Missouri Youth Write 2012 Winners
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Gold Key
| Name | Grade | School | Teacher | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Allen | 11 | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | Janet Dukcham | Poetry (2) |
| Elena Bellamy* | 12 | Maryville High School | Janet Jelavich | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Marlee Cox** | 11 | Mehlville Senior High School | Cheryl Ogolin | Short Story (2), Poetry |
| Jessi Glueck* | 11 | Blue Valley North High School | Michele Radio-Buche | Persuasive Writing, Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Logan Hollinger* | 12 | St. Vincent Junior/Senior High School | Courtney La Chance-Denton | Humor |
| Lily Lieberman | 12 | Blue Valley North High School | Melinda Gilman | Journalism |
| Aidan McCarter | 10 | Parkway Central High School | Jason Lovera | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Claire Mullaney | 11 | Cor Jesu Academy | Kimberly Cowan | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Ben Shinogle*** | 11 | Park Hill High School | Sara Capra | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Ben Shively | 11 | Platte County High School | Heidi Mick | Personal Essay/Memoir |
*Also a winner of a National Gold Medal
**Also a winner of a National Gold Medal and an American Voices Medal
***Also a winner of a National Silver Medal
Silver Key
| Name | Grade | School | Teacher | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marline Abellar | 12 | Olathe North Senior High School | Gail Brumback | Short Story |
| Devi Acharya | 10 | Crossroads College Preparatory | Amy Henn | Dramatic Script |
| Ashleigh Bickford | 7 | Excelsior Springs Middle School | Diane Guill | Short Story |
| Jagger Bowers | 12 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Short Story |
| Sarah Bronson | 11 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Short Story |
| Alissa Buckner | 12 | Republic High School | Casey Daugherty | Persuasive Writing |
| Uttara Chakraborty | 11 | Homeschooled | Uday Chakraborty | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Marlee Cox | 11 | Mehlville Senior High School | Cheryl Ogolin | Poetry |
| Marissa Cropp | 7 | Smithton Middle School | Josh Smith | Poetry |
| Adrian Cuevas | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Evelyn Danciger | 12 | Shawnee Mission East High School | Laura Beachy | Writing Portfolio |
| Meaghan Flynn | 10 | Parkway Central High School | Jason Lovera | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Elizabeth Gibson | 10 | Parkway Central High School | Jason Lovera | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Jessie Glueck | 11 | Blue Valley North High School | Michele Radio-Buche | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Tara Hansen | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Flash Fiction |
| Shawn He | 12 | Parkway Central High School | Jason Lovera | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Samantha Huckuntod | 12 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Poetry |
| Zachary Jenkins | 12 | Kirkwood Senior High School | Amy Barker | Writing Portfolio |
| Alyssa Johnson | 11 | Washington High School | Jennifer Hertlein | Poetry |
| Reide La Rosh | 11 | Park Hill High School | Sara Capra | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Aylecia Lattimer | 12 | Columbia - Hickman High School | Nancy White | Poetry |
| Anna Levitt | 11 | The Pembroke High School | Lauren Rosenfield | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Yunshu Luo | 11 | Marquette Senior High School | Melissa Burger | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Juwan Mahaney | 10 | Columbia - Hickman High School | Leia Brooks | Persuasive Writing |
| Kirsten Melkowski | 12 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Poetry |
| Claire Mullaney | 11 | Cor Jesu Academy | Kimberly Cowan | Poetry |
| Erin Niederberger | 12 | North Kansas City High School | Amy McKinnis | Flash Fiction, Poetry |
| Anita Ofokansi | 12 | Park Hill High School | Charlotte Land | Writing Portfolio |
| Savannah Phifer | 11 | Mansfield High School | Janisha Brooke | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Courtney Poos | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Flash Fiction |
| DeAnna Pope | 12 | Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School | David Terrell | Poetry |
| Kacie Saxer-Taulbee | 10 | Platte County High School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Jacqueline Schechter | 12 | Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School | Tex Tourais | Poetry (2) |
| Michael Sears | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Jordan Simerly | 12 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Poetry (2) |
| Abbigail Singer | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Madison Steilen | 10 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Poetry |
| Emily Stobbe | 10 | Kirkwood Senior High School | Mitch Eden | Short Story |
| John Terschluse | 12 | Chaminade College Prep School | Brett Desnoyer | Writing Portfolio, Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Allison Tielking | 8 | Villa Duchesne/Oakhill School | Elizabeth Yee | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Marjorie Van Deuren | 12 | Hollister High School | Alice Snyder | Writing Portfolio |
| Kristina Vidovic | 12 | Nerinx Hall High School | Noeli Lytton | Personal Essay/Memoir |
Honorable Mention
| Name | Grade | School | Teacher | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Apodaca | 9 | Notre Dame de Sion Elementary | Jean Dasenbrock | Poetry (2), Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Jagger Bowers | 12 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Poetry |
| Sarah Bronson | 11 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Short Story |
| Nia Brown | 11 | Incarnate Word Academy | Leslie Teague | Short Story |
| Olivia Callow | 10 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Poetry |
| Isadora Comens | 8 | Notre Dame de Sion Elementary | Jean Dasenbrock | Poetry (2) |
| Ericka Enlow | 12 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Hanna Fiedler | 9 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Kyla Ward | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Makenna Flaugher | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Jessi Glueck | 11 | Blue Valley North High School | Michele Radio-Buche | Short Story |
| Emily Goering | 10 | Platte County High School | Heidi Mick | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Sophie Hamm | 10 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Poetry |
| Tara Hansen | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Tyler Heckman | 12 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Antonette Hellebusch | 12 | Washington High School | Jennifer Hertlein | Short Story |
| Taylor Hernandez | 11 | Sherwood High School | Lorraine Burns | Short Story |
| Selina Kendall | 12 | Platte County High School | Mary Martin | Persuasive Writing |
| Mingu Kim | 10 | Columbia - Hickman High School | MacKenzie Everett-Kennedy | Persuasive Writing |
| Paul Lackman | 12 | Blair Oaks High School | Kelli Jones | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Janelle Langner | 8 | Platte City Middle School | Kelly Miller | Short Story |
| Bre Legan | 10 | Conway High School | Sandy Day | Flash Fiction |
| Rocky Leng | 12 | Parkway South High | Libby Reed | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Casey Leslie | 12 | Central High School | Vickey Meye | Poetry |
| Kendal McEntire | 12 | Blair Oaks High School | Kelli Jones | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Meagan McKinstry | 12 | Parkway Central High School | Jason Lovera | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Naima Msechu | 11 | Maryville High School | Janet Jelavich | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Claire Mullaney | 11 | Cor Jesu Academy | Kimberly Cowan | Dramatic Script, Poetry |
| Mariaelena Nabors | 8 | Bode Middle School | Josie Clark | Flash Fiction |
| Gretchen Parmley | 12 | Parkway Central High School | Jason Lovera | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Ashby Penn | 12 | Olathe North Senior High School | Gail Brumback | Poetry |
| Emma Plott-Olson | 7 | Smithon Middle School | Josh Smith | Flash Fiction |
| Sarah Regan | 11 | Platte County High School | Heidi Mick | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Jasmine Respess | 12 | Clayton High School | Sheri Steininger | Writing Portfolio |
| Zachary Riel | 11 | Sherwood High School | Lorraine Burns | Poetry, Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Kacie Saxer-Taulbee | 10 | Platte County High School | Kelly Miller | Poetry |
| Jacqueline Schechter | 12 | Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School | Tex Tourais | Poetry (2) |
| Jenna Smith | 10 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Amanda Moyers | Flash Fiction |
| Alex Stelter | 12 | Maryville High School | Janet Jelavich | Short Story |
| Emily Stobbe | 10 | Kirkwood Senior High School | Mitch Eden | Poetry |
| Michael Tanner | 12 | Chaminade College Prep School | Cynthia Bishop | Persuasive Writing |
| Erin Thompson | 12 | Parkway South High | Tracy Bouslog | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Lisa Thurlow | 9 | Park Hill South High School | Idean Judah | Short Story |
| Diana Wang | 12 | Parkway Central High School | Jason Lovera | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Jiemin (Tina) Wei | 12 | Blue Valley North High School | Michele Radio-Buche | Writing Portfolio, Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Elizabeth Woodward | 12 | Sherwood High School | Lorraine Burns | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Crystal Wren | 11 | Hazelwood Central High School | Angela Muse | Short Story |
| Emily Xu | 10 | Parkway Central High School | Jason Lovera | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Elizabeth Young | 12 | Platte County High School | Mary Martin | Writing Portfolio |
| Lydia Young | 12 | St. Joseph - Central High School | Brandon Haskey | Poetry |
| Cynthia Zhang | 12 | Francis Howell High School | Kimberly Linneman | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
