Congratulations to this year's contest winners! The Minerva Campbell Awards are presented to students exhibiting literary ability. This annual prose and poetry competition is conducted for Junior High School and Senior High School students attending Rush-Henrietta Central Schools and students who reside in Henrietta and attend school elsewhere. The Henrietta Public Library Board of Trustees, which sponsors the contest in honor of its first president, appoints a committee of judges to select the winners with in each division.
The following are the winners of each division and category:
Senior Division (students from Rush-Henrietta Senior High School)
Prose
First Place………………. “Villainy: An Advanced Guide” by Lillian Merrill
Second Place…………. “The Beauty of Diversity” by Aryanna Chandler
Third Place………………. “A Canine Crisis” by Kasey Lynch
Honorable Mention…. “Tangles and Tides” by Annabella Mack
Poetry
First Place…………………. “Birds Eye View” by James Coté
Second Place ……………. “I’m a bad driver” by Ally Walgast
Third Place…………………. “Okay & Hero” Poetry Collection by Anonymous
Honorable Mention……. “The Beauty of Love” by Addison Montgomery
Honorable Mention……. “May our Country Always Live” by Heera Manger
Junior Division (students from Roth Junior High School)
Prose
First Place…………………. “Friday Night” by Tharuni Paskaran
Poetry
First Place…………………. “My Biggest Enemy” by Eshaal Humayun
Second Place……………. “Beauty of Life” by Abdul-Rahman Khan
Honorable Mention…… “Life is a Journey Full of Love” by Declan Krieger
Junior Division (students from Burger Junior High School)
Prose
First Place…………………. “The Hallway” by Alex Wackerman
Honorable Mention…… “Under This Bed of Stars, Resides a Love Letter to You” by Krystyana Perez
Poetry
First Place…………………. “98%” by Olivia Barclift
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