Honorable Mention

Aneesh Sachdeva, 5th grade

              Youngest grade at school

              They are witty and zany

              Lakeside young Lions

Jill Rinearson, parent

              Sagging nets beckon

              Ruffled birdies dance and dive

              Thursday in Red Square

Anonymous Fac/Staff

              Tatler’s here today.

              Crap!  Kids won’t pay attention.

              So much for my class.

Winner

Rosalyn Schiller, Fac/Staff

              Tough essay question.

              How do I state the same thing

Eleven more times?

Honorable Mention

Weston Gaylord, 9th grade

              Shakespeare’s tale of love,

              Freedom, and imprisonment

              Is the perfect storm

Winner

John Newsom, Fac/Staff

There and back again

But when Frodo returned home

There was no there there

Honorable Mention

David Steinberg, 5th grade

              The ball goes flying

              The goalie misses the catch

              The other team cheers

Weston Gaylord, 9th grade

              Our new field poses

              Only one question: those black

              Things—what are they called?

Wendy Russell, Fac/Staff

              Tennis is a game

              In which love equals zero.

              What a way to score.

Winner

Hannah Rinearson, 6th grade

              The thud of the ball

              Blood pulsing in my eardrums

              A winning basket

Winner

Alex Murray, 10th grade

              She claws at her scalp

              With Cheeto-crusted fingers

              Leave Britney alone