Mention

Shaiva Dhyani-"Religious Hypocrisy in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying"

Rushil Sambagni-"Impact of Communicatio Towers on the Lives of Birds

Poetry

Second Place

Megan Kenny-"Chainmail"

Third Place

Megan Kenny-"Godsend"

Descriptive Sketch

Critic's Choice

Alison Standish-"The Purple Balloon"

First Place

Jacob Boozell-"Carnival"

Second Place

Lucie Kupres-"Possibilities of Imagination"

Third Place

Zachary Ross-"The Lure of Feast Hall"

Honorable Mention

Skylar Korzen-"Macchiato Hair"

Kiera Kunstman-"Silence"

Nayeli Rascon-"She"

Erin Andrea-"Where Am I?"

Short Fiction

Third Place

Victoria Contreras-"Prismatic"

Dramatic Scene

Critic's Choice

Rebecca Peterson-"Being Human"

Personal Narrative

Honorable Mention

Mayson Dennis-"Southern Belle Without an Accecnt"

Plainfield Poetry Anthology 2019
 

The following poets and poems were featured in the first ever Plainfield Poetry Anthology. Everyone was invited to perform the pieces at a poetry reading. Congrats to everyone selected!

Jordan Cunningham-"The Angel"

Angelika Cabang-"Beyond the Apron"

Jeremy Abraham-"Big Bang Baloney"
Kiera Kunstman-"Blindness"

Ciara jennings-The Caterpillar"

Moran Ede-"Constantly Moving"

Gabby Bostwick-"A Diminishing Democracy"

Morgan Ede-"Flowing Like a River"

Mr. Ochoa-"Frida Kahlo Stands Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States"

Mr. Ochoa-"Gentrification"

Julia Dillman-"Humanity's Savior"

Saba Aamir-"I Remember"

Alison Standish-"Katia"

Angelika Cabang-"Meal Suggestion"

Lauren Peterson-"Moldy Oranges"

Jacob Boozell-"An Ode to the Constant March Forward of Time"

Beck Peterson-"The Oppressed"

Zachary Ross-"Pitchforks and Torches"

Jeremy Abraham-"A Simple World"

Cheyenne Banks-"Stepmonster"

Zachary Ross-"Tracing Snowflakes"

TJ Zitt-"Utopia"

Julia Dillman-"What It's Like to Wear a Mask of Anger"

Lauren Peterson-"What It's Like to Be Asexual"

Kiera Kunstman-"Winter"

2019

Louder than a Bomb

We are proud of our team. Each participant was a first time performer. Two second place finishes; including a 3 point loss to the defending champions. 

Beck Peterson was asked to open the quarterfinal with her poem! What an honor!

2019 Live Poet's Society



Saba Aamir's poem entitled "I remember" as well as Jeremy Abraham's poem entitled "The Big Bang Baloney" were selected for publication by Live Poet's Society. Live Poet's Society is a National Poetry Anthology that received around 5,000 poems. Our two poets were 2 of 100 (2% of submissions) to gain publication.

 

Saba's poem will appear in American High School Poets of Love and Dedication Spring 2019

"Of Love and Dedication" will be a meaningful study of love and loyalty based poems written by teenagers for teenagers, which explores how today's teens approach various types of love and loyalty issues. It is scheduled for publication in late June.  

 

Jeremy's poem will appear in the following anthology: American High School Poets of Faith and Inspiration Spring 2019 

"Of Faith and Inspiration" is a meaningful study of inspirational and faith based poetry written by teenagers for teenagers, which explores how today's teens approach matters of faith, hope, religion, and nature. We are certain you will enjoy this collection of uplifting poetry. It is scheduled for publication in late June .

 

2018 Millikin University Literary Festival
 

Honorable Mention-$250 Scholarship

Madeline Kastel

 

 

 

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