Missouri Youth Write 2010 Winners
View pictures from the 2010 Scholastic Awards Ceremony!
Gold Key
| Anna Blanck | 12 | St. Teresa's Academy High School | Diane Hirner | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Raegan Cross** | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Kaitlin Foley | 12 | Home School | Cheryl Foley | Poetry & Short Story |
| Jessie Glueck* | 9 | Blue Valley North High School | Susan Schweiker | Short Short Story |
| Shelby Hill** | 12 | Home School | Kelly Hill | Short Short Story |
| Yunshu Luo* | 9 | Marquette High School | Karen Corbett | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Jamie Miller* | 12 | Parkway South High School | Tracy Bouslog | Humor |
| Kathleen Murphy** | 11 | Webster Groves High School | Anne Marie Brewster | Poetry |
| Kacie Saxer-Taulbee | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Nicole Williams | 12 | Blue Valley Academy | Daniel Schaeffer | Science Fiction/Fantacy |
| Michael Youd | 10 | Gallatin High School | Chanel Burge | Dramatic Script |
Silver Key
| Jessica Ball | 10 | St. Joseph Benton High School | K'Lea Snyder | Poetry |
| Breanne Brammer | 11 | Gallatin High School | Chanel Burge | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Edwina Cooper | 12 | Parkway South High School | Tracy Bouslog | Poetry & Dramatic Script |
| Maria Doerr | 9 | Columbia Independent School | Brian Stuhlman | Short Story & Sci-fi/Fantasy |
| Kaitlin Foley | 12 | Home School | Cheryl Foley | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Colleen Gilday | 12 | Olathe North High School | Gail Brumback | Short Story |
| Emily Goering | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Nathan Goldman | 12 | Shawnee Mission East High School | Jeannette Bonjour | Short Short Story |
| Shelby Hill | 12 | Home School | Kelly Hill | Short Story |
| Darrell Hopson | 8 | Hazelwood North Middle School | Angela Muse | Poetry |
| Yunshu Luo | 9 | Marquette High School | Karen Corbett | Short Short Story |
| Sarah Mathews | 11 | St. Joseph Central High School | Amanda Moyers | Poetry |
| Noria McCarther | 12 | Notre Dame De Sion High School | Shawn Watts | Short Story |
| Chelsea Muzar | 12 | Park Hill High School | Sara Capra | Short Short Story |
| Jackie Schechter | 10 | Mary Institute and Country Day School | Betsy Schechter | Poetry |
| Audrey Schroeder | 12 | Blair Oaks High School | Kelli Jones | Poetry |
| Kayla Skinner | 12 | Parkway South High School | Tracy Bouslog | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Tyler Talbott | 12 | St. Joseph Central High School | Ryan VanDyke | Humor |
| Ariana Turner | 10 | Shawnee Mission South High School | Keith Allen | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Crystal Wren | 9 | Hazelwood Central High School | Shannon Kintz | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Joanna Zou | 8 | Columbia West Junior High School | Nicolas Straatmann | Short Short Story |
Honorable Mention
| Jessica Ball | 10 | St. Joseph Benton High School | K'Lea Snyder | Poetry |
| Montanna Benson | 12 | Maryville Senior High School | Janet Jelavich | Poetry |
| Allison Boyer | 12 | Farmington Senior High School | Denise Wright | Humor |
| Mattie Burge | 10 | Gallatin High School | Chanel Burge | Short Story |
| Maria Doerr | 9 | Columbia Independent School | Brian Stuhlman | Poetry, Short Short Story, & Poetry |
| Linda Du | 11 | Parkway Central High School | Sean Rochester | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Ronnia Estes | 10 | Fayette High School | Kara Smith | Poetry |
| Jessie Glueck | 9 | Blue Valley North High School | Susan Schweiker | Short Short Story |
| Jackson Graves | 12 | Maryville Senior High School | Janet Jelavich | Humor |
| Mal Hartigan | 12 | St. Joseph Central High School | Amanda Moyers | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Darrell Hopson | 8 | Hazelwood North Middle School | Angela Muse | Poetry |
| Erin Jones | 12 | Maryville Senior High School | Janet Jelavich | Humor |
| Emily Katsianis | 10 | Francis Howell North High School | Jani Wilkens | Short Story |
| Mallorie McLaughlin | 12 | Sacred Heart High School | Pat Jennings | Poetry |
| Katy Neuman | 12 | Sherwood High School | Lorraine Burns | Science Fiction |
| Elizabeth Orr | 8 | Indian Hills Middle School | Diane Lampton | Short Story |
| Jessica Puckett | 12 | Parkway South High School | Tracy Bouslog | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Maya Ramachandran | 9 | Columbia West Junior High School | Randy Swift | Persuasive Writing |
| Mary Beth Rosenauer | 11 | Savannah Senior High School | Tyler Carlson | Poetry |
| Alyssa Sample | 12 | Republic Senior High School | Casey Daugherty | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Jackie Schechter | 10 | Mary Institute and Country Day School | Betsy Schechter | Short Story |
| Tim Shedor | 12 | Shawnee Mission East High School | Dow Tate | Humor |
| Megan Sullivan | 12 | Macon R-1 High School | Mary Wavering | Poetry |
| Linda Sutton | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Amanda Swift | 9 | West Platte High School | Helen Penrod | Short Story |
| Thao Thai | 12 | Oakville Senior High School | Dyann Menzel | Persuasive Writing |
| Kamay Trueblood | 12 | Maryville Senior High School | Janet Jelavich | Poetry |
| Brenden Van Berkum | 8 | Congress Middle School | Krista Wyss | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Leah Wankum | 12 | Blair Oaks High School | Kelli Jones | Short Story |
*Missouri Gold Key recipient also selected as 2010 National Scholastic Writing Awards Contest Gold Medal Winner.
**Missouri Gold Key recipient also selected as 2010 National Scholastic Writing Awards Contest Silver Medal Winner.
The students and their teachers were recognized at the Art and Writing Awards national celebration—including an awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall--in New York on June 9, 2010.
