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05/15/2024
Congratulations to the Winners of the 58th Annual Poetry & Art Contest
Thank you for celebrating National Career Development Month! The theme for the 58th annual Poetry & Art contest was "Art of the Mind: The Connection Between Wellness and Career Success"
For the Poetry winners: click on the Name below to read the winning entry.
For the Art winners: view the slideshow of winning entries on the NCD Month webpage.
| POETRY | Click on the Name below to read the winning entry. |
| Primary K-2 | |
| 1st | Jack Schlegel (VA) |
| 2nd | - |
| 3rd | - |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Lily Barksdale (SC) |
| 2nd |
Dyemond Connor (NC) |
| 3rd |
Luca Paoni (MI) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st | Liberty Klassy (AL) |
| 2nd | Penelope Pell (PA) |
| 3rd | Keylin Andrade (NC) |
| Senior HS 9-12 | |
| 1st | Akshay Manchanda (NH) |
| 2nd |
Ariel Baker Austin (SC) |
| 3rd |
Alana Fluker (SC) |
| Adult -student | |
| 1st | Grace Abraham (NC) |
| 2nd | Deneatra Barfield (NC) |
| 3rd |
Cindy Luc (FL) |
| Adult -open | |
| 1st | Kathryn Van Asselt (OR) |
| 2nd | Kelly Brock (MS) |
| 3rd | Shweta Kapur (MI) |
| Art : Category C-1 |
View the slideshow of winning entries on the |
| Primary Grades K-2 | NCD Month webpage. |
| 1st | Carter Hugget (TX) |
| 2nd | Caroline Root (SC) |
| 3rd | Caleb Woodward (NC) |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Anabel Matthews (SC) |
| 2nd | Aydin Soner (SC) |
| 3rd | Abby Montgomery (SC) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st |
Beatrice Grimaud (SC) |
| 2nd | Savana Paija Magar (SC) |
| 3rd |
Darren Bellamy (NC) |
| Senior 9-12 | |
| 1st | Alexia Prodanis (NH) |
| 2nd |
Shymeria Riley (AL) |
| 3rd | Kennedy Richardson (MS) |
| Adult Student |
|
| 1st | Brooklyn Talbert (NC) |
| 2nd | Niya McQuilla (NC) |
| 3rd | - |
| Adult -open | |
| 1st | Nicolette Johnson (NC) |
| 2nd | Kenny Walker (NC) |
| 3rd |
- |
| Art : Category C-2 |
View the slideshow of winning entries |
| Primary K-2 | on the NCD Month webpage. |
| 1st | Arslan Soner (SC) |
| 2nd | - |
| 3rd | - |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Rosemari Mendez-Gomez (SC) |
| 2nd |
Decker Easterlin (SC) |
| 3rd |
Ashanti Thompson (SC) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st |
Will Helms (NC) |
| 2nd |
Myla Brown (SC) |
| 3rd | Alyza Goveas (SC) |
| Senior 9-12 | |
| 1st | Leila Haines (SC) |
| 2nd |
Tzara Albiter Acosta (NC) |
| 3rd | Saxon Heuneman (NC) |
| Adult -student |
|
| 1st | Emma Huffman (NC) |
| 2nd | Hannah Halon (NC) |
| 3rd | David Stephens (NC) |
| Adult - open |
|
| 1st | Melissa Conrad (FL) |
| 2nd | Ronda Branch (NC) |
| 3rd | Kacinthia Wright (SC) |
