We are happy to announce the winners of the 2007 Star Poets Poetry Contest from 'Iolani School, listed below.

The award ceremony is set for May 27th at Paliku Theatre, on the Windward Community College campus, beginning at 1:30 pm.  We invite you to come and hear winning students read their poems.

STAR POETS WINNERS 2007

3rd Grade
          Honorable Mention
"Waterfalls" by Kara Wong

5th Grade
"Milly" by Angela Ching
"The Loner" by Ayami Hatanaka
"Dance" by Kristin Saito
          Honorable Mention
"My Kumu" by Haley Harada

6th Grade
"Monkey Pods" by Noellie Nemoto
"Window" by Kyle Flores
"The Big Fish" by Thomas Schowalter
          Honorable Mention
"Grandma's Orange Tree" by Micah Goshi

7th Grade
"Calligraphy Dance" by Zhaotong Xu
"The Runner" by Micah Lau
"My First Lesson" by Maile Beal
"Scissors" by Richele Ohara
"Kapiolani Tooth" by Kenton Nakamura
          Honorable Mention
"Where I'm From" by Steven Yee
"I Remember" by Krishen Desai

8th Grade
  "Incomplete" by Erin Nishimura

9th Grade
"Lackluster Carnival" by Milena Naitoh
"Wild Thing" by Jensen Wong
"Sweater" by Bailey Fischer
"Lavender Kite" by Kari Watase
          Honorable Mention
"Obaachan" by Chelsie Takasaki
"The Last Piece" by Anders Lee

10th Grade
"Frozen" by Shantel Asada
"A Never-Ending Darkness" by Elysia Gabe
"Drum Session" by Jordan Chang
          Honorable Mention
"The Skinny" by Leyna Jean Esaki
"Looking Ahead" by Jackelyn McMillan

11th Grade
"Infinity" by April Nakamura
"Time to Flip the Hourglass" by Dayna Chikamoto
"Dishes: A Melody" by Lauren McNally
          Honorable Mention
"Windwhistling" by David Imanaka

12th Grade
"Worth the Rain" by Codi Nishimoto
"The Dreamer" by Kellie Young