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One City One Story 2017 Writing Contest 2nd place Middle School category Rhea Calva-Despard Grade 7, Blair Middle School “Home” Summary: A thirteen year old with ARMS disease recalls the difficulty and pleasures of traveling—both for fun and for treatments. Sometimes I feel like my life is one of […]
One City One Story 2017 Writing Contest 3rd place Middle School category Ian Macklin Sims Grade 7, Blair Middle School “Little Black Me: From Africa to America” Summary: A true poem written from the perspective of a young black male who feels as though he is left unappreciated. Little […]
Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) 1st place Girl on Fire by Amelia Monsour 12 years old (Grade 7) Sierra Madre Middle School The circus master, Eduard, buttoned up his red coat, and prepared to enter the circus ring, where flying children, super strong men, and conjurers awaited. One person […]
Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) 2nd place By the Light of the Fire by Teresa Fundter 14 years old (Grade 9) La Canada High School The air was laced with smoke and ash, sirens wailing. The towering tent belonging to the circus now lay on the ground in ashes, […]
Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) 3rd place Wonder by Asher Follett 14 years old (Grade 9) La Canada High School Everyone knows that the Infinite Circus is the best in the world. Performer hopefuls travel thousands of miles and sit through hours of grueling auditions only to […]
Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) Honorable Mention The Gift of Poise by Elliot Negrin 14 years old (Grade 8) La Canada High School It wasn’t the vibrant colors or musical sounds that first caught my attention, but the sense of whimsy, that brought my attention to Dame Bellefontaine’s […]
One City One Story 2016 Writing Contest: “A Vivid Memory” Honorable mention Category 3: Grades 9-12 “A Vivid Memory” by Alana Connor Grade 11 Blair High School It was nearing the end of the day and the sun was setting, cast low in the sky and steadily disappearing […]
One City One Story 2016 Writing Contest: “A Vivid Memory” Honorable mention Category 3: Grades 9-12 “The Operation of Love” by Eliyah Sims Grade 11 Pasadena Youth Build I’d sing a song in December just to remember you. I was 16 when I first laid eyes on you; […]
One City One Story 2016 Writing Contest: “A Vivid Memory” Honorable mention Category 2: Grades 6-8 “A Whole New Underwater World” by Alyssa Ho Grade 6 Emperor Elementary School It was a crisp, clear Tuesday morning as I was dragged onto the beach of Toyon Bay in my tight, […]
One City One Story 2016 Art Contest Honorable mention High School category Jaylin Zavala Grade 8, Blair High School “Times at a Highlighted Garden” Markers, pen, pastel; 8 ½ in x 11 in This is a lovely drawing as well as a lovely memory. A floating, dreamy girl is […]