2008-2009 Poetry and Poster Contest Winners
Sponsored by the National Career Development Association
Congratulations to all winners! Click on the words "Slide Show" below to see a show of the three winning entries in each category. Use the Pause button to pause the show for a closer look. Click on a winning entry image to see a larger version of that entry.
Poetry
Primary Grades K-2
1st Place Hailey Perkins, Alabama | 2nd Place Emerson Harris, Oregon | 3rd Place Olivia Rhudy, Virginia |
Intermediate Grades 3-5
Summer Rogers, South Carolina | 2nd Place Austin Haga, Virginia | 3rd Place Simmons Sowell, Mississippi |
Middle Grades 6-8
1st Place Robert Breininger, Florida | 2nd Place Janae Powell,Connecticut | 3rd Place Marcie Bufkin, Oklahoma |
Senior Grades 9-12
1st Place Colleen Etman, South Carolina | 2nd Place Heather Calliham, South Carolina | 3rd Place Kathryn Lanier, Alabama |
Adult Student
1st Place Paula Lipnic, Texas | 2nd Place Mariana Hernandez, Texas | 3rd Place Rebekah Benson, Arkansas |
Open Adult
1st Place Kathleen Six, Michigan | 2nd Place Shante Stutts, Mississippi | 3rd Place Lindsey McGrew, Mississippi |
Poster Traditional (C1 Category)
Primary Grades K-2
1st Place Caroline Tan, New Jersey | 2nd Place Emily Woods, Virginia | 3rd Place Jennifer Albert, Oklahoma |
Intermediate Grades 3-5
1st Place Annie Gao, New Jersey | 2nd Place Jessica Guam, New Jersey | 3rd Place Nickey Alban, Florida |
Middle Grades 6-8
1st Place Daisey Zang, New Jersey | 2nd Place Ximin Wang, New Jersey | 3rd Place (Tied) Jessica Xu, New Jersey |
3rd Place (Tied) John Green, South Carolina | ||
Senior Grades 9-12
1st Place Diandra Mejia, Florida | 2nd Place Bo Tang, New Jersey | 3rd Place Desarea Guyton, Mississippi |
Adult Student
1st Place Isuit Lopez, Texas | 2nd Place Lidia Blanchard, Texas | |
Open Adult
1st Place Renee Tucker, Mississippi | 2nd Place Susan Cascio, Mississippi | 3rd Place April Medford, South Carolina |
Poster Mixed Media (C2 Category)
Primary Grades K-2
1st Place Hughston Hood, Alabama | 2nd Place Abigail Campuzano, South Carolina | 3rd Place Sabra Hubbard, Mississippi |
Intermediate Grades 3-5
1st Place Forrest Boyd, Mississippi | 2nd Place Braxton Scarborough, Mississippi | 3rd Place Warren Anderson, Mississippi |
Middle Grades 6-8
1st Place Dylan Bozic, Virginia | 2nd Place Shelby Williams, South Carolina | 3rd Place Brooke Dancy, Virginia |
Senior Grades 9-12
1st Place Jake Perry, Michigan | 2nd Place Keaton Suskie, Oregon | 3rd Place Evan Fekete, Michigan |
Adult Student
1st Place Barry Yates, North Carolina | 1st Place Jessica Barnard, Oklahoma | 3rd Place Aaron Adams, Oklahoma |
Open Adult
1st Place Angeline Kern, Mississippi | 2nd Place Melanie Patton, South Carolina | 3rd Place Lindsey McGrew, Mississippi |
NCD Month Resources
- Contact Bobbi Carter (bcarter@ncda.org) at NCDA Headquarters to request contest brochures.
- Looking for a Poster to advertise this great month? Save this file & send on to your local copy shop.
- Creative Ways to Celebrate- a list of ideas submitted by those who have celebrated in previous years
- NCD Month K-12 Activities - Provided by Liz Jones - Kent Intermediate School District
- Click Here to read from NCD Month Celebration of Work. In the presidential year of Jane Goodman, 2006 Eminent Career Award Winner, many NCDA members, such as LeeAnn Bernier-Clarke (Editor), Pat Wickwire, Judith Ettinger, Victoria Wildermuth and priceless others, collaborated to create one of the most remarkable NCD Month Activity Books available. This is a work in progress, and NCDA is striving to provide you with the best resources available.
