by GraceW | Jul 26, 2020 | Grand Traverse, High School, High School 9-12, Winners
by Athena Gillespie, 06/30/2020, Traverse City, MI High School 9-12 Category As I lay in bed, the natural light from my window slowly dwindling, I hear them. A cacophony of drums, maracas, pots, pans, and more. I glance at the clock. 8:00 PM on the dot. I wasn’t...
by GraceW | May 25, 2020 | Finalists, Grand Traverse, High School Finalists, Middle School, Middle School 6-8, Middle School Finalists, Winners
by Ella Kirkwood, 05/24/2020, Traverse City, MI Middle School 6-8 Category La Ventana: Climbing term used to describe the perfect window of opportunity for an ascent; Also, “the Window” in Spanish. Cerrando: closing. We had great expectations for 2020. We started it...
by GraceW | May 12, 2020 | Elementary, Elementary Finalists, Elementary K-5, Finalists, Grand Traverse, Winners
by Akyedzi Acheampong, 05/12/2020, Traverse City, MI Elementary K-5 Category Hi, my name is Akyedzi but you can call me Chez and this is what is going on in my head. Wait can pigs fly? When did I get a cow? Oh, I don’t have a cow. What’s the difference...
by GraceW | May 9, 2020 | Adult, Adult Finalists, Finalists, Grand Traverse, Winners
by Ashley Bursian, May 9th, 2020, traverse city, Mi Adult Category Luckily for me, I have some experience with the hardships of quarantine. There was once a point in my life, while homeless, that myself and two sons lived year round in a 1964 hi-lo camper, for 2...
by GraceW | May 8, 2020 | Elementary, Elementary Finalists, Elementary K-5, Finalists, Grand Traverse, Winners
by Mae Schillinger, 05/07/2020, Traverse City, MI Elementary K-5 Category The deer are running across the backyard. I am six. Will this Corona virus ever stop? Homeschooling is boring. I miss my...
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