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"A Different Kind of Hero"
2004/2005 Winners

Primary Level

1st Place
J.L. Quan
Age 6
Maude Price
"My Soccer Team"

Honorable Mention
M. Jackson
Age 7
Rio Hondo
"My Grandma"

Statement
"My Grandma is my different kind of hero because she was always helping out other people till the day she died."

Primary Level

No Entries

 

 


Primary Level

1st Place
T.R. Dela Torre
Gallatin
"My Dad"

Statement
"My dad helps kids at my school. I think this makes him a good hero."

Honorable Mention
A. De Marco
Gallatin
"At 101"

Statement
"My Great-Great Aunt Josie is 101. She is still very smart, she even remembers when she was six like me."

Primary Level

1st Place
E. Doo
Unsworth
"Mrs. Lanners"

Statement
"Mrs. Lanners is my #1 teacher and hero."

Honorable Mention
A. Quesada
Gallatin
"My Family"

Statement
"A Hero are people who take care of me. My hero is my family!!!"

 

Intermediate Level

1st Place
R.M. Koeppe
Age 9
Gallatin
"Smiling Mom"

Statement
"My adopted mom is my real mom. I love her very much."

Honorable Mention
R. Carroll
Age 10
Old River
"A Different Kind of Hero"

Intermediate Level

1st Place
A. J. Garcia
Age 10
Rio Hondo
"Tribulations of Life, Heroism Without Measure"

Statement
"My mom is my hero, you will hear in my music how she conquered the storms that came into our lives. She is alwars lifting me up, helps me to be a better person, and encourage me. She is the best influence in my life."

Honorable Mention
A. Armstrong
Age 8
Gallatin
"Music, My Hero"

Intermediate Level

1st Place
M.R. Montero
Rio Hondo
"Domestic Hero"

Statement
"My dad brings home money for food and clothes and does many domestic chores."

Honorable Mention
Y. Rodriguez
Rio San Gabriel
"My Heart"

Intermediate Level

1st Place
S.D. Martinez
Rio Hondo
"My Mommy Hero"

Honorable Mention
K. Vasquez
Maude Price
"I Love You Mom"

Middle/Junior Level

1st Place
V.L. Beyrooty
Age 13
East
"A Different Kind of Hero"

Statement
"I have many different heroes that have helped me. They were the inspiration for this poem."

Honorable Mention
G. Abdelhady
Age 11
Griffiths
"A Different Kind of Hero"

Middle/Junior Level

1st Place
D.A. Moreno
Age 12
Griffiths
"A Different Kind of Hero"

Middle/Junior Level

1st Place
A.C. Gebert
West
"Trail Blazer"

Statement
"A different kind of hero is the trail our parents make to guide us through life to lead us in our goals and supports us along the way."

Honorable Mention
D. Moreno
Griffiths
"One Who Believes In Themselves and In Their Country"

Middle/Junior Level

1st Place
J.A. Koeppe
Griffiths
"Battling Dragons"

Statement
"I love to draw. Every time I draw I can use my imagination to be a different kind of hero."

Honorable Mention
I. Sinsombutcharoen
West
"Music"

Senior Level

1st Place
M.N. Battenschlag
Age 16
Warren
"A Different Kind of Hero"

Senior Level

1st Place
S. Khalid
Age 15
Warren
"Heros"

Statement
"I made the song on the spot. I would like to thank my sister sarah and my teacher Mr. Taylor for making this possible."

 

 

Senior Level

1st Place
J.A. Mata
Warren
"A Lioness and Her Cubs"

Statement
"My mother watches over all the students of the school as a crossing guard like a lioness would over the cubs in a pack."

 

 

 

 

Senior Level

1st Place
V.J. Spodek
Warren
"Expressions"

Statement
"This angle brings me peace, protection. She's a different kind of hero."

Honorable Mention
N.R. Bertinelli
Warren
"Heros"

Statement
"Heros come in all shapes and sizes ~ all different colors, and occupations."