2010
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High School Winner
"Does Murder Sleep" by Ricco Burkhardt
Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Barbara Freedman, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"I Was In the Stars" by Pershing Middle School Class Group
Pershing Middle School, Houston, TX
Patrick Cupo, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"A Dream" by Spencer Young
Endeavour Elementary School, Issaquah, WA
Holly Miller, Teacher
Elementary School Runner-Up
"An Adventure" by Jack Hamill
Sunset Ridge School, Northfield, IL
Carol Broos, Teacher
High School Runner-Up
"Presidential Jam" by Nick Rezuke Kingswood-Oxford, West Hartford, CT
Dr. Wayne Pierce, Teacher
2009
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High School Winner
"Gothic Memory Land" by Emily Boyer
Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Barbara Freedman, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"The Daedal" by Sidarth Jayadev
School of Choice, Sunnyvale, CA
Alexis Alrich, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"The Rain Cloud" by Spencer Young
Endeavor Elementary School, Issaquah, WA
Holly Miller, Teacher
2008
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High School Winner
"The Gates of Hell" by Daniel Mulé
Island Trees High School, Levittown, NY
J. Peter Hansen, Teacher
High School Runner Up
"Translation" by Kenneth Blume
Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Barbara Freedman, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"The Starship" by Erin Graham
Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School, Lewisburg, PA
Dale Orris, Teacher
Middle School Runner Up
"Fire" by Lindsey Zeichner
Chatham Middle School, Chatham, NJ
Dean Kravitz, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"March of the Ogres" by Spencer Young
Endeavor Elementary School, Issaquah, WA
Holly Miller, Teacher
Elementary Runner Up
"We Have Changed" by William Lin
Potowmack Elementary, Sterling, VA
Jennifer Iodice and Adina Popa, Teachers
2007
High School Winner
"Conflict" by Jonathan Stein
Skyline High School, Oakland, CA
Ted Allen, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"Une Promenade Dans la Ville" by Nicole Kofkin
Marie Murphy School, Wilmette, IL
Jill von Treba, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"Lynx" by Michelle Shiu
Potowmack Elementary School, Sterling, VA
Jen Iodice, Teacher
2006
High School Winner
"Broken Dreams" by Alex Davis
Severna Park High School, Severna Park, MD
Kathy Gabrielle, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"Cirque du Chats" by Paris Edlyn Deesing
Valley Preparatory School, Redlands, CA
Chris Berry, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"Beat's All" by Andrew Tufano
Horizon Elementary School, Sterling, VA
Mara Tarantino-Morgan, Teacher
2005
High School Winner
"Appomattox Sunset" by Peter O'Regan
Stoughton High School, Stoughton, MA
Daniel Davey, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"Quartal" by Albert Behar
Ojai Valley School, Ojai, CA
Lisa Gordon, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"Our Class Song" by Carrie O’Foran
Horizon Elementary School, Sterling, VA
Mara Tarantino-Morgan, Teacher
2004
High School Winner
"Thema Nostalgique" by Dave Peacock
Reading High School, Reading, PA
Brad Richards, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"Mood Swing" by John Huenemann
Tiffin Middle School, Tiffin, OH
Linda Alderman, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"Song of the Sirens" by Eva Sachsse
Marion Cross School in Norwich, VT
Carolyn Keck, Teacher
2003
High School Winner
"Step Towards Heavenly World" by Won Sok Choi
Parkside High School, Salisbury, MD
Ed Schott, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"Agarath: The Next Flame Rider" by Heather Ehrlich
Abington Friends School, Jenkintown, PA
Christopher Buzby, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Chris Stock
The Lincoln School, Lincoln, MA
Pamela Roberts, Teacher
2002
High School Winner
"Wind" by Alex Tyson
Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, PA
Elizabeth Carney, Teacher
Middle School Winner
"Cool" by Reni Jablonsky
Toano Middle School, Williamsburg, VA
Everett Collins, Teacher
Elementary School Winner
"Joie de Vie" by Christina Koller
Bridport Central School, Bridport, VT
Laura Barbieri, Teacher