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06/01/2025
Congratulations to the Winners of the 59th Annual Poetry & Art Contest
Thank you for celebrating National Career Development Month! The 59th Annual Poetry & Art Contest showcased innovative ideas for embracing career journeys. View the winning entries here. Be inspired today!
The theme for the 59th annual Poetry & Art contest was "Creating My Career Path: Embracing Change in My Journey"
For the Poetry winners: click on the Name below to read the winning entry.
For the Art winners: view the slideshow of winning entries on the NCD Month webpage.
| POETRY | Click on the Name below to read the winning entry. |
| Primary K-2 | |
| 1st |
Charleston Desonyers (AL) |
| 2nd | Dax Martin (AL) |
| 3rd | Mya Taylor (AL) |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Journey Boatwright (SC) |
| 2nd |
Carver Whitfield (SC) |
| 3rd |
Silas Terry (AL) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st | Haylie Smith (PA) |
| 2nd | Aeryn Lapilli (NC) |
| 3rd | Tanaya Thompson (SC) |
| Senior HS 9-12 | |
| 1st | Austin Brown (SC) |
| 2nd |
Makayla Garver (AL) |
| 3rd |
Shani Ya Hawthorne (NC) |
| Adult -student | |
| 1st | Chearysh Randolph (NC) |
| 2nd | Shaikyla Wilson Ladson (NC) |
| 3rd |
Laura Evers (MO) |
| Adult -open | |
| 1st | Stephen Tharrington (NC) |
| 2nd | Brittney Jones (SC) |
| 3rd | Megan Hart (NJ) |
| Art : Category C-1 |
View the slideshow of winning entries on the |
| Primary Grades K-2 | NCD Month webpage. |
| 1st | Shiv Lohia (MI) |
| 2nd | Ethan Tay (SC) |
| 3rd | Sophia Wilson (NC) |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Caroline Marchant (SC) |
| 2nd | Ja’zaria Glee (NC) |
| 3rd | Rose Hovater (AL) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st |
Elle Vaadi (SC) |
| 2nd | CeCe LaPabic (NC) |
| 3rd |
Margot Holden (SC) |
| Senior 9-12 | |
| 1st | Seline Sharpe (AL) |
| 2nd |
Jocelyn Hernandez-Jimenez (NC) |
| 3rd | Anushka Mundhra (NC) |
| Adult Student |
|
| 1st | - |
| 2nd | - |
| 3rd | - |
| Adult -open | |
| 1st | Casey Cline (SC) |
| 2nd | Garla & Nyla Smith (NC) |
| 3rd |
- |
| Art : Category C-2 |
View the slideshow of winning entries |
| Primary K-2 | on the NCD Month webpage. |
| 1st | Katherine Cochran (AL) |
| 2nd | Banks Rogers (AL) |
| 3rd | Evelyn Bryant (AL) |
| Intermediate 3-5 | |
| 1st | Elana Coble (SC) |
| 2nd |
Joel Sandlin (AL) |
| 3rd |
Ryan Bunch (SC) |
| Middle 6-8 | |
| 1st |
Anabelle George (NC) |
| 2nd |
Isabella Ferguson (SC) |
| 3rd | Lilly Tongue (NC) |
| Senior 9-12 | |
| 1st | Samantha Moore (TX) |
| 2nd |
Alena Goveas (SC) |
| 3rd | Rachele Nguyen (NJ) |
| Adult -student |
|
| 1st | Honey Tumbaga (FL) |
| 2nd | Kristi Rivers (NC) |
| 3rd | Kathryn Welch (NC) |
| Adult - open |
|
| 1st | Ronda Branch (NC) |
| 2nd | Kacithia Wright (SC) |
| 3rd | Dr. Chanell Dingle-Sermon (SC) |
