7th-8th Creative Essay

1. “A Night Turned Crimson” Naomi Matsuura ’27
2. “Meliora” Kolt Katekaru ’26

9th-10th Creative Essay

1. “All for nothing?” Ryan Eto ’25
2. “Momona No Moa” JP Alamodin ’25
3. “Perfectly Imperfect” Abigail Hironaka ’25

11th-12th Creative Essay

1. “The Supreme Fairy Godmother” Kyle Ching ’22
2. “I Have Worms” Sarah Boland ’22
3. “What We Don’t See” Sofía Brege ’23

7th-8th Poetry

1. “Hear the Hushed Breath” Gabby Kim ’27
2. “Ballad of the Weeds” Mayumi Douglass ’27
3. “Nothing at all” Arabella Tan ’26

9th-10th Poetry

1. “Home to My Heart” Alex Jacobs ’25
2. “ars artis {noun (f.) ~ art, skill}” Audrey Lin ’25
3. “Life as I Knew It” Ryan Eto ’25

11th-12th Poetry

1. “Hedgehog’s Dilemma” Olivia Hwang ’23
2. “Overthinker” Sarah Boland ’22
3. “Chickens Crossed” Kyle Ching ’22

7th-8th Literary Analysis

1. “Ready Player One Book Review” Andrew Shen ’26
2. “The Concept of Gender from the Viewpoints of the 1930’s and Today” Ari Yokota ’26

9th-10th Literary Analysis

1. “Santiago: A Hero’s Journey” Michael Hui ’25
2. “Behind the Scenes: Character Analysis Athena” Blaze Hedani ’25
3. “Identity” Allison Hee ’25

11th-12th Literary Analysis

1. “Structure, Soundtrack, and Visuals” Olivia Hwang ’23

7th-8th Short Story

1. “The Evergood Store” Kyle Hijirida ’27
2. “A Hazy Past” Annaliese Pang ’27
3. “Stefany White” Katherine Donnelly ’27

9th-10th Short Story

1. “Serendipity” Marley Kong-Mercado ’24

11th-12th Short Story

1. “The Elevator The Elevator” Maya Imoto-Eakin ’23
2. “Burgers” Wyatt Nako ’22
3. “The World Tree” Nathalie Hosten ’22

7th-8th Creative Essay

1. “A Night Turned Crimson” Naomi Matsuura ’27
2. “Meliora” Kolt Katekaru ’26

9th-10th Creative Essay

1. “All for nothing?” Ryan Eto ’25
2. “Momona No Moa” JP Alamodin ’25
3. “Perfectly Imperfect” Abigail Hironaka ’25

11th-12th Creative Essay

1. “The Supreme Fairy Godmother” Kyle Ching ’22
2. “I Have Worms” Sarah Boland ’22
3. “What We Don’t See” Sofía Brege ’23

7th-8th Poetry

1. “Hear the Hushed Breath” Gabby Kim ’27
2. “Ballad of the Weeds” Mayumi Douglass ’27
3. “Nothing at all” Arabella Tan ’26

9th-10th Poetry

1. “Home to My Heart” Alex Jacobs ’25
2. “ars artis {noun (f.) ~ art, skill}” Audrey Lin ’25
3. “Life as I Knew It” Ryan Eto ’25

11th-12th Poetry

1. “Hedgehog’s Dilemma” Olivia Hwang ’23
2. “Overthinker” Sarah Boland ’22
3. “Chickens Crossed” Kyle Ching ’22

7th-8th Literary Analysis

1. “Ready Player One Book Review” Andrew Shen ’26
2. “The Concept of Gender from the Viewpoints of the 1930’s and Today” Ari Yokota ’26

9th-10th Literary Analysis

1. “Santiago: A Hero’s Journey” Michael Hui ’25
2. “Behind the Scenes: Character Analysis Athena” Blaze Hedani ’25
3. “Identity” Allison Hee ’25

11th-12th Literary Analysis

1. “Structure, Soundtrack, and Visuals” Olivia Hwang ’23

7th-8th Short Story

1. “The Evergood Store” Kyle Hijirida ’27
2. “A Hazy Past” Annaliese Pang ’27
3. “Stefany White” Katherine Donnelly ’27

9th-10th Short Story

1. “Serendipity” Marley Kong-Mercado ’24

11th-12th Short Story

1. “The Elevator The Elevator” Maya Imoto-Eakin ’23
2. “Burgers” Wyatt Nako ’22
3. “The World Tree” Nathalie Hosten ’22