Winning entries are listed in contest-designated Themes and Categories.

SENSE OF WONDER THEME

Poem Category

First Place
Aidan, age 17, and Gayl, age 54
“Hawaii’s Pure Delight”

Second Place
Ava, age 18, Charlotte, age 14, Beth, age 45, and Josh, age 45
“Stained Glass Sky”

Honorable Mention
Tess, age 17, and Jennifer, age 49
“Unexpected Beauty”

Honorable Mention
Kayleigh, age 15. and Elizabeth, age 42
“Early Morning in the Ozarks”

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Essay Category

First Place
Olivia, age 14 and Jinhyeok, age 32
“An Urban Oasis in Chicago’s Heart”

First Place
Ivan, age 15 and Bifang, age 38
“Liberation”

Second Place
Jaehyuk, age 15, and Byung, age 75
“Between Skyscrapers and Riverbanks: Finding Balance in Seoul’s Landscape”

Second Place
Melanie, age 62 and Rhodes, age 4
“A Bower of Ephemerals”

Honorable Mention
Ethan, age 17, and Tammie, age 51
“Peak”

Honorable Mention
Nicole, age 17, and Elizabeth, age 42
“The Striking Blue Sea”

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Poem With Photo Category

First Place
Poem with Photo – Sense of Wonder
Aditya, age 15 and Rajiv, age 48
“Of Mist and Memory”

First Place
Jarrah, age 10, Jesi Ri, age 44, and Susan, age 72
“Sunrise by the Sea”

Second Place
Danny, age 12 and Gilbert , age 79
“Sailing into Wonder”

Second Place
Daniel, age 14 and Kristen, age 43
“The Green Doorway”

Honorable Mention
Alice, age 15 and Elaine, age 15
“Orange Cosmos”

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Essay With Photo Category

First Place
Yeeun, age 16, Dongsoo, age 76, and Yena, age 16
“Where Life Endures: Discoveries in the DMZ”

First Place
River, age 15, Brenda , age 43, Jason, age 44 and Rebecca, age 60
“The Calling of the Rivers”

Second Place
Elizabeth, age 16, Jennifer, age 44, Sharon, age 72
“The Whale Quest”

Second Place
Naomi, age 14, and Karen, age 49
“Hinterzarten”

Second Place
Sneha, age 12 and Indu, age 47
“An Astronaut in Paradise”

Honorable Mention
Elia, age 16, and Elizabeth, age 42 (student and teacher)
“The Moment of Serenity”

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Sense of Wonder/SENSE OF THE Wild Theme

Poem Category

First Place
Karis, age 14, Chloe, age 13, and Elizabeth
“Birds of a Feather”

Second Place
Samuel, age 18, and Andria, age 50. (Mother and son)
“Nature’s Dance”

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Essay Category

First Place
Georgia, age 42, and Cal, age 6
“First Wild Water Swim”

Second Place
Ariana, age 11, and Anna, age 42
“Oceans and Sea Creatures”

Winning Entry – Special Review Unit
Ellis, age 15 and Rudy , age 50
“A Perfect Mess”

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Essay with Photo

First Place
Karthik, age 11 and Gerry, age 81
“One at a Time, Repairing an Ecosystem”