2014
GRAND PRIZE | ELEMENTARY
Graciela LEÓN – The Lucky One – was in 3rd grade at Coconut Grove Montessori.
Teacher: Ms. Yvonne Yeomanson.
Student of Miami Conservatory of Music.
GRAND PRIZE | MIDDLE SCHOOL
Quinn HARRELSON – A Blank Canvas – was in 7th grade at Ransom Everglades School.
Teacher: Mr. Charlie Housiaux.
GRAND PRIZE | HIGH SCHOOL
Katherine COHEN – Woven – was in 9th grade at Gulliver Preparatory High School.
Teacher: Ms. Inelissa Artzt.
FIRST PLACE | ELEMENTARY
Martin JARAMILLO – One Man’s Rebellion – was in 4th grade at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School.
Teacher: Mrs. Eleni Garcés.
FIRST PLACE | MIDDLE SCHOOL
Valeria LOPEZ-TRUJILLO – Things That Matter – was in 8th grade at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart.
Teacher: Ms. Shaune Scott.
Student of Miami Conservatory of Music.
FIRST PLACE | HIGH SCHOOL
Eric YINWEI CAI – Misunderstanding– was in 9th grade at Ransom Everglades School.
Teacher: Mrs. Corinne Rhyner.
Ilana REISER – The Tale of Evadne and Amaris – was in 9th grade at MCA academy.
Teacher: Alyse Aquino.
SECOND PLACE | ELEMENTARY
Tristan RIOTTI – Buzzer and the Cosmic Cube – was in 4th grade at MCA academy.
Teacher: Ms. Lara Jonasson.
Student of Miami Conservatory of Music.
SECOND PLACE | MIDDLE SCHOOL
Margaret Lucy FARRELL – Whatever It Takes: Thoughts on Life on a Downtown Bound Train – was in 8th grade at George Washington Carver School.
Teacher: Mr. Patrick Redmond.
SECOND PLACE | HIGH SCHOOL
Cami CARBALLO – Taking Flight – was in 11th grade at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. Teacher: Ms. Mary Baker.
THIRD PLACE | ELEMENTARY
Andrea ALTAMIRANO – The City of Dinosaurs – was in 4th grade at St. Hugh Catholic School. Teacher: Mrs. Maria Muñoz-Bustamante.
THIRD PLACE | MIDDLE SCHOOL
Alison ZANARINI – Moonstone – was in 6th grade at Ransom Everglades School.
Teacher: Mrs. Jody Salzinger.
THIRD PLACE | HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan GUILLEN – Everyone Hates the Carnival – was in 9th grade at Ransom Everglades School. Teacher: Ms. Melissa Halsey.
Amanda McKENNA – From Stores to Sheep – was in 9th grade at Academy of Arts & Minds. Teacher: Ms. Rodriguez.
HONORARY AWARD
Lauren ZANARINI – The Wonderful World of Drawing – was in 4th grade at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School.
Teacher: Mrs. Eleni Garcés.
Student of Miami Conservatory of Music.
Elizabeth WOOSTER – The Rainbow Fairies – was in 5th grade at Carrollton School of The Sacred Heart.
Teacher: Ms. Jessica Lampl.
Jacob SINCLAIR – The Dark Ages – was in 6th grade at MCA academy. Teacher: Ms. Christina Lantigua.
Stephanie BAILEY – The Dubious Wheel of Fortune – was in 8th grade at MCA academy.
Teacher: Mrs. Elyssa Perez.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTARY FINALISTS
Emma BEHARRY, Victoria DAHR, Amanda HARRIS, Isabella LEISER, Leonidas REIMER, Melina SCHEIN, Eleanor THORMAN and Cameron LINDSEY.