Poster Art and Poetry Contest
Twin City students in grade 1 through college are invited to create and submit a poem or poster on the theme, “Peace Begins at Home- How Can I Change The World?”

Grades 1-3
1st Place Winner - Hazel D. of Lake Country School: teacher, Patricia Bochmeier
2nd Place Winner - Grace Tienter of Chelsea Heights: teacher, Denise Young
3rd Place Winner - Lila Insook of Chelsea Heights: teacher, Denise Young

Entrants:
Chelsea Heights: Denise Young
Westin Lindstrom
Trevor Herrboldt
Kajsa Anderson
Marquise Hanson Mahnesmith
Theo Lucy
Mia Rohde
Isaiah Sandquist
Chris Bell
Izak Dipalmer
Zachary Konkol
Nana Yeboa Odeng
Alieyah Schavis Dangerfield
Tommy Heesch
Jaylan Gurley

Lake Country School: Patricia Bochmeier
Quinlan Genrich
Anamaya Shore
Sarah Walker
Sophie J.

Grades 4-6
1st Place Winner - Josefina Castellanos and Claire Richardson - Lake Country
2nd Place Winner - Josie Klein and Lucia S. Possehl - Lake Country: Mindy Holte
3rd Place Winner - Miyonna Davis - Harvest Prep - Mrs. Gardner

Lake Country: Mindy Holte
Yeshim Kayim-Yanko, Lilly McCarty and Justine Miller
Grace Szymanski

Grades 7-9
1st Place Winner -  Jeylani Mohamed, Mo Shiekh-Bana, Said Mohamed, Philo Yang, Zak Einab, Tryree Chapman, and Tenzin Lekmon - Southwest High: Lara Meyer
2nd Place Winner - Shayne Wilson - MN North Star Academy
3rd Place Winner - Kevin Harper - Battle Creek Middle: Renee Hauwiller

Grades 10-12
1st Place Winner - Latrice Smith, Fadumo Diriye, Mina Shiekh-Bana Oyuki Sentana de Anda, Ifrah Mohamed, Aisha Dualy - Southwest High: Lara Meyer
2nd Place Winner - Jordan Voeltz - MN North Star Academy
3rd Place Winner - Sveta Anderson - MN North Star Academy

MN North Star Academy
Phillip Steinbruckner
Benjamin Rikle

Poetry Contest:

Grades 1-3
1st Place Winner - Rajiv Redd - Northpoint
2nd Place Winner - Isaiah Sandquist - Chelsea Heights: Denise Young
3rd Place Winner - Alieyah Dangerfield-Schauls - Chelsea Heights

Leilani Dove Anderson - Chelsea Heights: Denise Young

Grades 4-6
1st Place Winner - Aamira Redd - Westwood

Grades 10-12
1st Place Winner - Nick Turnberg - MN North Star Academy
2nd Place Winner - Matthew Welstad - MN North Star Academy