Announcing the ‘Smiles and Laughter Poetry Contest’ Winners
This year’s poetry contest was quite a success! The theme was “Smiles and Laughter Poetry,” and we received more than 1,000 poems from students in grades K–12 that demonstrate their poetic genius and creativity.
You can view our online collection of participants and see the fantastic submissions we received this year.
If you submitted a poem, you can download your certificate of participation, print it, personalize it by filling in your poet’s name, and pin it somewhere in your home to encourage more writing.
The winners have been chosen, and we would like to congratulate the following students:
| Kindergarten | First Place: Camdyn W., NVVA, Unicorn Magic Second Place: Ka’b W., Agora Cyber, Cookies, Cakes, and Pies Make Me Smile Third Place: James F., WAVA, Swing |
| 1st Grade | First Place: Novella W., CAVA, I Smile When Second Place: Liam K., UTVA, What Makes Me Smile Third Place: Liam H., Hoosier, Pets |
| 2nd Grade | First Place: Hafsah P., iCademy, What Makes Me Happy Second Place: Lily S., OHVA, Smiles from Inside Third Place: Adilynn H., LVS, Magic |
| 3rd Grade | First Place: Khai M., GCA, Flying Through the Seasons with Khai Second Place: Dominic N., AZVA, Boy Third Place: Nicole P., GCA, What Makes Me Smile:) |
| 4th Grade | First Place: Ariella B., CAVA, Ariella’s Desert Sunset Second Place: Emma O., CASC, Willow Salon Third Place: Michaela T., ORVA, The Things That Make Me Smile |
| 5th Grade | First Place: Madisen M., CAVA, Gardening Together Second Place: Maria B., OHVA, Safe and Sound Third Place: Aimee W., Alpine Online Utah Program, Laughter |
| 6th Grade | First Place: Jannah K., CAVA, Never Losing Hope Means Smiling Second Place: Aubree R., MVCA, A Time of Freedom Third Place: Jordan T., ORVA, Spring Smiles |
| 7th Grade | First Place: Makayla L., SCVCS, Joy Second Place: Isabel P., LVS, Dragon Emotions Third Place: Khadija J., iCademy, Hidden Beauty |
| 8th Grade | First Place: EmiLee T., ORVA, Golden Happiness throughout Time Second Place: Natalie S., CAVA, Peace of Mind Third Place: Jared S., OHVA, The Unhappy Camper |
| 9th Grade | First Place: Luann J., Manhatten HS, My Shadow Does Not Hear Second Place: Abigail L., TXVA, Abby’s Story Third Place: Makayla R., Hoosier, Happiness |
| 10th Grade | First Place: Breonna N., ORVA, Foam poem Second Place: Sadaf N., WIVA, I Will Recover Third Place: Ayesha S., GCA, A Garden of Delightful Moment |
| 11th Grade | First Place: Hannah R., Hoosier, Snickle Second Place: Chatejah G., Montgomery Academy, Learn To Love Third Place: Ashley G., Insight Oregon, A Bestfriend and a Cousin |
| 12th Grade | First Place: Shelby S., MNVA, 24 Hour Flavors Second Place: Paris P., CAVA, That’s What Brings a Smile Third Place: Ala S., Insight Washington, Ink & Frustration |
Thank you for celebrating poetry with us this year. We look forward to reading your submissions for next year’s poetry contest.
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Brittany Marklin
Brittany Marklin is a contributing writer for Learning Liftoff and a community manager for K12. She coordinates all K12 student contests and connects with families who pursue online education. She attended George Mason University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing, with a minor in tourism and events management. Brittany spent her first five years at K12 on the social media team where she aided with content and strategy for multiple channels, and helped construct K12’s user-generated content site, “What’s Your Story?” When she’s not working, Brittany loves spending time with her husband and daughter in North Carolina.
