I Am Texas Winners!

Parker Elementary Library
Award Recipient – Ms. Pilar
Galveston ISD -$5,000

Port Neches Elementary
Award Recipient – Ashley Nelson
Port Neches- Groves ISD – $250

Purple Sage Elementary
Award Recipient – Robbie Lenox
Galena Park ISD – $250

Thomas Hancock Elementary
Award Recipient – Gladys Elizondo
Pasadena ISD – $250

Sweeny Elementary
Award Recipient – Christie Barrick
Sweeny ISD – $250

Carl Waitz Elementary
Award Recipient – Elizabeth Tanguma
Mission CISD – $250

Rita Drabek Elementary
Award Recipient – Michele Rose
Fort Bend ISD – $250

Holub Middle School Library
Award Recipient – Elaine Mosley
Alief ISD -$5,000

Austin Middle School
Award Recipient – Felicia Salinas
Galveston ISD – $250

Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School
Award Recipient – Kristen Aust
Houston ISD – $250

Quinn Middle School
Award Recipient – Kristi Pereira
Rapoport Academy Public School – $250

Holliday Middle School
Award Recipient – Kimberly Strealy
Holliday ISD – $250

MB Lamar Middle School
Award Recipient – Samantha Ruiz
Laredo ISD – $250

North Shore Sr. High School Library
Award Recipient – Veronica Barrientos
Galena Park ISD -$5,000

Wheatley High School
Award Recipient – Linda Hopson
Houston ISD – $250

Deweyville High School
Award Recipient – Veronica Gardner
Deweyville ISD – $250

Tegeler Career Center
Award Recipient – Jessica Priestley
Pasadena ISD – $250

North Shore 9th Grade Center
Award Recipient – Nancy Silva
Galena Park ISD – $250

Story Winners

Morgan Abbey The Blot, STORY 7th, SBAI

Janie Adame Ghost Riders, STORY 9th, Homeschool

Nova Madonna Adame Galveston, Almost A History, STORY 5th, Homeschool

Ibrahim Ali The Place of Hope, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Osaid Almasri Arrived, STORY 6th, Quba Academy

Anna Altenau My Story of Texas, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Maya Alvarado The Great Galveston Hurricane, STORY 5th, Port Neches Elementary

Darsh Amitabh A Tale of Two Brothers, STORY 4th, Linton Hall School

Dhruv Amitabh The Western Adventures of Christopher Wallace, STORY 6th, Linton Hall School

Noah Anderson Free the Texians, STORY 6th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Thanushvene Arulentiran My Trip in Texas, STORY 7th, Stephen F. Austin Middle School

Ibrahim Asif A Letter to Ricky, STORY 7th, Quba Academy

Advika Asthana Unearthed: Texas Edition, STORY 6th, QVMS

Harley Audette Born Texas, STORY 10th, Rio Vista

Rosemary Bailey I Am the Yellow Rose of Texas, STORY 9th, Homeschool

Pauly V. Bailey The Blayvicks, STORY 6th, Homeschool

Joseph Bailey I Used to Live in New Jersey, but Then Texas Happened, STORY 11th, Homeschool

Alexander Baird The Big Move, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Edie Baker Castaway, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Isabella Balat What is Texas?, STORY 6th, The Banff School

Molly Balcer The Texas Time Machine, STORY 5th, Saint Mark School

Bront Ballew A Time of Change, STORY 5th, Port Neches Elementary

Isabelle Beasley Did You Know?, STORY 6th, Trinity Episcopal School

Tyler Beattie The Adventures of Pecos Bill, STORY 5th, Buena Vista Elementary

Jackson Bell Austin, STORY 6th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Olivia Benham The Rescue of the Turtle: A Story of a Girl and a Turtle, STORY 4th, Loma Portal Elementary

Caroline Bennett The Ladybird Adventure, STORY 3rd, Bennett Homeschool

Rhyslan Benson Fleeing for Freedom, STORY 5th, Kimberlin Academy for Excellence

Arden Biddle Texas Memories, STORY 4th, Ed White e-STEM Magnet

Sebastian Blachno The Voyage of the USS Texas, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Kate Blackwell The Ship, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Braxton Bloomfield The Great Galveston Storm of 1900, STORY 5th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Bronwynn Blossman Wrecked, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Emma Boerm Courage, Loyalty, Liberty, STORY 11th, Marble Falls High School

Esme Bohan Once Upon a Texas Night, STORY 7th, Spring Branch Academic Institute (SBAI)

Russell Bonasso The Commander of Time Travel, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Amanda Brantley Enchanted Rock, STORY 9th, St. John’s School

Nimora Breaux The Texas Revolution, STORY 7th, Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy

Cameron Brock The Life of Margaret Lea Houston: Sam Houston’s Daughter, STORY 4th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Grant Brown Time Travel in Texas, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Emma Burguieres Texas is a Strange New Place, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Makayla Caldwell Stained Overalls, STORY 11th, Bay Area Christian School

Alice Cancienne Falling, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Ronin Chakrabarti The Field Trip, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Anderson Charles My Texas Story, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Hannah Chen Remember the Alamo, STORY 7th, Heritage Middle School

Rhea Chidambaram Taking Control, STORY 6th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Laina Chiu Country to City, STORY 5th, Sewell Elementary School

Bella Chramosta The Thoughts in Her Mind, STORY 9th, Episcopal High School

Jacob Cias How Did We End Up In Texas?, STORY 10th, North Shore 10th Grade

Mariana Rubio Cifuentes A Very Wonderful Place, STORY 7th, Cinco Ranch Junior High

Julia Clark Ava’s Story, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Odin Clay Fire Core Portal, STORY 3rd, Christ the Redeemer Catholic School

Aaron M. Cobb The Mockingbird’s Texas Exploration, STORY 9th, Cobb Academy

Milana Coldren The Fish That Left the River, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Nicolas Collins Open Land, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Lisabelle Colon Texas Memories, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Katheryne Contreras Forsaken Memory, STORY 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Wm. Patrick Cook I Am Who I Say I Am, STORY 10th, Sachse High School

Cade Covert Captain Nollie III Captain’s Log, STORY 4th,

Leon Creel Raid on the Creek, STORY 3rd, Newcastle School

Benjamin Crossno Captive in Texas – 1789, STORY 7th, Austin Middle School

Sophie Czelusta Letters from Texas, STORY 12th, Memorial Senior High School

Emerson Daley Forgotten, STORY 6th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Meg Dellinger What a Mighty State, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Lindsey Diep Where the Road Leads, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Chamari Doucet-Gray Gloria’s Pecan Candies, STORY 11th, Wheatley High School

Blake Doughty I Am Marley, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Maher Doumani Stuck in the Past, STORY 7th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Lynn Jolie Eckert Belong Somewhere, STORY 11th, Hughes Springs Highschool

Emmerich Ederhoff The Wonders of Texas, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Harper Ellzey The Idea That Changed Texas, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Zaden Espinoza The Journey in Texas, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Alex Ewart Six Flags, One Republic, One State, One Star, Twenty-Nine Million People, STORY 7th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Fife Famurewa Texas: The State and the Girl, STORY 8th, The Kinkaid School

Miriam Joy Farr Texas Pride, STORY 10th, Homeschool

Avi Ferris The Discovery of Oil, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Anne Cullen Fibbe Straight Down Texas Road, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox

Kaitlyn Figueroa The Texas Revolution, STORY 5th, Port Neches Elementary

Ben Fleming Left in Texas, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Virginia Fontana Letting Go of the Past, STORY 8th, St. Peter School, Capitol Hill

Benjamin Garcia A Bracero Story, STORY 7th, Garcia Home School

Lucia Del Alamo Gascon Love of War, STORY 4th, YCIS (Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley)

Jeremiah George Happy at Home, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Evelyn M. Getschow One Texas, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Katelyn Ginsberg Camp Longhorn, STORY 4th, Trinity Episcopal School

Ben Girard The Looks and Story of Audie L. Murphy, STORY 7th, Kaleo Academy

Jackson Glasgow My Family and Texas, STORY 3rd, Christ the Redeemer Catholic School

Sahana Gokul The Nightrose, STORY 8th, Quail Valley Middle School

Riley Gonzales My View of the Alamo, STORY 10th, Deweyville High School

Gabriela Gonzalez I Didn’t Understand, STORY 10th, North Shore Senior High

Jacob Gonzalez You and Me in Texas, STORY 11th, North Shore Senior High

Sarah Nicole Gonzalez Sarah and Hershey’s Texas Adventures, STORY 8th, International Leadership of Texas- Windmill Lakes

Christopher Gonzalez I Am Texas, You Are Texas, and We Are Texas, STORY 4th, Nexus Futbol Academy

Cade Goodman In Your Paradise, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Bryan Gracely The Story of Josh and Rafi, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Lydia Gragg What is Freedom?, STORY 5th, Port Neches Elementary

Rachel Grover New Life, STORY 11th, Hays High School

Emory Guajardo Not the Whole Truth, STORY 6th, Trinity Episcopal School

Kiki Guo Moving, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Benjamin Guo Lone Star Landscapes, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Harper Haigh Lipan Apache Trouble, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Chloe Han Stephen F Austin’s Colony Problem, STORY 4th, Commonwealth Elementary

Raelyn Hawks The Life of Three Wolves, STORY 3rd, Parker Elementary

Kaelyn Haywood Y’all Can’t Be Serious – We’re Moving to Texas?, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Addison Hearn Down in History, STORY 5th, Wolfe City Elementary

Madeline Hein The Vultures, STORY 10th, Devine High School

Colton Helm Tornado vs Storm Chaser, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Haylee Hernandez A Letter from Texas, STORY 8th, Homeschool

Jimena Herrera The Best Summer In Texas, STORY 4th, Purple Sage Elementary

Juliette Hess I Love You Endlessly, STORY 9th, The Emery/Weiner School

Caleb Heuiser Unsavable, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Reed Hickey Why Texas Will Always Be My Home, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Allison Hoang North Dakota Goldenrod, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Rumaysa Hossain Alliance of Misfits, STORY 9th, King Abdullah Academy

Ava Huckaby Glitching Through the Revolution, STORY 5th, Port Neches Elementary

Kolbe Hughes I Am Texas, STORY 10th, Deweyville

Aubrie Jaeger Ghost Onlooking, STORY 8th, Mance Park Middle School

Brock Jaeger The Alamo Squirrels, STORY 6th, Homeschool

Jaylah Jamerson Alexa’s Trip to Texas, STORY 4th, Purple Sage Elementary

Clyde James The Independence Fighter, STORY 6th, Fellowship Christian Academy

Madeleine Jiampa Makayla and the Fox: The Story of a Girl and a Fox, STORY 4th, Loma Portal Elementary

Kynleigh Johnson Two Step Across Texas, STORY 3rd, Magnolia Elementary

William Johnson The Beginning of My Texas Story, STORY 6th, All Things New School

Clara McLean Jordan In the Beginning, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Elliot Jordan What I Love About Texas, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Yuvraj Kharbanda Dallas or Dallas, STORY 4th, Jack D. Johnson Elementary School

Ethan Kirk Cub Scout Camping Trip in Navasota, Texas, STORY 4th, The Branch School

Zachary Koay The Lipan Apache and the Comanche, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Krish Kohir Heart of Texas, STORY 9th, R L Turner High School

Vrishni Krishnan Charli’s Texas Adventure, STORY 7th, Sartartia Middle School

Madison Kuent Camp Longhorn, STORY 4th, Trinity Episcopal School

Nadia Latib Kumar The Unexpected Texas Roadtrip, STORY 3rd, Awty International School

Hannah Lackmeyer Chili Peppers and Bluebonnets, STORY 11th, Jack C. Hays

Thomas Larsson Jane Long – A True Tale Taller Than Texas, STORY 4th, West University Elementary

Jaeho Lee Letters, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Caroline Lewis Welcome to Texas, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Byron Lilly Free Texas, STORY 3rd, Christ the Redeemer Catholic School

David Liu Last 48 Hours in Texas, STORY 10th, DEHONG Chinese international school

Yatzmary Luna Texas- How Did it Get to Where it is Today?, STORY 7th, Hartley Independent School District

Malley Grace Lutschg Our Texas Pandemic Adventure, STORY 3rd, Horn Elementary

Carolina Madrid Family Ties, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Pierce Maher Lost, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Chilok Mak Remember the Alamo, STORY 7th, Garland McMeans Junior High School

Celeste Maldonado Uno and His Damsel, STORY 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Aditya Mandke Race to Net Zero, STORY 6th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Owen Marchand The Alamo, STORY 4th, The Branch School

Esha Maru Change, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Aarvi Maru Hurricane Harvey, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Joshua Mayes Emergency Landing, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Katie McCartney Lesson on Texas, STORY 5th, French Elementary

Trinity McCleary Pecan Pie, STORY 10th, North Shore Senior High

Katelyn McCollum The Terrific Tour of Texas, STORY 7th, St. Johns

Bridget McDevitt Nothingness Itself, STORY 7th, Homeschool

Juliana McDevitt At Home in Texas, STORY 5th, Homeschool

Archer McDonald Escaping the Alamo, STORY 6th, Trinity Episcopal School

Vincent McGuire Bunco Bill and the Dirty Cheater, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Aidan McMurray A Travel Back in Time, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Payton Meador The Big Move, STORY 5th, Sweeny Elementary School

Karis Medlock A Chance to Change History, STORY 5th, Port Neches Elementary

Allison Meredith Song of Texas, STORY 11th, Hays High School

Charlie Mikhail The True Story of the Alamo, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Cece Mikhail I Am Texas, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Derrick W. Mitchell New Life, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Amelia Moore Hurricanes and Tale-nados, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Cooper Morrison A Man of Music, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Judson Morrison First Summer in Texas, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Patricio Mudunuri The Way of Expeditions, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Hailey Munoz Food, Family, and Tradition., STORY 6th, M.B. Lamar Middle School

Jacob Newton Texas Fugitive, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Julianne Ngo Texas the Best State, STORY 5th, TCFHA

Oluchi Nnadi The Spirit of Texas, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Kennedy O’Rourke Camp Longhorn, STORY 4th, Trinity Episcopal School

Maddox Ottis The Storm, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Payton Pan The Most Haunted Hospital in Texas, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Zahra Pareja The Golden Adventure, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Sean Park Confessions of War, STORY 11th, Lebanon Trail High School

Meredith Parker Poppy’s Journey to Freedom, STORY 3rd, NYOS Charter School

Micah Parsons Tom the Armadillo’s Adventures, STORY 3rd, Homeschool

Caylee Parsons My Texas Journal, STORY 4th, Homeschool

Shay Patel The Museum Mystery, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Misha Patel Hopeless to Hopeful, STORY 5th, Big Creek Elementary

Siena Patterson Texas: History Alive, STORY 9th, John Paul II High School

Bryson Pena The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, STORY 5th, Trinity Episcopal School

Savir Peri The Melting Pot, STORY 6th, Harry B Thompson Middle School

Ved Prakash The Galactic Time Jump, STORY 5th, Churchill Road Elementary School

Chloe Prettyman The Lesser Known Side, STORY 10th, Deweyville High School

David Benjamin Prodoehl Davy Crockett, A Hero Not Forgotten, STORY 6th, Homeschool

Jillian Quimbar The Gateway City, STORY 6th, M.B. Lamar Middle School

Emily Radhakrishnan Liberty’s Flight, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Isabella Radke Texas, the Land I Love, STORY 7th, Westbrook intermediate

Lidia Rajevac Barn Ballerina, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Jolette Ramirez Traveling to the Lone Star State, STORY 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Lyndon Raymond The Entire History of Texas, I Guess, STORY 7th, St. Michael Catholic School

Sydney Riley This is Home, STORY 4th, The Awty International School

Maria Robles Independence, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Amy Romero Teletexas, STORY 9th, Tegeler Carrier Center

Stella Rowell Texas, the Place Where My Heart Lives, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Stella Rowoldt An Adventure of Houston, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Jackson Rowoldt Hervy, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Samiksha Dhar Roy To Be Free, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Colette Ruths Miss You Texas, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Mariam Saleh The Rancher’s Daughter, STORY 12th, Homeschool

Khadeeja Saleh Secrets to the Past, STORY 7th, Quba Academy

Christen Salinas The Great State of Texas, STORY 6th, M.B. Lamar Middle School

Abdul Sami Texas Won Me Over, STORY 6th, Quba Academy

Benjamin Scheps 18 Minutes For Independence, STORY 12th, Orange High School

Otto Scheps Friendship at San Jacinto, STORY 6th, C.L.A.S.S. Academy

Christopher Schuette The Tide of Texas, STORY 9th, Lovejoy High School

Maddilynn Scott The Journal of W.B.G., STORY 5th, Stephen F. Austin Middle School

Madeline Seaberg Ayana’s Story, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Alyssa Shannon Time Machine In Texas, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Stephanie Shen Just You, and Texas, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Hana Sim The Boulevard by My House, STORY 10th, Reedy High School

Isabella Skoulidis What Happened, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Ana Smith The Little Grape, STORY 11th, Jack C Hays High School

Claire Sonstein The Treasure of Galveston Island, STORY 6th, Trinity Episcopal School

Sarah Spalding Deep in the Heart of a Reader, STORY 7th, St. Johns Middle School

Julia Spears Deserted in the Dessert, STORY 7th, SBAI

Erik Stehl Global Warning, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Finley Sullivan Revolutions and Revelations, STORY 6th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Mac Sullivan The Coastal Cowboys, STORY 4th, Trinity Episcopal School

Caroline Swanson The Silver Boots, STORY 9th, The Kinkaid School

Sidrah Syed My Trip to Six Flags, STORY 6th, Quba Academy

Justin Tai The Beauty of Texas, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Kamryn Talavera A Ritter Story, STORY 11th, Jack C. Hays High School

Emily Tang The Inside Peek, STORY 7th, Hope Middle School

Ethan Tang The Texas Trek, STORY 7th, Hope Middle School

Emma Tran I Am Texas, STORY 6th, Carter Lomax Middle School

Sarah Tran The Rodeo, STORY 7th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

August Triantaphyllis Marco and His Escape from the Alamo, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Nadia Truong Not Your Typical Texan, STORY 12th, Memorial High School

Bryan Ung The Story of the Spirits, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Natalia Varela Hurricane Disaster, STORY 6th, Labay Middle School

Anaya Vargas What I Have Been Through, STORY 5th, Austin Middle School

Benjamin Verinder Missing Home, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Grace Vincent The Day the Teepee Fell, STORY 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Victor Vu Learner of the Lone Star, STORY 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Brooke Waller Texas Girls, STORY 5th, Leon Sablatura Middle School

Kellen Wang The Bandit’s Hideout, STORY 7th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Zarek Womack A Brief History of the Goodnight-Loving Trail and its Founders, STORY 11th, Christoval High School

Maxwell Wong The Landings, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Ryan Wu The Journey, STORY 7th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Kelly Xiong Never Forget, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Aaron Xiong Bluebonnets, STORY 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Everett Yeh I Am Texas, STORY 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Adam Zakaria Trouble in Terlingua, STORY 4th, Wide School

Gabriel Zaldana I Am Texas, STORY 3rd, Purple Sage Elementary

Sean Zeng Jim and the Magic Glove, STORY 6th, SBAI

Art Winners

Karen Abad Cattle’s Tag, ART 11th, North Shore Senior High

Marfa Abbey Armadillo in the Flowers, ART 6th, G. W. Robinson Elementary

Haania Abed The Lone Star State, ART 10th, Round Rock High School

Marcelo Acevedo Home on the Farm, ART 6th, Resurrection Catholic School

Zidan Adam Texas Sunset, ART 5th, Anne Sullivan Elementary

Evelyn Adame Pride in Texas, ART 10th, Homeschool

Olivia Adams Berries and a Mockingbird, ART 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Mariana Aguilar Silly Goat!, ART 10th, Friendswood High School

Maheera Ahsan Catching Some Rays, ART 4th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Lara Alajajian Battle of San Jacinto, ART 7th, George Dawson Middle School

Emily Alderson She is Texas, ART 9th, Uvalde High School

Shriya Alli Can We Keep Him?, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Hala Almasri I’m Texas, ART 3rd, Quba Academy

Kate Alvarez View From Kate’s Window, ART 3rd, Smith Elementary

Camille Ambres Gazing Into the Sun, ART 9th, WIDE School

Alexandria Ambres As Time Goes By, ART 9th, WIDE School

Kayla An Cowboy In Training, ART 12th, Obra D. Tompkins High School

Bekbol Apyshev Texas Cowboy, ART 10th, Midland High school

Yaqueline Suarez archan Native Texas, ART 8th, Abell Jr. High

Nallely armendariz The Beauty of Texas, ART 8th, Ector College Prep

Julianna Arroyo Montana Vista, ART 12th, Coronado High School

Valentina Garibay Arroyo The Authentic Origin of Texas, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Noah Aucoin Texas Twilight, ART 8th, WIDE School

Kekashan Ayub My Texas City, ART 4th, Smith Elementary

Izma Aziz Texas is My Home, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Zoe Baccaro Unbreakable Bond, ART 12th, Clear Springs High School

Maarij Baig Texas’ Favorite Past Time, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Maira Baig The Vast Magic of Texas Will Continue To Grow, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Yarhi Banda-Alvarez Rainbow Rooster, ART 8th, Spring Oaks Middle school

Skylar Barber Texas Bluebonnets, ART 3rd, Haude Elementary

Grace Barrick A Glimpse Beneath the Texas Sky, ART 11th, Bremond High School

Rebecca Barton Peeking Over, ART 9th, Friendswood High School

Presten Baumer Mahogany, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Sydney Baur Lone Star Beauty, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Malay Bazaldua Boots for Joy, ART 10th, Carl Wunsche Sr High School

Karen Becera Sunkissed, ART 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Campus

Samuel Bennett Boarding the Skylab Simulator, ART 4th, Bennett Homeschool

Eduardo Benveniste We Build Texas, ART 8th, The Emery Weiner School

Morgan Bishop Mango, ART 12th, Pasadena Memorial High School

Victoria Boggs Field of Bluebonnets, ART 6th, Hudson MS

Jacob Brechtel G-Town Texas, ART 5th, Indian Beach Home School

Chloe Brinson The Yellow Rose of Texas, ART 3rd, Foster Elementary

Felicity Brown The Red Apple, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Lauren Bruns Lasso the State, ART 5th, Hassler Elementary

Addison Bruton Follow the Spots, ART 6th, Spring Oaks Middle School

Aiana Bualat New Beginnings, ART 10th, The Woodlands College Park High School

Ian Buchanan Bowie, ART 12th, Leakey ISD

Julia Bukowski A Farmer’s Gaze, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Halle Burnett Texas Revolution, ART 8th, Pearland Junior High East

Maria Cabrera Everything Texas, ART 7th, Lufkin Middle School

Elizabeth Cantu A Girl and Her Pony, ART 4th, Resurrection Catholic School

Addison Carney Texas Pride, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Breanna Castillo Bonnie the Longhorn, ART 12th, North Shore Senior High

Melina Castro Ocotillo Self Portrait, ART 12th, Coronado High School

Alexys Chaeon Texas the Great, ART 6th, Lufkin Middle School

Sinclaire Chang The Perfect Sunset, ART 3rd, Highlands Elementary

Rithya Cheela Coexistence, ART 6th, James D. Kerr Elementary

Emma Chen Texas – A state of Tradition and High-Tech, ART 5th, Leon Sablatura Middle School (GT academy)

Sandra Cisneros The Place of My Dreams, ART 12th, Sandra day O’ Connor High School

Madaleine Clark Texas Days, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Olivia Clark Night at the Rodeo, ART 5th, Wingold Academy

Caoia Clark A Night in Texas, ART 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Claire Collura My Connection to Texas, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Carolina Colon A Tender Touch, ART 11th, Clear Lake High

Sarah Compton Texas Past and Present, ART 6th, Compton Academy

Brinlee Connel Every Aspect, ART 8th, Abell Junior High School

Octavio Lara Contreras The Amazing Alamo, ART 5th, Sweeny Elementary

Eva Aleena Corona The Lone Armadillo, ART 6th, Kleb Intermediate

Alexis Cortes Embrace, ART 12th, Clear Springs High School

Maria Luisa Cortes Riding Into the Sunset, ART 4th, Resurrection Catholic School

Oliver Costas Texas Calling My Name, ART 5th, Nexus Futbol Academy

Madison Cox My Texas, ART 8th, The Emery Weiner School

Austin Crumpton The Bull, ART 5th, Marlin Elementary School

Grace Cutrer A Day at the Ranch, ART 6th, The Emery Weiner School

Saisha Dangle The Vanishing Longhorn, ART 9th, Carmel High School

Adriana Archer Daporta Texas Pride, ART 6th, Seabrook Intermediate

Asmi Santra Dastidar It’s All in Texas, ART 4th, Odessa Kilpatrick elementary

Samantha Delany Soul Sisters, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Jade Delgadillo The White Rabbit, ART 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Campus

Jocelyn Delgado Stephen F. Austin, ART 7th, Quinn Middle School

Ann Denson A Texas Dream, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Monica Derry Interrupting Cow, ART 11th, North Shore Senior High

Engelis Diaz Diaz Spring Beauty, ART 9th, South Houston High School

Gabrielle Dick Cowgirl and Kitty Corral, ART 12th, Ridge Point High School

Deidra Dorcoo The Texas Shirt, ART 5th, Big Creek Elementary

Julianna Dubcak Nosey Nelly, ART 12th, Clear Falls High School

Philoxenos Due The Big Texas Heart, ART 4th, Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary

Cheyenne Dunn The Best State With the Best Flag!, ART 8th, Cedar Bayou Junior High School

Jalinh Duong Altering Times, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Carlee Dupuy Eight Second Chance, ART 12th, Little Cypress Mauriceville High School

Rachel Egbune Colorful Desert, ART 4th, Smith Elementary

Lana El-Refaei Visiting Big Tex, ART 4th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Latavia Eugene Texas: Home of the Best Food, ART 7th, Claughton Middle School

Peyton Ferguson My Texas, ART 4th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Noah Finkelman Texas!, ART 8th, The Emery Weiner School

Taylor Finley Leading You Home, ART 8th, WIDE School

Hannah Finley Brown Beauty, ART 4th, WIDE School

Alana Fiocchi Texas Farm, ART 3rd, A-Team Academy

Alexa Fiocchi Texas Cowgirl and Landscape at Sunset, ART 3rd, A-Team Academy

Arianna Flores Lone Chick, ART 11th, North Shore Senior High

Alexia Rodriguez Flores The Cactus Family, ART 3rd, Thompson Elementary School

Kinley Foley From Farm to City, ART 6th, Riverwood Middle School

Roberto Frausto Hook’em, ART 7th, Wide School

Sha’Nyia Freeney Welcome to Texas, ART 8th, Lufkin Middle School

Mariela Galeana A Self Portrait of Texas Flowers, ART 11th, South Houston High School

Belle Gales Love for Texas, ART 9th, Kingwood High School

Jacob Gamache-Gonzales On the Road Again, ART 9th, Ball High School

Hady Gamino-Hernandez Longhorn, ART 11th, Legacy High School

Amorette Garcia Game On, ART 10th, Friendswood High School

Alexia Garcia Time Together, ART 10th, South Houston High School

Amy Garcia Morning Feed, ART 5th, Pearl Hirsch Elementary

Charlie Garvey A Texas Trail Mix, ART 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Caroline Gavos Lone Star Beach, ART 6th, Trinity Episcopal School

Sosannah Ghattass Moo, ART 12th, Clear Falls High School

Madelyn Ginsberg The Desert Sunset, ART 6th, Trinity Episcopal School

Jada Glover No Tea Like Texas Tea, ART 6th, Glover Academy Homeschool

Josiah Gomez My Texas Sunset, ART 4th, Smith Elementary

Diana Gomez This is Me, ART 8th, Abell Jr. High

Pablo Gomez What is Texas, ART 8th, Abell Jr. High

Genesis Gonzalez Only in Texas, ART 9th, Ball High School

Katherine Gonzalez Bluebonnet, ART 12th, Clear Springs High School

Elih Gonzalez Innovation Throughout the Years, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Dhanvi Gopalan Texas Pride at Dawn, ART 4th, Ruth Borchardt Elementary

Zachary Graham Red white and blue, ART 10th, Midland High School

Alondra Granados Sweet Summer Day, ART 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Campus

Valerie Granados Girl and Her Bluebonnets, ART 4th, Thomas Hancock

Colton Green Just Stallin’, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Matthew Grosman Thinking About Texas, ART 7th, The Emery Weiner School

Yvonne Gu The Good Shepherd, ART 10th, Ridge Point High School

Abigail Guest Fleeting Memory, ART 9th, Friendswood High School

Robert Guice Black Gold, ART 4th, Lakeland Elementary

Eishal Gul The Many Colors of Texas, ART 4th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Riley Haislip Deer Jumping Fence, ART 8th, Abell Jr. High

Keerthana Hari Education Empowers, ART 11th, Jordan High School

Tytan Harris Sunset Over State, ART 5th, French Elementary

Emery Hebert Deserted Boot, ART 5th, French Elementary

Adrian Hernandez Skylines of Texas, ART 5th, Resurrection Catholic School

Christian Hernandez Roses of Beauty, ART 3rd, Maple Brook Elementary

Emily Herrera Still Dreams, ART 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Campus

Mia Herrera Under the Texas Sunset, ART 8th, Abell  Jr. High

Eden Herron New Home, ART 6th, Riverwood Middle school

Caleb Hodges Our Mighty State, ART 4th, Haude elementary

Ryuki Hotta We Are All Texas With Full of Colors!, ART 3rd, Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary

Lucy Hulme The Mountains of Colors, ART 3rd, French Elementary

Hero Hunter Sunny Day, ART 4th, Glenn York Elementary

Michael Hurtado Teamwork Makes Texas, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Kevin Huynh Armadillo’s Picnic, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Kristel Ixtamalic Working at Sunrise, ART 4th, Donna Lewis Elementary

Yavanika Iyengar Sunset Over a Texas Landscape, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Kaitlyn Janak Rowdy’s Buddy, ART 12th, Ridge Point High School

Hana Jiwa Red, White and Moo, ART 10th, Ridge Point High School

Jasmine John Texans Read Texans Achieves, ART 9th, Garland High School

Grace Johnson Sunrise over Texas, ART 4th, All Things New School

Aaryn Johnson Shine, ART 3rd, Marlin Elementary School

Paarth Joshi My Wonderful Texas!, ART 4th, Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary

Shiven Joshi Mr. President of the Texas Visits The Alamo, ART 7th, First Colony Middle School

Carolina Julian Hidden Nature, ART 11th, South Houston High School

Gabe Kalina New Vs. Old, ART 7th, The Emery Weiner School

Morgan Kaplan Sunflower Boot, ART 8th, The Emery Weiner School

Reed Karcher Rugged Beauty, ART 11th, Alamo Heights High School

Ayesha Kashif My Texas Experience, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Ayaan Khimani Deep in the Heart of Texas, ART 3rd, Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary

Sophia Kidwell James Neil, ART 7th, George Dawson Middle School

Madison Knell Wild Blu, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Madeline Kopfer Through the Fence, ART 10th, Clements High School

Lena Koranda Colors of Texas, ART 12th, Central High School

Trevor Lackey Boots as Big as Texas, ART 5th, Sweeny Elementary School

Carlie LaCombe Field of Bluebonnets at Dusk, ART 6th, Rodeo Palms Junior High

Madeline Le My View of Texas, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Caroline Lee A Ride on My Little Green Tractor, ART 11th, Clear Springs High School

Aizak Lewis A Maestro’s Melody, ART 12th, Carl Wunsche Sr. High-school

Qingyang Li Roping a Dream, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Soobin Lim Can I Touch Her, ART 11th, Friendswood High school

Jeremiah Lindsay A Sharecropper’s Daydreams, ART 9th, Carl Wunsche High school

Sofia Liu Contentful Toil, ART 12th, The Kinkaid School

Opal Liu Locked Away, ART 8th, WIDE School

Daniel Lopez Lone Bull, ART 6th, Resurrection Catholic School

Amy Loredo All About Texas, ART 9th, Ball High School

Ashlyn Low Texas Bluebonnet, ART 6th, Adam’s Junior High

Aven Lumpkin Bulldozer, ART 6th, WIDE School

Ronin Lumpkin Daylight, ART 4th, WIDE School

Hannah Macbeth Utterly Texian, ART 9th, Ridge point High School

Sheana Mace Don’t Forget Doris Miller, ART 7th, Quinn Middle School

Jacy MacKenzie Golden Glare, ART 10th, Friendswood High School

Samantha Manzanares The Sunset of Texas, ART 8th, Abell  Jr. High

Lucas Marquez A Bull’s Last Tribute, ART 9th, Carl Wunchee Sr High School

Paola Martinez Ride to Freedom, ART 12th, Obra D. Tompkins High School

Kassandra Martinez Self With Nature, ART 10th, South Houston High School

Derwin Martinez Farm Fun, ART 4th, Smith Elementary

Isabella Martinez Lone Star State, ART 5th, Resurrection Catholic School

Varvara Martynova The Little Cowboy, ART 11th, Cinco Ranch High School

Kayden Marzette Texas at Night, ART 6th, Lufkin Middle School

April Massie Bashful Buckaroo, ART 9th, Ridge Point High School

Dominick Mays Texas Blue, ART 11th, Navasota High School

Hailey N. McNeel Sweet Dreams of Texas, ART 4th, Glenn York Elementary

Astrid Mendioza Sunny Bouquet, ART 5th, Smith Elementary

Lucina Mendoza I Am Texas, ART 12th, North Shore Senior High

Arianna Mendoza Native American life, ART 4th, Glenn York

Hiba Mian We Are Texas, ART 4th, AHM Academy

Aleeza Mian The Beautiful Nature of Texas, ART 6th, AHM Academy

Roberto Mojaras Two Tiny Texan Friends, ART 7th, Holub

Zayan Momin A Walk in Red Rock Canyon, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Alexandra Monreal Lupinus Texensis, ART 11th, North Shore Senior High

Juan Montes Jr. The Wild West, ART 4th, Meyer Elementary School

Alexandra Mueller Curious Calf, ART 10th, William P Clements High School

Hayley Naggar Train to Texas, ART 7th, The Emery Weiner School

Ardra Ragesh Nair Springtime in Texas, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Kathy Nguyen Beauty of Texas, ART 8th, Abell Jr. High

Sierra Nguyen Blossoming Sunset, ART 11th, Ridge Point

Carter Nguyen My Texas, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Chloe Nguyen Texas is My Home, ART 6th, Riverwood Middle School

Anh Nguyen The Mysterious Boots, ART 4th, Smith Elementary

Hannah Nichols Curious Calf, ART 10th, Friendswood Highschool

Lena Nikolic Eye Am Texas, ART 5th, Colony Meadows Elementary School

Leslie Nunez La Niña de las Flores, ART 11th, Friendswood

Ander Olaizola-Hidalgo The Lone Star, ART 6th, Meyerland Middle School

Leslie Oliveros Standout, ART 9th, South Houston High School

Isaiah Ordaz Animated Cowboy, ART 4th, Woodland Acres Elementary

Ursula Orduna Texas, ART 10th, North Shore Senior High School

Jaslyn Orozco Laying My Hat Down, ART 6th, Resurrection Catholic School

Alberto Orta On the Line, ART 11th, Friendswood High School

Sarah Orth My Texas Song, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Mirella Ortuno Haven, ART 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Campus

Brianna Osorio A Day in the Farm, ART 4th, Smith Elementary

Arwyn Packard Moments Under the Myrtle, ART 10th, Klein Collins High School

Lane Page Lone Star Rooster, ART 5th, Windsong Intermediate

Shravi Paliwal A Horse From Texas, ART 4th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Yesha Panchal Symbols of Texas, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Yug Panchal A Taste of Texas, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Kirsten Pante Baby Goat Gruff, ART 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Campus

Kaitlin Pante Nosy Elsie, ART 9th, North Shore 9th Grade Campus

Sophia Papazis A True Texan, ART 5th, Annunciation Orthodox  School

Mia Paz Standing Tall, ART 11th, Obra D. Tompkins High School

Athena Paz A Cowgirl’s Best Friend, ART 11th, Obra D. Tompkins High School

Miguel Pena Cowboy Contemplation, ART 11th, Ridge Point high School

Kennedi Penn Sunflower Strides, ART 9th, Friendswood High School

Gabriela Perez Texan Cow Farm, ART 4th, Smith Elementary

Genesis Perez Sun Down Bonnets, ART 4th, Lakeland Elementary

Jarrett Pesnell Boot Scootin Texas, ART 6th, Lufkin Middle School

Chloe Phan Bullheaded, ART 9th, Ridge Point High School

Kamryn Phillips Slow Ride, ART 10th, Friendswood High School

Jackson Phillips The Monarch Butterfly, ART 5th, Hughes Springs  Elementary

Tatiana Del Pilar-Hennessy There’s A Snake In My Boot!, ART 12th, Clear Falls High School

Hannah Pinelis Home, ART 8th, The Emery Weiner School

Autumn Potter Horsin’ Around, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Aviv Pour Me and My Horse, ART 8th, The Emery Weiner School

Carmella Puccetti Meowdy, ART 11th, Clear Lake High School

Savannah Radoff Deep in the Fields of Texas, ART 6th, The Emery Weiner School

Claire Radtke Staring Contest, ART 9th, Friendswood High School

Isabel Ramirez Being Nosy, ART 11th, Friendswood High School

Itzel Ramirez Lovely Texas Dessert, ART 6th, Kipp Courage College Prep/ Landrum

Jaslene Ramos Proud to Be a Texan, ART 7th, Ector College Prep

Sofia Regalado Tunkashila “Grandfather”, ART 12th, Obra D. Tompkins High School

Kylee Reid T-Bone, ART 11th, Uvalde High School

Joana Reyes Yeehaw, ART 12th, Uvalde High School

Jasmine Reynaud Cowboy Puppy, ART 5th, Resurrection Catholic School

Marina Roath Welcome to Texas, ART 10th, Midland High School

Karina Robledo Cows Gazing, ART 10th, South Houston High School

Gabriela Rocabado Texas Through My Eyes, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

jaime contreras rodriguez Bruno, ART 12th, North Shore Senior High School

Dulce Rodriguez La Aguila Tejana, ART 9th, North Shore Nine Grade

Tiffany Rogers The Texas Pear, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Katy Romine Loyal and Brave, ART 10th, Friendswood High School

Allie Rosas What Texas Is All About, ART 6th, Spring Oaks Middle School

Jacq Rukhina Leaves of Grass, ART 11th, Alamo Heights High School

Madelynn Russell Music Is the Language of the Heart and Soul, ART 12th, Carl Wunsche High School

Blake Saikin Countryside, ART 8th, The Emery Weiner School

Jennifer Sanchez El Texano, ART 8th, Abell Junior High

Jonathan Sanchez The Long Ride, ART 5th, Alvin Elementary

Kimberly Saxena Walking to Texas, ART 4th, French Elementary

Myrah Sayed On the Riverwalk, ART 4th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Emily Schaefer In the Heart, ART 10th, Classical Conversations Crosby

Patcharapa Sentee Thailand Student Loving Texas, ART 11th, Uvalde High School

Tanishka Sharma Battle of San Jacinto, ART 7th, George Dawson Middle School

Aryan Sharma Beautiful View of the Capitol, ART 4th, Smith Elementary

Zoe Sharp The Wades, ART 10th, Friendswood High School

Noah Shelton A Thing About Texas, ART 3rd, Dunaway Elementary

Lindley Sims Blue Bonnet Grove on the Banks of the Rio Grande, ART 6th, Bloomburg Junior High School

Anya Singh Texas through my eyes, ART 4th, Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary

Kayla Slaton Dinner Time, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Aaralyn Smith A Red, White, and Blue Texas, ART 6th, Victory Lakes Intermediate

Alexandria Snarr Western Fiddle, ART 11th, The Woodlands High School

Elena Solis Sambar Rose, ART 11th, Solis Academy

Aaryav Srivastava Pride of Texas, ART 5th, Kilpatrick Elementary School

Mikayla Stanton The Texas Room, ART 3rd, Oak Creek Elementary School

Rylee Statton Migration Across the Rio Grande, ART 7th, Krimmel Intermediate School

Audrey Stone Ascend, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

MP Stukenberg Bluebells and Longhorns, ART 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Isabella Suh The Lone Rider, ART 10th, Ridge Point High School

Carolina Sullivan Native Pioneer, ART 6th, Trinity Episcopal School

Nuvia Tabarez Country Life, ART 7th, Ector college prep

Hannah Tait Austin, ART 12th, Little Cypress Mauriceville High School

Nadia Taldykin The Texas Basics, ART 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Vivian Tang Motherly Love, ART 10th, Friendswood High School

Omar Tellez Horsin’ Around, ART 10th, Carl Wunshe High School

Pranitha Thanihaichelvan Meeting at the River, ART 5th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Aditi Thomas Bluebonnet, The Texan Flower, ART 3rd, Anne Sullivan Elementary School

Jeckson Ticas The Texas Landmarks, ART 6th, Claughton Middle School

Leah Tran A Walk on My Street, ART 4th, Rita Drabek Elementary

Alaina Van A Sky Beyond, ART 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Eduardo Vargas I Am Free, ART 12th, North Shore Senior High

Mihika Varshney Tractor Life, ART 10th, Clements High School

Railey Vickery Everything Texas, ART 8th, Abell Junior high

Mia Villa Texas a Beauty State, ART 8th, Ector College Prep

Addyson Villarreal What Big Horns You Have, ART 5th, Villarreal Classical Academy

Tiana Vo Leading a Coop, ART 12th, Friendswood High School

Kamryn Villegas Texas Monarch, ART 7th, Spring Oaks Middle School

Eugene Waddle TEXAS, ART 5th, Resurrection Catholic School

Kadan Wallace We Love J.J. Watt, ART 4th, Glen York

Tianyu Wang Moment of Excitement, ART 11th, Dulles High school

Tian Wang Fighter, ART 10th, William P. Clements High School

Ryan Wasserstein The Rodeo Dream, ART 6th, The Emery Weiner School

Leah Webb Tejano Siempre, ART 11th, Friendswood High School

Ivey Weller Texas Sunset, ART 3rd, Parker Elementary

Brinly Weston Legendairy Texas, ART 12th, Ridgepoint High School

Allison Whitney A Day at the Riverwalk, ART 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Mya Williams Baby Buckaroo, ART 9th, Ridge Point High School

Seth Williams A Legend, ART 5th, EWOK Academy

Benjamin Willis The Nighttime Howler, ART 4th, Glenn York Elementary

Elena Wilson A Peaceful Day on the Farm, ART 9th, Highlands Latin Cottage School Houston

Riley Wilson Mockingbird, ART 10th, Midland High

Ava May Wise Canoeing in Big Bend, ART 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Megan Wittig Moo-Light, ART 12th, Obra D. Tompkins High School

Callie Grace Xia My Heart Lives in San Antonio, ART 4th, Carl and Bunny Jean Raba Elementary

Zihan Yi Battle of San Jacinto, ART 7th, George Dawson Middle School

Kylie Young I Am Texas, ART 5th, WIDE School

Liora Yustein Texas Boulevard, ART 8th, The Emery Weiner School

Ezzah Zaheer Texas Grill Master, ART 9th, Ridge Point High School

Jacob Zavada Texas Gravity, ART 8th, Abell Jr High

Diana Zavala Texas Sundae on Sunday, ART 12th, South Houston High School

Carlo Zepeda Colors of Texas, ART 10th, Coronado High School

Daniel Zhai Little Texan in Space, ART 3rd, Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School

Poetry Winners

Willa Abraham Welcome Home, POEM 8th, Riverwood Middle School

Abigail Agrons Texas is Special, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox

Valeria Aguilera The Bluebonnet Fields, POEM 4th, Thomas Hancock

Aisha Ahmed Ode to Texas, POEM 7th, Westbrook intermediate

Emery Albright Old Eyed Mockingbird, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox

Stephanie Alfaro Raspas Are The Best, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Misael Amezquita My Experience, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Shariah Anderson Bluebonnets, POEM 10th, North shore Senior High

Valery Andrade Wrapped In Texas Blue, POEM 7th, Holub Middle School

Mia Andrea Flying Is My Game, POEM 7th, Austin Academy for Excellence

Jacey Andrew I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Ethan Anzaldua I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Aliah Aragon Rodeo Time, POEM 10th, Tegeler Career Center

Reyna Armstrong I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Adrian Arredondo Texas The Unbound, POEM 10th, North shore 10th grade center

Falak Asad Texas…Better than the Rest, POEM 12th, Clear Brook High School

Anant Asthana Texas in My Heart, POEM 10th, DHS

Carina Avila Sunny Texas, POEM 3rd, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Jacqueline Ayala Texas, POEM 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Kraylee Ayres I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Rae Bai I Am Texas, POEM 10th, Dehong Beijing Chinese International School

Ahmad Baig Texas Is Amazing, POEM 4th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Camila Bailey Bluebonnets, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Dashiell Ballou The Hawk, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Barbara Barbosa The Bluebonnet Truth, POEM 10th, Barbara Barbosa

Adriana Barrera We are Texas, POEM 7th, YES Prep White Oak

Isabella Barrientos To Find in Texas, POEM 5th, TCFHA

Christian Beaudoin Texas Lad, POEM 4th, Glenn York

Yamilet Becerril A Texas 4th of July, POEM 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Nailah Belcher Texas Sights, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Abagail Benoit I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Hugh Benson I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Gauri Binup In a State of Lone Soul-Searching, POEM 10th, Lebanon Trail High School

Robert Bolks Travelling Time, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox

Keira Brechtel Ode to My Texas, POEM 7th, Indian Beach Home school

Hailey Brechtel The Poet Scout, POEM 9th, Indian Beach Home School

Octavie Brossard Ode to San Antonio, POEM 4th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Audrey Brown The Texas Sky, POEM 10th, The Kinkaid School

Emma Brown Texas, POEM 4th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Coy Brown I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Lena Bui Vietnamese Texan I am, POEM 7th, Holub Middle School

Ellen Buja Why We Praise, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Kaylee Bullington I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Eleanor Bunk My Texas, My Texas, POEM 4th, Bunker Hill Elementary School

Brooks Burton We are Texans, POEM 5th, Rummel Creek Elementary

Emily Camp Texas Pride Runs Deep, POEM 9th, The Kinkaid School

Talia Carmona I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Baylee Carson I Am Texas, POEM 5th, Hughes Springs Elementary

Deyla Gutierrez Cavazos Bonnet, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Jake Cavazos Remembering The Alamo, POEM 7th, Homeschool

Fernando Cazares Cowboys, POEM 6th, Resurrection Catholic School

Alejandro Ceron Texas Raspas, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Katelyn Chan I. A.M. T.E.X.A.S., POEM 10th, Nevada Connections Academy

Jaedan Chandler I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Sailor Chelf I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Isabella Chen We are an Ocean, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Lauren Chen Representing Texas, POEM 6th, St. John’s School

Anderson Chew Texas is Home, POEM 3rd, Anne Sullivan Elementary

Jeremy Chilson I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Madison Clark I Am Texas, POEM 4th, Marion Elementary

Madison Clark Texas Dreaming, POEM 8th, Wingold Academy

Katelyn Clark I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Sable Clift Texas in Seasons, POEM 5th, Austin Middle School

Katelyn Coleman We Make Texas, POEM 9th, Lovejoy High School

Olivia Colen What Makes Texas, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Adelaide Compton I Love Texas, POEM 5th, Compton Academy

Nathan Connor I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Hudson Conrad The Lone Star State, POEM 6th, Trinity Episcopal School

Taylor Conrad I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Isabel Cooper The Spirited State of Texas, POEM 7th, The Kinkaid School

Kiara Cooper From Traffic to Shotguns, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th grade

William Cotting From Dread to Dreaming, POEM 6th, SBAI

Luis Cruz I Am Texas Entertainment, POEM 9th, Tegeler

Kayla Cruz Oh, Texas!, POEM 11th, North Shore Senior High School

Conrad Cunningham Where I Live, POEM 7th, Rapoport Academy Public School

Clara Davies Goodbye, POEM 7th, Bay Trail Middle School

Cobi Joe Davis I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

William Davison Texas Past, POEM 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Daisy Davison I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Madison Dedman The Beauty of Our Lone Star, POEM 8th, Meyerland Performing Visual Arts Middle School

Jonathan Denechaud Not Just A Cowboy, POEM 10th, Kinkaid School

Rumaysa Dergham My Lone Star Sailing Through the Wind, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th

Zahra Dhilawala Alamo, POEM 5th, John F Ward Elementary

Alexa Diaz I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Cici Ding The Alamo oh The Alamo, POEM 4th, Bunker Hill

Brock Dorsey My Texas, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Arjun Vinayaka Doss Texas, POEM 7th, National Academy for Learning

Sophia Doty Our Texas Story, POEM 8th, Heritage Middle School

Fares Doumani Cowboys, BBQ, and Rodeos, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Hudson Dray I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Aubry Dumas I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Taylor Dunn I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holiday Middle School

Elyse Duong Texas Toad, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Harley Edmonds I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Emma Ellis I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Shakira Emerson On Guns, Dates, and Rolls, POEM 10th, North Shore High School

Zara C. Ersinghaus Breathe and Stretch Free, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox

Kinley Ervin I am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Abigail Eskola Our Wildflowers, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Leanna Estrada I’m from the Lone Star State, POEM 6th, Resurrection Catholic School

Hudson Everett I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Nicolas Ezzie Texas’s Shape, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Nifewa Famurewa Texas, Our Texas, POEM 5th, The Kinkaid School

Preston Fandler I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Samuel Jacob Farr I Am Texas, POEM 6th, homeschool – Alpha Omega

Livia Farr I Walk, I Trot, I Run, I Swim, POEM 3rd, Ferguson Elementary

Hailey Grace Fields Texas Wildlife, POEM 4th, Trinity Episcopal

Vera Anne Finnila My Great Grand Boots, POEM 5th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Joseph Firat Texas is My Melting Pot, POEM 4th, Nexus Futbol Academy

Emma Flippin I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday ISD

Cash Flores Cowboy, POEM 3rd, Parker Elementary

Korbin Florez I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Lexie Forney Where I’m From, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Julia Fox My Sweet Texas, POEM 3rd, Ed White Elementary

Laney Frye I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Karsten Frysinger We are Texans, POEM 5th, Rummel Creek Elementary

Alexis Galindo Dear Old Texas, POEM 5th, Austin MIddle School

Mikaela Gallegos Monarch Butterflies, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Julian Garcia Our State, POEM 5th, TCFHA

Noah Garcia I Love You Texas, POEM 4th, TCFHA

Za’Nya Garrett The Erasure, POEM 10th, North Shore

Jenelle Garza The Monarch Butterfly, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Jax Gaurkee I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Jonas Gibler We Are Texas Strong, POEM 7th, Westbrook

Sarah K. Gill Texas Seventh Strong, POEM 10th, St. Agnes Adacemy

Karlee Godinich Texas Story, POEM 5th, Austin Middle School

Giselle Gomez The Lone Star, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Izaiah Gonzalez My Hamburger from Whataburger, POEM 3rd, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Mark Gorley I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Bridget Gray Native At Heart, POEM 9th, The Kinkaid School

A’Myracle Green A Texas Roadtrip with Siblings, POEM 5th, Purple Sage Elementary

Maddison Greer I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Natasha Guo The One and Only Texas, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Brayden Hamill I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Crue Harrison I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Ardyn Harrison I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday MIddle School

Brayden Hayden I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Adrienne Helton I Am Texas, POEM 3rd, Parker Elementary

Ethan Henderson I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Scout Henry I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle school

Isabella Hernandez Cowboy Dog, POEM 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Christina Hernandez To the Beat of the Alamo, POEM 8th, Young Women’s Leadership Academy

Connie Hinojosa The Truth, POEM 4th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Gianni Hiwiller Nexus in Texas, POEM 4th, Nexus Futbol Academy

Kinsley Howard I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Haiyang Hu TEXAS, POEM 10th, Beijing Dehong

Chloe Huang Fighting for Texas, POEM 4th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Isabel Huddle A Frozen Landscape, POEM 9th, The Kinkaid School

Cayson Huerta I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Kylie Huges I AM Texas Greenary, POEM 7th, Holub Middle School

Yahya Hussein Texas Sweat, POEM 5th, Nexus Futbol Academy

Miley Huynh A Collage We’re Living In, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Baylee Inman I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Nida Irfan The Best State, POEM 3rd, Parker Elementary School

Tamerrius Jackson Texas Pride, POEM 10th, Northshore Senior Highschool

Janeisha Jackson Texas Culture, POEM 10th, Janeisha Jackson

Idaraobong Jackson Mockingbird, POEM 3rd, Parker Elementary

Caley Jackson I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Savanna Jacob My Home, Texas, POEM 9th, Klein Collins High School

Calia Jaramillo Ode to San Antonio!, POEM 5th, Wilderness Oak Elementary

Evan Jefferson Texas’ Flower, POEM 7th, The Kinkaid School

Kate-Yeonjae Jeong Where My Heart Sings, POEM 10th, Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Matthew Seungho Jeong A New Lullaby, POEM 9th, Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Janae Johnson Texas Peanut Butter Pie, POEM 7th, Holub Middle School

Billie Jones Finally Free, POEM 5th, Woodland Hills Elementary

Mary Margaret Jones Hurricane, POEM 5th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Cydney Jones Texas is a State of Wonder, POEM 4th, Two Dimensions Preparatory Charter School

Carston Jones In the Life of a Texan, POEM 3rd, Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy Charter School

Mackenzie Jones I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Keith Michael Jones Jr. I Am Texas In Action, POEM 8th, Holub Middle School

Zoe Ju Memories, POEM 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Saige Jurek The Rodeo, POEM 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Anish Kalra Home, POEM 10th, Coppell High School

Siyona Kandala To Texas with Love, POEM 4th, Keystone School

Surabhi Kashyap Roots of Beauty, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Chinmay Kaushik Texas Roaming, POEM 6th, Leon Sablatura Middle School

Sai Kaushik On Texas Soil, POEM 11th, Dawson High School

Eva Keel I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday MS

Lincoln Kelley Doris Miller, POEM 7th, Rapoport Academy

Elyse Khoja Find Me in The Lone Star State, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Sophia Kim We Are Texan, POEM 6th, St John’s School

Chloe Kimberly Texas My Texas, POEM 5th, Austin Middle School

Sammi Kirkland I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Viviana Koivumaa Our Home On The Range, POEM 6th, Mandarin Immersion Magnet Middle School

Saanvi Kondaskar I Am Texas, POEM 7th, James & Sharon Tays Junior High

Kirsten Kosse I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday  Middle School

Avery Kowalick I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Hubert Kudlicki Galveston, POEM 4th, Trinity Episcopal School

Cara Lackey I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Eleonora Lagun A Better Texas, POEM 5th, Rancho Sienna Elementary

Shantal Laguna I Am Texas, POEM 10th, North Shore Senior High School

Jonathan Lang Lone Star State, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Sadie Larned The Melting Pot, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Andres Lazalde Our Texas, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Jennifer Leal The Lonestar State, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Leanna Leal Monarch Facts, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Erika Ledezma The Island, POEM 6th, M.B. Lamar Middle School

Lynnzee Lewis I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Simon Li Texas, POEM 4th, St. John’s School

Alexis Linn I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Abel Lira I Am Texas, POEM 10th, North Shore Senior High

Railey Looper I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Austin Lopez Texas, O Texas, POEM 10th, Churchill Fulshear High School

Ayleen Lopez Raspas de Limon in Texas, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Trealeigh Love I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Lailah Lujan The Time of Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Jason Luke I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Bishop Lumpkin Texas, POEM 9th, WIDE School

Kaitlyn Lundy I Am Texas, POEM 5th, Northpointe Intermediate School

Jude Lynch Galveston, POEM 4th, Trinity Episcopal School

Santiago Machuca I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Nicolas Mackenzie TEXAS IS SPLENDID, POEM 5th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Cristhian Madrid Coming to Texas, POEM 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Mackenzie Madsen The Land of Opportunity, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Azaire Maknojia Texas, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Ali Malek To The Alamo, POEM 5th, Quba Academy

Rylee Malloy Creation of a Texan, POEM 9th, North Shore 9th Grade Center

Aydin Manal The Clash at the Alamo, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Eshaan Mani The Lonely Guitarist, POEM 10th, The Kinkaid School

Emma Mankarious Deep, POEM 7th, Cornerstone Academy

Charlotte Maples Changes in Texas, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Cristian Mares Texas, POEM 6th, Resurrection Catholic School

Stevie Markham I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Cristofer Vazquez Martinez Oh Texas!, POEM 8th, L.J. Christen Middle School

Spencer Marye The Lakes of Texas, POEM 5th, Rummel Creek Elementary

Marshall Mason Howdy Texas Roseated Spoonbill, POEM 3rd, Parker Elementary

Carter Matthews I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Lizbeth Mayorga Oh Dear Texas!!!, POEM 10th, North Shore Senior High school

Jace McCaskill I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Jaydon McConathy I Am a Texan, POEM 10th, Deweyville High School

Caitlin McConnell I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Jade McKissic As I Cruise and Peruse, POEM 11th, Spring High School

Ella McKnight I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Bria Mcloughlin I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Kaelyn McMahen The Lonestar State, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Alma Medina A Butterfly’s Life, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Jordan Elijah Montrez Melancon I Am Texas, POEM 11th, North Shore Senior Campus

Yartizell Mendiola Monarch Butterflies, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Fanxuan Meng A Shining Star, POEM 10th, Beijing Dehong International Chinese school

Kaelyn Merrick I Am, POEM 10th, North Shore Senior High

Karla Meza I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Grace Miles Cactus My Cactus, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Kael Milhollon I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Laila Miller HI HO TO TEXAS WE GO, POEM 5th, Trinity Episcopal School

Musa Mirza Texan Mode, POEM 7th, St. Catherine’s Montessori

Anushka Misra Oh Texas, POEM 5th, Glenkirk Elementary School

Jaley Mitchell Bonnet Blue, POEM 12th, North Shore Senior High

Celeste Molina Alone in the Galaxy, POEM 10th, Hargrave High School

Betina Molina Powerful Beauty, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Natalia Molina Proud of My Texas, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th

Peter Moore This is Texas, POEM 4th, John F. Ward Elementary

Shaivi Moparthi Ode to Bluebonnets – Our Texas State Pride, POEM 7th, The Kinkaid School

Brooklyn Morgan I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday  Middle School

Meritt Morgan I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Kynzie Morgan I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday middle school

Kendalynn Muhlbauer I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Jalylah Munoz Oh Boy!, POEM 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Thanuj Muppidi Texas is Home, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Carlo Nammour #1 Best, POEM 7th, Annunciation Orthodox

Seher Namver Upon My Lands, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Megan Nguyen Not Like Any Other, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Haven Nichols I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Adela Nicolae I am the Alamo, the present, and the stars., POEM 8th, Awty International School

Kayla Nisby This Is Texas, POEM 10th, North Shore Senior High

Victoria Nshimirimana Everything is Bigger in Texas, POEM 11th, Wheatley High School

Sibley O’Haver Have you, POEM 5th, Austin Middle School

Sofia Ochoa The Park, POEM 4th, Thomas Hancock

Caroline Oliver Born and Raised, POEM 7th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Daniel Olmstead Lone Star Parks, POEM 4th, Olmstead Homeschool

Liliana Ortega Texas Butterflies Poem, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Omar Othman Muslim Teenager in Texas, POEM 10th, Challenge Early College High School

Colin Ottis Of All Things in Texas, POEM 5th, Rummel Creek Elementary

Charly Oviedo The Calming Breeze of Texas, POEM 7th, Holub Middle School

Erica Pace My People, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Tanvi Padala Growing Up In A Diverse Texas, POEM 6th, McKamy Middle School

Costas Palandjoglou Texas Our State, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox

Trynt Palmer I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Sanvi Pandit The Cowgirl That Came, POEM 5th, Paul W. Horn Elementary School

Sanjna Pandit Home, Away, and Home Again: Dedicated to the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, POEM 10th, The Kinkaid School

Juan Paredon I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Carly Patterson Tragic Tale of the Alamo, POEM 8th, Chisum Middle School

Evan Patterson Texas, My Forever Home, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox

Vasudha Penmatsa Bonnets in the Wind, POEM 10th, Rick Reedy High School

Itati Perez Texas My Love, POEM 5th, TCFHA

Zuri Perkins Texas is My Home, POEM 4th, Caraway Elementary

Paylin Pesterfield I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday MIddle School

Townes Peterek San Antonio, POEM 4th, Trinity Episcopal School

Elijah Pham Young to Old, POEM 6th, SBAI

Niya Mary Philip I Am Texas, POEM 4th, Glenn York Elementary School

Sri Sravya Pinapati Back Bone, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Max Pinheiro Texas – You’ve Seen It All, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox

Looluwa Pitolwala What is Texas?, POEM 7th, T. H. Rogers Middle School

Riana Pliskin Cowgirl, POEM 7th, The Kinkaid School

Annalisa Potter Venturing To Texas, POEM 5th, Purple Sage Elementary

Sadie Prather I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Braeden Price I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Camille Pyne Houston, My Ambivalent Love, POEM 10th, The Kinkaid School

Kamaldev Raghavan Six Important Memories, POEM 4th, Kamaldev Raghavan

Rhea Rai Mockingbird Melody, POEM 11th, Lebanon Trail High School

Gisselle Ramos The Monarch Butterfly, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Zoey P Ramteke My Unique Texas, POEM 4th, Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School

Connor Rasmussen I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Kaitlyn Reeder I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Mount Vernon Junior High

Hunter Reniers Texas is Texas, POEM 7th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Mia Renee Reyes A Star in the Texas Sky, POEM 11th, J. Frank Dobie High School

Erik Rivers About Me, POEM 12th, North Shore Senior High

Samantha Rose Roberts Paluxy River, POEM 5th, Roberts’ Homeschool

George Robinson I-10, POEM 6th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Nolan Robinson I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Zola Maryn Rodi My Home Texas, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Sylvia Rodriguez I AM Texas A Beautiful Experience, POEM 7th, Holub Middle School

Amy Rosa Head Held High, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Grace Rother Bluebonnets, POEM 5th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Joshua Rubio Tejas, POEM 7th, James Holub Middle School

Harrison Rusaw Howdy Folks!, POEM 3rd, Nexus Futbol Academy

Rehan Sahib Texas is Precious, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

David A Salazar The Rebellion, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Johan Salinas The Heart To Come, POEM 10th, North Shore

Abigail San Lucas Texas Stereotype, POEM 7th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Camila Sandoval The Confluence of the Texas Wildflowers, POEM 5th, French Elementary

Ralph Satija Screaming Glory’s Name, POEM 7th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Isabella Schroeter Texas Sunset, POEM 5th, Sweeny Elementary

Julian Anthony Servantes All About Texas, POEM 11th, Hays High School

Jaylin Sessum Love For Texas, POEM 10th, North Shore Senior High

Muhammad Seye Texas, the State of All, POEM 5th, Austin Middle School

Aarin Shah All for Texas, POEM 5th, Ignite Learning Academy

Rivaan Shah I am Texas… Texas living, POEM 5th, Jenny Preston Elementary School

Zicheng Shan Desert Night, POEM 10th, Beijing Dehong International

Nia Shetty The Puzzle that is Me, POEM 7th, The Honor Roll School

Prisha Shivani Healing the Texas Divide, POEM 8th, Emery Weiner School

Palin Shoop I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Kaimen Skinner The Tale of Texas, POEM 6th, Homeschool

Bryson Slaten I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Allyson Slaton The Girl Going to San Antonio, POEM 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Quinn Smith Texas, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Antonio Silva Smith Modern Poem, POEM 5th, Parkville School

Madeline Snyder A Chisholm Tale, POEM 10th, Homeschool

Isla Sokol Here in Texas, POEM 5th, French Elementary

Tatiana Solorzano Texas Treasures, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Miia Soto The Texan Way, POEM 4th, Thomas Hancock

Sarah Spears I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Lauren Spivey Diamondback Rattle & Snap, POEM 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Ashley Spurlock Texas is my home, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Peter Stabell This Gracious Land, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Morrigan Isabella Steininger Curiosities Of Texas, POEM 5th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Grace Stephens Texas Lupine, POEM 11th, The Kinkaid School

Arianna Stephens Blue Bonnet, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Campus

Hanna Stevens She is Texas, POEM 12th, Ball High

Ella Stone I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Alexandra Straight Texas, The Home State, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Easton Streich I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Marcus Suarez Home, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Yasser Taha Texas is For…, POEM 6th, Manvel Junior High

Abigail Tamez I Am Texas, POEM 3rd, Jacinto City Elementary School

Nelson Tang The March of Texas Heros, POEM 4th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Kittredge Taylor A Breeze Through Texas, POEM 7th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Ethen Tejada The Mirror Pot, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Gracie Tenney I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Brittiny Terry Your Texas is not My Texas, POEM 10th, North Shore 10th Grade Center

Hayleigh Tharpe I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Jada Thomas Texas Eats, POEM 10th, Northshore Senior High

Hannah Thomas Starry Night, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Prudence Thomasson We Made This, POEM 5th, Austin Middle School

Sierra Thompson Why Don’t We Roam, POEM 9th, Garland High School

Brandalyn Thompson I Am Texas, POEM 11th, North Shore Senior High School

Dylan Thompson I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Avery Thornton State of Lively Dreams, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Liam Tinder Houston, POEM 4th, The Branch School

Anaya Tiwari Texas, the Home of Many, POEM 3rd, Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary

Adelynn Todd Deep In The Heart, POEM 11th, Cypress Springs

Sofia Bella Tovar Ode to Texas, POEM 5th, Trinity Episcopal School

Vivian Le Tran My Home That Made Me, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Taylor Tran Texas My Dilemma, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Maya Trevino Tejas Means Friends, POEM 8th, Seabrook Intermediate School

Liam Trevino What is Texas?, POEM 7th, League City Intermediate School

Kailani Trevino I Am, POEM 5th, Austin  Middle school

Shelsee Garcia Uribe Houston Rappers, POEM 9th, Tegeler Career Center

Caroline Ussher The Armadillo Nightlife, POEM 6th, Spring Branch Academic Institute (SBAI)

Owen Miles Utterson Why Texas is Loved, POEM 5th, Annunciation Orthodox School

Itzel Uvalle Butterfly, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Sujit Vadlapatla The Riches in Texas, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Ariana Vazquez Everything is Bigger in Texas, POEM 10th, North Shore Senior High

Julian Vazquez Texas Our Home, POEM 5th, TCFHA

Lia Vela Monarch Butterfly, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Thomas Sebastian Verly Texas, My Texas, POEM 4th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Jake Victor Poems of Texas, POEM 6th, SBAI

Janet Villalpando Monarch Butterflies, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Bhavroop K. Virk Karankawa, POEM 4th, Marion Elementary

Haana Waithe Texas, Oh Texas, POEM 5th, Connections Academy

Haivyn Walker I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Kipp Spirit

Ivy Walker The Range is My Refuge, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Hannah Walker Waving Above Us, POEM 5th, Bunker Hill Elementary

Abigail Walmer I Am Texas, and Texas is Me, POEM 8th, Meyerland Middle School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Isaac Wang The One Star State, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Wangchi Back to Texas, POEM 10th, BeiJing Chinese International school

Riley Warnica I Come From a Mockingbird State, POEM 10th, Houston Christian High school

Valerie Warren Deep in the Heart, POEM 8th, Spring Branch Academic Institute

Blakley Whitener I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Ezra Whitfield I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Daysha Williams I Am a Texas Waterfall, POEM 7th, Holub Middle School

Drayden Calvin Williams An Ode to Texas’ 9 HBCUs, POEM 5th, Tipps Elementary

Timothy Williams Invitation, POEM 6th, EWOK Academy

Miya Willis I Am From Texas, POEM 11th, North Shore Senior High

Kaylen Wolf I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Brenlie Womack I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Aiden Wooten I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Cathryn Wu Lone Star Rose, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

Emma Xiao When I Think Of Texas, POEM 9th, Bellaire Senior High School

Evelynn Ember Yasensky Free and Strong, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate School

Bryanna Ybarra Monarch Butterflies, POEM 4th, Carl Waitz Elementary Media & Communications Academy

Sahasra Yellepeddi Tonight In Texas, POEM 8th, Ereckson Middle School

Abigail Young I Am Texas, POEM 7th, Holliday Middle School

Sophie Yu This Summer, POEM 8th, Emery/Weiner School

Ava Yu Day Fire, POEM 11th, Phillips Exeter Academy

Katherine Zhang The Texan Appetite, POEM 11th, The Kinkaid School

Rafael Zhang Bland Uniqueness, POEM 7th, Westbrook Intermediate

William Zhang A True Heart, POEM 10th, Beijing Dehong International Chinese School

Feiyang Zhang Texas, POEM 10th, Dehong international school

Antonia Zhang Late Night Texas, POEM 10th, Dehong Beijing