Student Arts & Writing Contest

2013 Leo & Antonia Gershanov Memorial Student Arts & Writing Contest

Beyond the Inner Circle:  Expanding My Boundaries of Caring

On Sunday, May 5, during a public ceremony held at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, we recognized the award-winning efforts of twelve middle and high school students. Their poetry, stories, works of art and musical compositions received the highest scores from our panel of judges.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS:

Pictured from L to R:
Daniel Szydlowski, Kavya Anjur, Yazmin Rustomji, Sarah Foote; Katherine Chon, 2013 Illinois Holocaust Museum Power of One Award recipient; Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss, Marzena Mistarz, Samantha Enault, William Kendall, Kaitlyn Schwenk and Nathaniel Sawyer. 
Not pictured:  Celia Buckman, Caroline Kelly and Ruth Sussman.

Three junior division winners from Central School, Glencoe:  (L to R) Caroline Kelly, Celia Buckman and William Kendall.

 

We wish to thank the more than 350 students from throughout Illinois who participated in the 2013 contest, and offer our special congratulations to the winners.

Senior Division (Grades 9-12)

ART

1st Place

Samantha Paige Enault, William Fremd High School, Palatine, Grade 10
Teacher:  Mr. Russell Anderson

2nd Place

Sarah Nicole Foote, Peotone High School, Peotone, Grade 11
Teacher:  Ms. Jodi Andriano

 

SHORT STORY

1st Place

Kaitlyn Ann Schwenk, Christian Life High School, Rockford, Grade 12
Teacher:  Mrs. Janet Patterson

2nd Place

Daniel Kenneth Szydlowski, Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove, Grade 10
Teacher:  Mr. Jarred Maddox

 

POETRY

1st Place

Marzena Mistarz, Ridgewood High School, Norridge, Grade 10
Teacher:  Ms. Brette Book

2nd Place

Yazmin Rustomji, Willam Fremd High School, Palatine, Grade 10
Teacher:  Mr. Russell Anderson

 

MUSIC

1st Place

Nathaniel Leland Sawyer, Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Grade 12
Teacher:  Ms. Karen Cunningham

JUNIOR Division (Grades 7-8)

ART

1st Place

Celia Buckman, Central School, Glencoe, Grade 8
Teacher:  Ms. Kristin Grant

2nd Place

Caroline Kelly, Central School, Glencoe, Grade 8
Teacher:  Ms. Kristin Grant

 

WRITING

1st Place

Ruth Sussman, Campus Middle School, Urbana, Grade 8
Teacher:  Ms. Judy Nolen

2nd Place

Kavya Indira Anjur, Still Middle School, Aurora, Grade 8
Teacher:  Ms. Ami Schleining

 

MUSIC

1st Place

William Kendall, Central School, Glencoe, Grade 8
Teacher:  Ms. Kristin Grant