The New Poet’s Society has announced the finalists for its second annual high school poetry contest.
Scholarship award winners will be announced at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 26 at Eastlake High School, 400 228th Ave. NE in Sammamish. The Judge’s Choice award winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Other scholarships in the amount of $500 will also be given.
Finalists are:
From Redmond High School
• Karla Cortes, “I Am from …”
• Michael DeYoung, “The Captain”
• Chalsea Leonard, “Things You Never Should Have Taught Me”
• David Berg, “Shrouded Sands”
From Eastlake High School
• Heather Smith, “Horses”
• Sari Radeake, “Split”
• Jenna Gustafson, “Dusty Flight”
• Kotomi Yamamura, Untitled
From BEST High School
• Sarah Epstein, “Familiar Lullaby”
• Callum Dickson, Untitled
For more information, contact Rick Smith, president of the New Poet’s Society at (425) 885-7223 or rsmith2@hotmail.com.