More than 20 MCPS middle school students were recognized during the annual Mosaic, Celebrating Diversity through Creative Writing Awards Ceremony on May 22. The writing contest for middle school students was sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County. Entries were essays, short stories or poems and allowed students to express their personal reflections on diversity and culture. Winners can be seen below:
6th Grade Winners
Mithran Karthic, Essay, Julius West Middle School
Lawrence Liao, Poem, Eastern Middle School*
Florence Ou, Short Story, Eastern Middle School
7th Grade Winners
Juno Seigel, Essay, Eastern Middle School
Jitu Abebe, Poem, Silver Creek Middle School
Sofia Ou, Short Story, Eastern Middle School
8th Grade Winners
Hridaan Popuri, Essay, Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
Lila Briskin-Watson, Poem, Silver Creek Middle School
Jenny Ryu, Short Story, Herbert Hoover Middle School
6th Grade Honorable Mentions
Khanh Pham, Essay, Herbert Hoover Middle School
Ella Zimmerman, Essay, Julius West Middle School
Kristian Carpenter, Essay, Eastern Middle School
Reya Ganesh, Essay, Hallie Wells Middle School
Madeleine Lee, Poem, Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
Aria Roy, Poem, Francis Scott Key Middle School
Dilshan Prakash, Short Story, Hallie Wells Middle School
7th Grade Honorable Mentions
Sufyana Johnson, Essay, Westland Middle School
Asha Smith, Poem, Herbert Hoover Middle School
Arya Das, Poem, Silver Creek Middle School
Melanie Ouyang, Short Story, Hallie Wells Middle School
8th Grade Honorable Mentions
Lucie Vidh, Essay, Cabin John Middle School
Luna Hernandez, Poem, Forest Oak Middle School
Sophie Levine, Poem, Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
