CCSD Hosts Third Annual Blackout Poetry Contest Ceremony

The third annual Blackout Poetry Contest came to a close today with an in-person ceremony. Students from the Birchwood School, Clarkstown High School North and Clarkstown High School South are invited each year to participate in this creative expression that transforms ordinary words into extraordinary art. By encouraging our learners to reimagine existing texts and give them new, profound meaning, CCSD empowers the artists to find their voices and express their thoughts, emotions and experiences in creative ways. Congratulations to all involved, especially our winners!

Birchwood School

• Grand Prize: Sam Keymer, “Hare”
• Honorable Mention: Flora Brownstein, “Silence;” Natalia DeLucia, “Fondness and its Trials;” Angel Nixon, “The Sun Set”

Clarkstown High School North

• Grand Prize: Hadiya Jumshed, “Falling Into the Void”
• Honorable Mention: Natalie Berkowitz, “fruit unripe;” Ava Davis, “Heart;” Olivia Lee, “To Be a Man”

Clarkstown High School South

• Grand Prize: Sophia Kwan, “Love’s Cursed Doom”
• Honorable Mention: Oliver Cirlin, “Thy Fear;” Han Conlee, “Alone;” Nicole Pisetzner, “Whimsical Dreams”