Combining Voices Literary Competition Winners!

Meyer Straus, Bayou Teche, circa 1870. Oil on canvas. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.
Winners for the 2024–2025 Combining Voices Literary Competition:
Elementary School: Prose
1st Place: Grayson Walton, Dearing Elementary School
2nd Place: Claire Orrell, Savannah River Academy
3rd Place: Jeremiah Kitchings, Norris Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Sadie Dreiling, Savannah River Academy
Elementary School: Poetry
1st Place: Caius Martin, Norris Elementary School
2nd Place: Emma Pin, Dearing Elementary School
3rd Place: Thomas Jennings, My Anchor Homeschool Academy
Honorable Mention: Miles Street, Savannah River Academy
Middle School: Poetry
1st Place: Sadie Jennings, My Anchor Homeschool Academy
2nd Place: Amira Olek, Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle School
Highschool: Prose:
1st Place: Julian Lively, Westminster Schools of Augusta
2nd Place: Penelope Lumley, Westminster Schools of Augusta
3rd Place: Sebastian Mendez, Harlem High School
Honorable Mention: Gerry Williams, Lakeside High School
Highschool: Poetry:
1st Place: Chloe Root, Harlem High School
2nd Place: Ruben Vazquez Sanchez, Harlem High School
3rd Place: Annabelle Kelly, Aquinas High School
Honorable Mention: Foster Emerling, North Augusta High School