2021 Contest Winners

Poetry Winners

K-4th Grade

1stPierce PerretThe Swamp Chestnut OakEpiscopal School of Acadiana
2ndLucia MorouxAn Ode to the DragonflyEpiscopal School of Acadiana
3rdBenjamin ShawWetland’s Don’t GoBains Elementary

5th-8th Grade

1stDason WorthenWeeping WetlandsEdgar A. Martin Gifted Program
2ndGabrielle CarneyHer LossEdgar A. Martin Gifted Program
3rdVictoria Guidry The Fisherman Edgar A. Martin Gifted Program

9th-12th Grade

1stJae FabreMy Dad Episcopal School of Acadiana
2ndBriana FuentesTo Egrets, With All My LoveLafayette High School
3rdLily PillaroBayou Memories Episcopal School of Acadiana

Personal Narrative Winners

K-4th Grade

1stMason SimmonsBug HousesBains Elementary
2ndJenna ParsonsMy SwampThe Dunham School
3rdCharlotte ComeauxWetlandsThe Dunham School

5th-8th Grade

1stEmma Cope The WaterSt. Pius Elementary
2ndAmalie LachausseePink Rubber Boots St. Pius Elementary
3rdKennedy WatsonHome St. Pius Elementary
3rdThomas BerthelotDuck Hunting St. Pius Elementary

9th-12th Grade

1stMaggie LaiCajuneseLafayette High School
2ndLauren GachassinA TripEpiscopal School of Acadiana
2ndAva ThigpenDown the BayouMandeville High School
3rdSadie FullerA Picture’s Worth a Thousand WordsEpiscopal School of Acadiana

Short Story Winners

K-4th Grade

1stSophie WilsonThe StarEpiscopal School of Acadiana
2ndWilliam CahillLe MaraisEpiscopal School of Acadiana
3rdRyan LeachThe Swamp MonsterThe Dunham School

5th-8th Grade

1stDeclan ShifferA Frog in the BayouAndrew Jackson Middle School
2ndFiona MireLonely WorldSt. Pius Elementary
3rdRiley MichaelHunting FirefliesAndrew Jackson Middle School