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Young Poets Of Delaware County
Poetry Competition

For all school-age residents of Delaware County, grades 1-12

CONTEST GUIDELINES

Original poems must be typed or neatly written on 8 1/2” by 11” paper; no odd
size or construction paper, please.

Student’s name
Address
Home phone number
Grade
School
School District

If information is not listed, entry will be disqualified.
No entries will be returned.
Only one poem per student may be entered.
Poems will be judged by grade level.

Deadline for submissions is March 27, 2015.

Winners will be notified.
Please, no calls after poems are submitted!

Entries should be submitted to any public library in Delaware County
Questions about the contest? Email: info@madpoetssociety.com

Sponsored by the Mad Poets Society, Delaware County Library System,
Greater Philadelphia Poets for Young Voices, Delaware County Reading
Council and The Rose Tree Optimist Club.

Young Poets Of Delaware County
Poetry Competition

For all school-age residents of Delaware County, grades 1-12

CONTEST GUIDELINES

Original poems must be typed or neatly written on 8 1/2” by 11” paper; no odd
size or construction paper, please.

Student’s name
Address
Home phone number
Grade
School
School District

If information is not listed, entry will be disqualified.
No entries will be returned.
Only one poem per student may be entered.
Poems will be judged by grade level.

Deadline for submissions is March 28, 2014.

Winners will be notified.
Please, no calls after poems are submitted!

Entries should be submitted to any public library in Delaware County
Questions about the contest? Email: info@madpoetssociety.com

Sponsored by the Mad Poets Society, Delaware County Library System,
Greater Philadelphia Poets for Young Voices, Delaware County Reading
Council and The Rose Tree Optimist Club.

Young Poets Of Delaware County
Poetry Competition

For all school-age residents of Delaware County, grades 1-12

CONTEST GUIDELINES

Original poems must be typed or neatly written on 8 1/2” by 11” paper; no odd
size or construction paper, please.

Student’s name
Address
Home phone number
Grade
School
School District

If information is not listed, entry will be disqualified.
No entries will be returned.
Only one poem per student may be entered.
Poems will be judged by grade level.

Deadline for submissions is DECEMBER 7, 2012.
Prizes will include saving bonds for first place winners and
publication in a booklet for all 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place winners.
Winners will be notified.
Please, no calls after poems are submitted!

Entries should be submitted to any public library in Delaware County
Questions about the contest? Call Margie Stern 610 891-8622

Sponsored by the Mad Poets Society, Delaware County Library System,
Greater Philadelphia Poets for Young Voices, Delaware County Reading
Council and The Rose Tree Optimist Club.

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s county-wide poetry contest.  Young poets from our area did very well, including a clean sweep of first grade honors!

Young Poets of Delaware County Poetry Contest

2012 Winners

Grade 1

1st Jack Farrell St. Joseph School

2nd Emanuel Baker Parkside Elementary School

3rd Kyle Wuebber Parkside Elementary School

Grade 2

1st Olivia McConnell Hillcrest School

2nd Allison Walters Parkside Elementary School

3rd William Dean Home School

Grade 3

1st Carli Komorowski Pennell Elementary School

2nd Julian DelRossi Parkside Elementary School

3rd David Burnshaw Home School

Grade 4

1st Dorothy Cocci Home School

2nd Sean Guinan Aston Elementary

3rd Michael Lu Nether Providence Elementary School

Grade 5

1st Sean Prior Media Elementary School

2nd Benjamin T. Gordon Glenwood Elementary School

3rd Jason Badjough Pennell Elementary School

Grade 6

1st Renee Koma Haverford Middle School

2nd Lucy Townend Garnet Valley Middle School

3rd Dora McCafferty Springton Lake Middle School

Grade 7

1st Bridget Whitaker E.T. Richardson Middle School

2nd Gabriel Burnshaw Home School

3rd Chris Delaney E.T. Richardson Middle School

Grade 8

1st Georgia Fossett E.T. Richardson Middle School

2nd Lauren Milewski E.T. Richardson Middle School

3rd Meghan McNicholas Radnor Middle School

Grade 9

1st Billy Irving Upper Darby High School

2nd Kate Yeager Penncrest High School

3rd Sarah Kilburn Penncrest High School

Grade 10

1st Ushoshi Mookerjee Garnet Valley High School

2nd Simon Stockdale Home School

3rd Laela Johnson Cardinal O’Hara High School

Grade 11

1st Ian Garrity PA Leadership Charter School

2nd Tara Tobin Penncrest High School

3rd Joey Lydon Sun Valley High School

Grade 12

1st Brendan Morgan Penncrest High School

2nd Anur Singh Penncrest High School

3rd Deena White Penncrest High School

Young Poets Of Delaware County
Poetry Competition

CONTEST GUIDELINES

Original poems must be typed or neatly written on 8 1/2” by 11” paper; no odd
size or construction paper, please.

Student’s name
Address
Home phone number
Grade
School
School District

If information is not listed, entry will be disqualified.
No entries will be returned.
Only one poem per student may be entered.
Poems will be judged by grade level.

Deadline for submissions is FEBRUARY 24, 2012.
Prizes will include saving bonds for first place winners and
publication in a booklet for all 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place winners.
Winners will be notified.
Please, no calls after poems are submitted!

Entries should be submitted to any public library in Delaware County
Questions about the contest? Call Margie Stern 610 891-8622

Sponsored by the Mad Poets Society, Delaware County Library System,
Greater Philadelphia Poets for Young Voices, Delaware County Reading
Council and The Rose Tree Optimist Club.