New Poet’s Society announces contest finalists

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.

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.