Award Winners 2009
Level I – Grades 4 through 6
Top Honors
Dianne Lee, John Ward Elementary School, Newton, Grade 5
Honors
Jacob Deck, Stratton Elementary School, Arlington, Grade 5
Molly Farrell, Marlborough 4-7 School, Marlborough, Grade 4
Ariele Lee, Briscoe Middle School, Beverly, Grade 6
Samantha Vaccaro, Marlborough 4-7 School, Marlborough, Grade 5
Adam Yates, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, Waltham, Grade 6
Honorable Mention
Jake Daugherty, Pine Cobble School, North Adams, Grade 5
Cade Devlin, Briscoe Middle School, Beverly, Grade 6
Matthew Germanowski, Pine Cobble School, Williamstown, Grade 5
Justin Healy, Briscoe Middle School, Beverly, Grade 6
Marni Illman, Fowler School, Maynard, Grade 6
William Maldonado, Academy Hill School, Springfield, Grade 6
Vincent Tragno, Lyons School, Randolph, Grade 4
Sabrina Wong, Weston, Grade 5
Level II – Grades 7 and 8Top Honors
Sara Berliner, Thornton W. Burgess Middle School, Hampden, Grade 8
Honors
Alex DiFelice, Sudbury, Grade 7
Matthew LaNeve, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School, Franklin, Grade 8
Rebecca Phillips, Pollard Middle School, Needham, Grade 7
Malin Segal, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Marblehead, Grade 8
Emmy Wong, Weston, Grade 7
Honorable Mention
Austen Coviello, Manchester Essex Regional Middle School, Essex, Grade 8
Ashley Deschenes, Manchester Essex Regional Middle School, Essex, Grade 8
Zahrah Ali Errishi, Alhuda Academy, Leominster, Grade 8
Kathleen Gemmell, St. Joseph School, Haverhill, Grade 8
Mikayla Morley, Monument Valley Regional Middle School, Becket, Grade 8
Isabella Nilsson, Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School, Melrose, Grade 8
Samuel Oslyn, Oak Bluffs School, Oak Bluffs, Grade 8
Fatima Vakil, Alhuda Academy, Shrewsbury, Grade 8
Yum, Sun-Ui, Cambridge, Grade 7
Level III – Grades 9 through 12
Top Honors
Kelly Cormier, Harwich High School, Harwich, Grade 10
Honors
Wendy Chen, Acton, Grade 11
Jessica Childs, Rehoboth, Grade 11
A. Morgan Gentry, Ayer High School, Ayer, Grade 12
Philip Kachajian, Algonquin Regional High School, Southborough, Grade 12
Honorable Mention
Marissa Daisy Alioto, King Philip Regional High School, Wrentham, Grade 12
Will Finnegan, Boston College High School, Hingham, Grade 11
Victor Galli, Revere High School, Revere, Grade 12
Jojo Nielsen, Marblehead High School, Marblehead, Grade 11
Lindsey Poulin, Oxford High School, Rochdale, Grade 11
Olivia Raisner, Marblehead High School, Marblehead, Grade 10
Mitchell Rice, New Directions School, Northampton, Grade 10
William Tulip, Abington High School, Abington, Grade 9
Massachusetts Judges 2009
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Jenny Desai Asst. Director, Calderwood Writing Initiative at the Boston Athenaeum |
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka |
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Robert C. Maier |
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Melissa Pennell Professor and chairwoman, Department of English, UMass Lowell |
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Sharon Shaloo Executive Director, Massachusetts Center for the Book |