*Denotes American Voices Nominees
Columbia Borough Jr./Sr. High School
Certificate of Merit
Adam Mowrer
The Effects on Fox
Short Short Story Group 1
Grade 7
Ms. Virginia Babic
Donegal Middle School
Certificate of Merit
Lucy Scanlon
Mine; Sistres in Difference; Worship;
Half-Life; Time Line; Release
Poetry Group 1
Grade 8
Mrs. Rose Ellen Haggerty
Ephrata Area High School
Certificate of Merit
Brianna Brubaker
Curiosity Helped the Cat
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 9
Ms. Colleen Hauser
Nicole Messner
Not Even a Goodbye
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Cheryl Fritz
Stevana Morris
When I Was Seven
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Cheryl Fritz
Kaitlin Nordhoff
The Littlest Ninja-Princess-Racecar Driver
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 9
Ms. Colleen Hauser
Katie Zuziak
This is the Story of a Girl
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 9
Ms. Colleen Hauser
Garden Spot High School
Gold Key
Sarah Costello
Please Be Polite
Journalism Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Priscilla Fias
Certificate of Merit
Emily Dissinger
A Balancing Act
Journalism Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Priscilla Fias
Jennifer Himes
Tick
Short Short Story Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Priscilla Fias
Anne Martin
With No One Waiting
Short Story Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Priscilla Fias
Kate Timpson
Snapshot of the Past
Short Short Story Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Priscilla Fias
Hempfield High School
Certificate of Merit
Elana Beckett
The Entertainment Gone Wrong
Humor Group 2
Grade 10
Mrs. Alicia Mitchell
Gregory Troutman
Poison Oak; K Rose at the Barber Shop
Poetry Group 2
Grade 11
Ms. Wanda Richie
Alyssa Wettig
We Felt His Physical Pain Emotionally
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Ms. Wanda Richie
Homeschools
Certificate of Merit
Meredith Bechtel
Riot!
Short Story Group 2
Grade 10
Mrs. Margaret Bechtel
Abby Brubaker
The Choice
Short Story Group 1
Grade 8
Mrs. Khris Brubaker
Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Certificate of Merit
Cassidy Baker
Pew Blues; A Copy for the Masses; Black and White; By Design; Slowly Rising; Dreams; Ode of Hamlet; Decay; Brain Wash; The Classroom
Poetry Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Janis Harrington
Lancaster Catholic High School
Gold Key
Kelly Smith*
Room 323A
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Kelly Smith
Yellow Truck
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Silver Key
William Cassidy
The Summer of Food
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Mrs. Joann Demming
Nicholas Cicchetti
Long Live the Dragon
Short Story Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Nicholas Cicchetti
A Plea for Mercy
Journalism Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Nicholas Cicchetti
Lords and Masters
Science Fiction/Fantasy Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Rachel Brumbach
Kaitlyn Garbarino
A Leap of Faith in the Vault
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Francesca Giustini
The Secret
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Rachel Brumbach
Julia Goldbach
In Your Eyes
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Mrs. Joann Demming
Rebecca Hegarty
Across the Universe
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Sean Little
The Incident at Cryo 13
Science Fiction/Fantasy Group 2
Grade 9
Ms. Priscilla Kegel
Michelle Schubert
Why Ban Certain Books
Journalism Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Anne Schober
Alexander Veronis
A Time that Transformed Me
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Greade 12
Ms. Rachel Brumbach
Certificate of Merit
Regina Bowe
Narcism 101; One Heart; La Danse de l’Une; Minstrel
Poetry Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Leslie Laird
Stephen Bruckno
Only Hard Work Pays Off!
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Mrs. Anne Schober
Alyssa Carter
I Come From…
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Leslie Laird
Nicholas Cicchetti
The Game
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Nicholas Cicchetti
Gregor’s Revenge
Short Short Story Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Rachel Brumbach
Brooke Fulcher
My Pledge
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Joann Demming
Bridget Gibbons
Silver Spring
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Leslie Laird
Hillary Graham
Picture Us
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Mrs. Joann Demming
Alicia Gray
Left
Short Short Story Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Rachel Brumbach
Hilary Kane
The Scariest Thing of All
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Mrs. Joann Demming
James Kelly
Trial by Fire
Short Story Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Leslie Laird
Alexander Kelso
Nerds: An Expose on Misunderstood Social Species
Humor Group 2
Grade 11
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Laura Lastowski
Tales of the Dining Hall
Humor Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Anya Mullen
The Castle of the Greenwood
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Anya Mullen
A Walk-Walk to Remember
Personal Essay Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Rebecca Pollock
A Journey
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Joann Demming
Brian Rank
Bottled Up
Journalism Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Claire Regan
Pause; Screen Porch; How to Bleed the Right Way; Boomerang
Poetry Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Rachel Brumbach
Mary Grace Reich
Moment vs. Memory
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Leslie Laird
Edward Schriener
Conversion
Short Short Story Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jacqueline Cicchetti
Ashley Scrivener
The Autumn of Pride; Motion Censored; Our Get-Away Driver Was Not on Time; Excerpt – Chapter One
General Writing Portfolio Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Anne Schober
Michael Sloan
Do I Have a Dog?
Short Short Story Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Rachel Brumbach
Rachel Zakany
Violet
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Mrs. Joann Demming
Lancaster Country Day School
Certificate of Merit
Caitlin Bailey
Pure Gold; Lola; Near and Far
Poetry Group 1
Grade 8
Ms. Willa Bacon
Lancaster Mennonite High School
Gold Key
Sara LeFever*
Out of Season
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jane Moyer
Silver Key
Suzanne Yocom
Over a Cup of Coffee; Infatuation; he Confession; Glimpse; A Letter of a Dreamer; Just another Flowery Poem; Cramming; Hard Feelings
Poetry Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jane Moyer
Certificate of Merit
Alexandra Diamantoni
Special Places, Special Days
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Mr. Jonathan Metzler
Audrey Ebersole
Growing Up
Personal Essay Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jane Moyer
Jenna Ebersole
GOAT?
Journalism Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jane Moyer
Lucas Good
Curtis
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Kathleen Engle
Chelsea Information
Life Could Never be Better
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 12
Ms. Jane Moyer
Landisville Middle School
Silver Key
Rachel Herman
Blind Faith
Dramatic Script Group 1
Grade 8
Mrs. Kimberly Petrosky
Kelsey Nolan
Backpacks are Hurting Straight “A” Students
Journalism Group 1
Grade 7
Ms. Diane Anderson
Certificate of Merit
Sarah Broadwell
Diagnosis
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 1
Grade 7
Ms. Diane Anderson
Veronica Edkin
Beach
Poetry Group 1
Grade 7
Mr. Scott Feifer
Joseph Evans
Tristan
Personal Essay/Memoir Group1
Grade 7
Ms. Diane Anderson
Rachel Herman
Just Ride Away
Short Story Group 1
Grade 8
Mrs. Kimberly Petrosky
Alissa Le
Colors of the Heart
Short Short StoryGroup 1
Grade 7
Ms. Diane Anderson
Kayla Miller
Night; Love; Snow; Fall; Spring
Poetry Group 1
Grade 7
Ms. Diane Anderson
Alexa Ressler
Getting There; The Ocean, My Ocean
Poetry Group 1
Grade 7
Mr. Scott Feifer
Robert Shreiner
A Day in the Mines
Short Story Group 1
Grade 7
Mr. Scott Feifer
Sam Sweeney
Ski Racing
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 1
Grade 7
Ms. Diane Anderson
Sarah Thompson
The Clock Shop
Short Story Group 1
Grade 7
Ms. Diane Anderson
Lauren Weaver
Circle of Life; Elements; Friend; You; Music
Poetry Group 1
Grade 8
Mrs. Kimberly Petrosky
Linden Hall School
Silver Key
Oge Erechukwu
That Fateful Night
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 1
Grade 8
Mr. Kenneth Trani
Certificate of Merit
Abigail Milnor-Swetser
Old Friends; Candles for a Composer; On Becoming Anne; Hello, Hello, My Name is Flo; Position!; Straight Ahead; Every Minute, Every Day
Nonfiction Portfolio Group 2
Grade 12
Mrs. Jan Snyder Hess
Regena Reyes
My Life’s Passions
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 10
Mr. Kenneth Trani
Penn Manor High School
Gold Key
Jenna Dutton
William Shakespeare:Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be
Humor Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Lisa May
Silver Key
Alexandra Adams
Dreams Do Come True
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Lisa May
Emma Bushong
Original
Short Story Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Cece O’Day
Aaron Gochnoauer
Get Rid of the Penny
Journalism Group 2
Grade 10
Ms. Holly Astheimer
Amanda Kennedy
My Body is Not an Etch-a-Sketch
Journalism Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Lisa May
Julia Scheib
Epiphany; Mortal Leaves; Hallway; Hallucination for the Coast Guard
Poetry Group 2
Grade 11
Mr. Scott Hertzog
Certificate of Merit
Julia Dunn
Imprint; Depravity; City Girl; Division; Equivalent
Poetry Group 2
Grade 12
Mr. Scott Hertzog
Gregory Greenawalt
Show Me the Internal Self
Poetry Group 2
Grade 10
Mrs. Lisa May
Lucas Huber
The Harder You Work, He Luckier You Get
Journalism Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Lisa May
Katelyn Wolf
Recess Rampage
Humor Group 2
Grade 12
Mr. Brian Reinking
Reynolds Middle School
Silver Key
Medoza Ameen
Of City Lights and Teddy Bears
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 1
Grade 8
Ms. Valerie Nauman
Jalimar Martinez
Into the Abyss
Personal Essay/Memoir Group 1
Grade 8
Ms. Sheryl Roche
Solanco High School
Silver Key
Nicole McVey
The Beast
Short Short Story Group 2
Grade 11
Mrs. Kristin Testerman
Swift Middle School
Certificate of Merit
Brandon Thomas
Ancient Evil
Short Short Story Group 1
Grade 8
Ms. June Shultz
