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Here are the second place poems from 2003. Enjoy!

2nd Place Winners:

Kayla Rodriguez, 2nd Grade, Montessori School House
A Night in the Desert

Willa Kerkhoff, 2nd Grade, Montessori School House
The Saguaro

Venessa Quinlin, 2nd Grade, Montessori School House
Who Am I?

Mariah Fusci, 3rd Grade, Hudlow School
Desert Days

Shawn Strand, 4th Grade, Hudlow School
Haiku - Night Hawks

Samantha Douglas, 5th Grade, Coyote Trail Elementary School
Earth Day

Garrett Voge, 6th Grade, St. Cyril School
The Desert

 

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