44th AAUW Creative Writing Contest - 2023

Tri-City Middle School Students Win AAUW Creative Writing Awards

Eighteen students from Tri-City middle schools were awarded medals and certificates for their original fiction, non-fiction and poetry in a ceremony at the St Charles Pubic Library April 7 by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles Branch. The guest speaker for the event was author Diane Lincoln of Geneva.

The winners were selected from over 300 entries in the student contest, which the AAUW group has held annually to recognize and encourage the work of young writers.

AAUW would like to thank Colonial Cafe and Ice Cream -  a 44 year sponsor -

 that has generously contributed to this year’s awards for the Creative Writing Contest winners.

Award winners and schools are:

2nd, Brooke Battista, Thompson, Mrs. Yegge

3rd, Isabella Fontana, Rotolo, Ms. Christopher

7th Grade Poetry

1st, Charlie Weis, Rotolo, Ms. Christopher

2nd, Avery Szuch, Thompson, Mrs. Yegge

3rd, Margaret Schoenfelder, Thompson, Mrs. Yegge

7th Grade Non-Fiction

1st, Jackson Jonak, Rotolo, Ms. Christopher

2nd, Gabriella Baines, Rotolo, Ms. Christopher

3rd, Maxwell Koertge, Wredling, Mrs. Jacobi

8th Grade Fiction

1st, James Bryner, Thompson, Mrs. Abbinante

2nd, Brady White, Thompson, Mrs. Abbinante / Mrs. Schiltz

3rd, Jesse Schiltz, Thompson, Mrs. Abbinante

8th Grade Poetry

1st, Lenore Hanson, Thompson, Mrs. Abbinante / Mrs. Schiltz

2nd, Munroe Wing, Rotolo, Mr. Carlson

3rd, Bailey Wolfe, Rotolo, Dr. Gabris

8th Grade Non-Fiction

1st, Ryan Cameron, Thompson, Mrs. Abbinante

2nd, Nathan Dunat, Thompson, Mrs. Abbinante / Mrs. Schiltz

3rd, Isabella Maldonado, Thompson, Mrs. Abbinante / Mrs. Schiltz

LINK TO PROGRAM WITH ALL AWARDEES and honorable mentions

Winners

1st row left to right

Maxwell Koertge, Brooke Battista, Jesse Schiltz, Ryan Cameron, Nathan Dunat, Jackson Jonak

2nd row left to right

Charlie Weis, Bailey Wolfe,  Gabriella Baines, Liliana Petrovich, Margaret Schoenfelder,

Avery Szuch, Lenore Hanson, Isabella Fontana, Munroe Wing

43rd AAUW Creative Writing Contest - 2022

Tri-City Middle School Students Win AAUW Creative Writing Awards

Fifteen students from Tri-City middle schools were awarded medals and certificates for their original fiction, non-fiction and poetry in a ceremony at the Geneva Pubic Library April 6 by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles Branch. The guest speaker for the event was author Sarah Aronson of Evanston

The winners were selected from over 200 entries in the student contest, which the AAUW group has held annually for more than 40 years to recognize and encourage the work of young writers. We sincerely thank all the teachers and parents for supporting their children’s interest in writing. Above all, congratulations to this year’s awardees!

Award winners and schools are:

Award winners and schools are:

8th Grade Fiction: 1st Prize—Sarah Alf, Rotolo; 2nd Prize—Mia Muscarello, Thompson; 3rd Prize—Genevieve Dillon, Thompson.

7th Grade Fiction: 1st Prize—Abbigale Harmon; 2nd Prize—Archer Isaac; 3rd Prize—Jill Schulz, all of Rotolo.

7th and 8th Grade Non-Fiction: 1st Prize—Zachary Sunderbruch, Wredling; 2nd Prize—Margaret Hirschauer, Rotolo ; 3rd Prize—Claudia Kowal, Thompson.

8th Grade Poetry: 1st Prize—Grace Elftmann, Rotolo; 2nd Prize—Margaret Andrzejewski, Thompson; 3rd Prize—Logan Havis, Thompson

7th Grade Poetry: 1st Prize—Bailey Wolfe; 2nd Prize—Zoe Kimball; 3rd Prize—Diana Wolf---all of Rotolo

Front row from left: Logan Havis, Grace Elftmann, Zoe Kimball, Genevieve Dillon, Zachary Sunderbruch, Claudia Kowal, Mia Muscaarello,

Back row from left: Dylan Kazadi, Archer Isaac, Sarah Alf, Abbigale Harrmon, Bailey Wolfe,Margaret Hirschauer, Sienna Lux

LINK TO PROGRAM WITH ALL AWARDEES

Past Award Ceremonies - 2019