Spring 2025 Edition

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​Poetry

First Place

The Pursuit of Happiness
​by Macy Mullen

Second Place

The Old Oak Tree
​by Cali Poulton

Third Place

The Fabric of Humanity
by Makaley Belnap

Honorable Mentions

The Encounter
by Mckensey Dunaway

The Beauty Within
​by Taylor Brown

Concealed Chains
​by Abbey Fuller

Garden Head
​by Elliana Ingels

Home that doesn't feel like Home
by Carmen iveth velazquez aguirre

Proud
​by Kylie sanders

The Grace of What Truly Is
​by Cali Poulton

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Artwork

First Place

by Harper Gillespie

Second Place

by Eli Manning

Third Place

by Cecilia Hunt

Honorable Mentions

by Scarlett Bocachica

by Jordyn Cluff

by Harper Gillespie

by Hallie Nelson

by Taylor Olsen

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Nonfiction

First Place

Normally Different
by Abbey Fuller

Second Place

Drowning
​by Keilani Painton

Third Place

Quietness is my curse
​by Sydney Marsh

Honorable Mentions

The Stigma of Mental Health
​by lily ARmour

Kind Words
​by Katherine Mullen

The People Next Door
​by Warner Ellis

Flying Solo
​by Elizabeth Wall

Lights that Dance
​by Lael Miller

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Photography

First Place

by Luke Ashton

Second Place

by Brinley Jepson

Third Place

by Delaney Esplin

Honorable Mentions

by Caroline Giles

by Taylor Baldwin

by Brayden Johnson

by Samantha Smith

by Tai Bundy

by Tai Bundy

by Jacob Briggs

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Short Fiction

First Place

The Water-Well
​by Cali Poulton

Second Place

What Didn't Happen
​by Taylor Baldwin

Third Place

One Last Wish
​by Jaelie Griffiths

Honorable Mentions

Wilks's Love
​by Britton Bean

There was a Beetle
​by Harper Gillespie

Mourninghill Mental Institution
​by Kylie Sanders

Real sunsets
​by Hallie Nelson

Milo was a Small Mouse with Big Ideas
​by Matthew Wheeler