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05/25/2021
Congratulations to the Winners of the 55th Annual Poetry & Art Contest
Thank you for celebrating National Career Development Month! The theme for the 55th annual Poetry & Art contest was "My Future Career: Imagine the Possibilities!"
For the Poetry winners: click on the Name below to read the winning entry. Or read all the winning poems in one PDF!
For the Art winners: view the slideshow of winning entries on the NCD Month webpage.
| POETRY | Click on the Name below to read the winning entry. |
| Primary K-2 | |
| 1st | Mackenzie Mallicoat (SC) |
| 2nd | Ashlynn Mallicoat (SC) |
| 3rd | - |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Aliyah Serrette (NC) |
| 2nd |
Marcus Holcombe (NC) |
| 3rd |
Moya Morgan (NC) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st | Caroline Cates (NC) |
| 2nd | Maricella Gonzalez (SC) |
| 3rd | Jalen Roberts (NC) |
| Senior HS 9-12 | |
| 1st | Cora Weems (SC) |
| 2nd |
Brinley Smith (TX) |
| 3rd |
Gabriel McKay (VA) |
| Adult -student | |
| 1st | Giselle McArthur (NE) |
| 2nd | Morgan Hill (FL) |
| 3rd |
Hazel Pasley (NC)
|
| Adult -open | |
| 1st | Linda Maxwell (SC) |
| 2nd | Jamie Langston (SC) |
| 3rd | Loris Cumming (NC) |
| Art : Category C-1 |
View the slideshow of winning entries on the |
| Primary Grades K-2 | NCD Month webpage. |
| 1st | Keyli Andrade (SC) |
| 2nd | Ivanielz Melendez Gonzalez (SC) |
| 3rd | Mitchell Hagan (NY) |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Joy Singleton (VA) |
| 2nd | Oliver Atkins (SC) |
| 3rd | Joanna Koch (VA) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st |
Marcella Gonzalez (SC) |
| 2nd | Lucy Pruitt (SC) |
| 3rd |
Jodi McHugh (SC) |
| Senior 9-12 | |
| 1st | Ashley Felipe (SC) |
| 2nd |
Alejandra Carranza-Lima (SC) |
| 3rd | Abigail Turner (NC) |
| Adult |
|
| 1st | Haley Gojohn (MO) |
| 2nd | Jason Dennis (NC) |
| 3rd | Krystalynn Johnson (NC) |
| Art : Category C-2 |
View the slideshow of winning entries |
| Primary K-2 | on the NCD Month webpage. |
| 1st | Isabella Jennings (SC) |
| 2nd | Kennedy Cooper (SC) |
| 3rd | - |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Shea Paschall (VA) |
| 2rd |
Emily Serna (SC) |
| 3rd |
Adalyn Simmons (SC) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st |
Willow Wrighton (SC) |
| 2nd |
Judeleah Reyes (VA) |
| 3rd | Madison Egge (SC) |
| Senior 9-12 | |
| 1st | Reagan Taylor (SC) |
| 2nd |
Madison Kudrick (SC) |
| 3rd | Derek Burk (SC) |
| Adult -student |
|
| 1st | Kitty Scott (NC) |
| 2nd | Susan Haughney (NC) |
| 3rd | Shannon Bowlin (NC) |
| Adult - open |
|
| 1st | Rhonda Branch (NC) |
| 2nd | Zachary Russell (TX) |
| 3rd | - |
