Here are the honorable mention poems from 2003. Enjoy!
Honorable Mention Winners:
Veronica Mamake
1st Grade at Miles ELC
Kangaroo Rats

Alexandra Hartke
1st grade at Immaculate Heart Academy
Snake

Katie Krasinski
1st grade at Immaculate Heart Academy
Javelina

Kailas Samaha
1st grade at Armstrong Academy
Sonoran Sunset

Antonio Guttierez-Jaramillo
1st grade at Armstrong Academy
Sonoran Sunset

Cindhuri Karumanchi
1st grade at Armstrong Academy
Sonoran Sunset

Neeta Patel
1st grade at Amerischool Children's Academy
The Desert Plants

Emily Harayda
2nd grade at Gale Elementary
Animals in the Sun

Emma Bell
2nd grade at Montessori School House
Rattlesnake

James Miscione
2nd grade at Kellond Elementary
Sonoran Desert

Kate Culbertson
2nd grade at St. Michael's Parish Day School
Sonoran Desert Creatures
Marian Arthur
2nd grade at St. Michael's Parish Day School
The Desert Museum
Tad Tatum
2nd grade at St. Michael's Parish Day School
The Desert

Kendra Bruce
3rd grade at Miles ELC
Desert Island

Ingutu Kaimoyo
3rd grade at Miles ELC
Wild Desert

Jennifer Harris
3rd grade at Hudlow School
The Sonoran Desert

Andrea Maynard
3rd grade at Hudlow School
The Saguaro

Carrie Hincher
3rd grade at Hudlow School
The Great Show

Karen Hernandez
4th grade at Myers-Ganoung Elementary School
Desierto

Ruth Soto
4th grade at Myers-Ganoung Elementary School
Desierto

Joshua Riley
4th grade at Carden of Tucson
Under a Rock in Arizona

David Robles
5th grade at Hudlow School
Haiku - the Cactus Wren

Fabian Lopez
5th grade at Hudlow School
Gila Monster

Joanne Ocasio
5th grade at Coyote Trail Elementary School
Wonders of my Land

Ben Neilsen
5th grade at St. Cyril School
untitled

Emily Kornmueller
6th grade at St. Cyril School
A Day in the Desert









