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When notified that she was one of the 2009 winning poets, teacher Anita Gormley shared her thoughts with us:
Thank you so much for the wonderful news!! My vice principal was ...
2009 Celebration of Writing Contest Winners
Congratulations to the following students and the teacher who have been selected by the writing contest judges, author and professor Adam Sol, and children's performers Judy and David Gershon, as our 2009 Celebration of Writing Contest winners. Thank you to all who entered your poetry. We hope you will send us your writing next year! Be sure to give the poems a listen - simply click on the play icon beside each poem's title.
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Poetry performance courtesy of www.judyanddavid.com A special thank you to Adam, Judy and David for their support. |
| Title of Poem | School/City | |
| Primary | ||
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Saskia Matanah India Laufer |
Fall | The Mabin School, Toronto |
| Junior | ||
| Caroline B. Tehrani | There's No Place Like Home | Mary Ward Catholic, Niagara Falls |
| Intermediate | ||
| Carolyn McPherson | The Moon's Mirror | Whitney Jr. School, Toronto |
| Senior | ||
| Isabel Francolini | Sand Castles | Branksome Hall, Toronto |
| Teacher | ||
| Anita Gormley | The Tuffet and the Spider | Huttonville PS, Brampton |
Judy & David are Juno award-winning children's entertainers. They have been stars of TV and the stage since1993. Their television program Judy and David's Boom Box as well as 16 albums and 4 video recordings have entertained and engaged children and adults alike. More recently, Judy and David have been working to promote physical activity and healthy living through the educational program JiggaJump and the stage versionJiggaJump Live.
Adam Sol is the author of three books of poetry, including Jeremiah, Ohio, which has just been shortlisted for the Trillium Award for Poetry. His second book, Crowd of Sounds, won the award in 2004. He is an English Professor at Laurentian University’s program at Georgian College in Barrie, and lives in Toronto with his wife and three sons.
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