Illinois' Poet Laureate

2006 / 2007 Poems of Special Merit

Here's a list of recipients of Special Merit awards, their schools, and their nominating teachers. Winning poems can be viewed by clicking the students' names.

Jessica Johal, “Punjabi American,” Senior / Teacher, Joyce Norman / Buffalo Grove High School ( Arlington Heights, IL)

Mariel McAleer, “The Missing Piece,” Grade 6 /Teacher, Sheila Fitzsimmons / Edgewood Middle School ( Highland Park, IL)

Jodie Lynn Good, “My Grandma,” Sophomore / Teacher, Lee Roll / Oakland High School (Oakland, IL)

Emily Taetzsch,”’Gray Tree, Lake George, Georgia O’Keeffe" Grade 4 / Teacher, Terry Tavine / Wiesbrook Elementary ( Wheaton, IL)

Nick Neri, “Marissa Ristich,” Junior / Teacher, Elizabeth Maxwell-Carlson / Adlai E. Stevenson High School ( Lincolnshire, IL)

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