Teen Poetry Contest Winners
1999
Grades 6 through 10
First Place
Sometimes, Milly Datoy, Lincoln Junior High
Second Place
Eraser Marks, Jessie Herbach, Niles North High School
Third Place
The Night's Paintbrush, Kirby Hall, Niles North High School
Honorable Mentions
Who am I?, Margo Chervony, Lincoln Junior HighPiano, Jennifer Lynn Hedstrom, Lincoln Junior High
This Man, Marcelo De Biasi, East Prairie School
Me, Ami Anichini, Regina Dominican High School
Grades 11 and 12
First Place
Untitled, Stephanie Burak, Niles West High School
Second Place
9―1―1, Maria Allocco, Niles West High School
Third Place
Worshipping Woman, Ramah-David Malebranche, Niles North High School
Honorable Mentions
Out Tonight, Christine Joy Drachenberg, Niles West High SchoolPantum, Nihada Softic, Niles North High School
G r a y, Carolyn Dunne, Niles North High School
Autumn, Carolyn O'Neill, Niles West High School