Friends of Lovejoy Library Announce Winners of Twelfth Annual High School Writers’ Contest
2006 High School Writers' Contest Winners
Awards Banquet - April 26, 2006
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Sara Fuhrhop, Belleville East HS, first prize, nonfiction
Melanie Kremmel, Columbia HS, third prize, fiction
Trevor Groce, Columbia HS, first prize, fiction
Rachel Stueber, Columbia HS, first prize, poetry
Kaitlin Weiss, Edwardsville HS, second prize, fiction
Katherine Porter, Althoff Catholic HS, third prize, poetry
Kate McManus, Gibault Catholic HS, second prize, nonfiction
Allison Weigel, Belleville West HS, third prize, nonfiction
Bryce Parsons-Twesten, Belleville West, Honorable Mention-poetry
Amber Meier, Mater Dei HS, Honorable Mention-fiction
Elizabeth Eberlin, Brussels HS, second prize, poetry
( Edwardsville, IL, April 26, 2006) Nine area students were recognized for their award-winning writing in the twlefth annual High School Writers’ Contest sponsored by the Friends of Lovejoy Library, a support organization at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Students from, Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville High School East, Belleville High School West, Brussels CUSD #42, Columbia High School, Edwardsville High School, Gibault Catholic High School, and Mater Dei High School won prizes in the competition’s three categories.
Organizers of the contest said there were 516 entries. There were 152 nonfiction entries, 210 poems and 154 fiction entries from high schools throughout Southwestern Illinois. Winners were formally announced April 26 th at an awards banquet on the SIUE campus. First place winners in the three categories received $500 each, while second and third place winners in each category won $300 and $100 respectively. Two contestants won Honorable Mention and received a $25 gift certificate.
Cosponsors and contributors for the competition were the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch, First Federal Savings & Loan Association – Edwardsville, Belleville
News-Democrat, and the Friends of Lovejoy Library.
Contestants were high school juniors and seniors from the counties of Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, St. Clair, and Washington.
First prize in the nonfiction category was won by Sara Fuhrhop, a junior at Belleville High School East, for her essay, “Grandma’s Gift.” Second prize in that category went to Kate McManus, a junior at Gibault Catholic High School, for her essay, “The Unknown World of Wal-Mart.” Third prize was won by Allison Weigel, a senior from Belleville High School West, for her essay, “High Flying.”
First prize in poetry was won by Rachel Stueber, a senior at Columbia High School, for her poem, “Serenity.” Second prize went to Elizabeth Eberlin, a senior at Brussels CUSD #42, for her poem “Going by Contraries.” Third prize was won by Katherine Porter, a senior at Althoff Catholic High School, for her poem, “Fear and Loathe in the Backseat Dive into Life.” Honorable Mention was won by Bryce Parsons-Twesten, a senior at Belleville High School West, for his poem, “White.”
First prize in the fiction category was won by Trevor Groce, a senior at Columbia High School, for his story, “Oaxaca Sunshine.” Second prize went to Kaitlin Weiss, a junior at Edwardsville Senior High School, for her story “A Piece of My Heart.” Third prize was won by Melanie Kremmel, a junior at Columbia High School, for her story “Dear Mr. Jesus.” Honorable Mention was won by Amber Meier, a senior at Mater Dei High School, for her story “The Price of Hair Artistry.”
All award-winning entries have been printed in a booklet that is available for purchase. For information about purchasing booklets or about next year’s competition, call the Friends of Lovejoy Library at 618-650-2730.
