My 9th grade Literature students completed their poetry unit with a summative poetry project and I want to acknowledge the amazing creativity seen in all of the completed poetry projects. The following students demonstrated a high level of creativity, originality, and understanding of literary devices. The Most Outstanding poems and analyses were written by Jackson Bortz, Blake Schroeder, and Manny Vicente.

Other students who also received a perfect 100 for their incredible writing is:  BJ Abson, Calena Darden, Ander Martin, and Brooke Schierle. Other top writers with an 85 or higher were:  Autumn Bruce, Calynn Deangelis, Gabriela Londono-Salazar, Grace Malloy, Angelica Martinez, Jasmine Nikkel, Trey Oudt, and Addie Westbeld. A special shout-out goes to Faraz Porbanderwala who wrote his first poem and made the most progress and growth in this project. Being open and coachable is one of life’s most important skills and attitudes that will lead him to much success in life.