The 2008 Delaware Young Playwrights Festival Entries

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

School: A.I. DuPont Middle School
Teacher: Phyllis Rado

The Life of Mahogan White by Siana Dolby, Keyanna Harden, Alisha Wyatt, and Shardai le’Mon
Too Young and Too Dumb by Jerrohn Drennon, Sakiyna Lambert, Damara Jones, and Nicole Facciolo
Three Bestest Friends by Tiffany Etter and Alexis Dilan
Harlem Pets by William Caudle and Sheldon Deshields
No Stopping Her by Ashley Seeney, Kayla Williams, Kirsten Morton, and Lauren Amos
The Longest Day by Jordan Ramunno, Larry Caballero, and Jose Ramirez
Something to Believe In by Briana McReynolds and Cheyanna Williams

School: Cab Calloway Middle School
Teacher: Linda Emerick

Santa’s Daughters by Nina Reed
Jackie’s Drama by Lily Gates
Old and Young Words of Wisdom by Jasmine Forte
The Misconceptions by Hunter Raysor
Pulling Up Roots by Brendan McDermott
In the Headlines by Emerson Marine

School: Caravel Academy
Teacher: Mary Kaled

A New Song by Jacki Miller
Such Good Buds by Lukas Berry
The Life and Times of Shaina Castanza by Alica Croce, Maddie Warren, and Katie Hughes
Derby Roses by Kim Markham and Lexi Urell
Trial of Love by Chad Lowe
Unaccepted by Melissa Dang and Katie Brown
Who Done It? by Kie Kababik, Jonathan Mueller, Bret Martell, and Josh Kaufmann
Gold is Smashing by Caroline Reid and Denarra Redick
My Dream by Imani Coles, Heather Wiley, Yasmin Walker, and Sarah Bailey
Castaways by Ibrahem Awad, Abhishek Surampudy, and Damon McNeill
The Voice of an Angel by Phoebe Tait
What I Want by Ruth Carfagno
The Return of OJ by Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Evil by Derrick Cline
Sylophin by Nathan Meginniss, Stephen McLaren, and Kevin Lerner
The Unseen by Brad Werkheiser
The Football Dream by Nigel Washington, Zach Weldon, and Matt Bernard
The Gangs of Argentina by Joey Sciamanna, John Gray, and John Strobel
The “Invisible” Dog by Megan Warwick and Kate Grabusky
Camping Trip by Katie Hottes and Priya Krishnaprasad
The Competition by Scott Lasher and Jonathan Hickman
Finding Charlie by Alyssa Johnson and Beth Schlecker
The Outcast by Jason Williams
The Tigers!!! by Shannon McCann, Jessica Muyskens, and Rachel Winer
Schoolwork by Connor Szwetkowski and Jack Partlow
Kidnapping: Files of Chanel Seredy by Shreya Sakthivel and Ramsha Sikander
The Fire in His Dreams by Becara Dalton and Katie Siegfried
Doctor Hardships by Nick Kopp, Vincent Nguyen, and Dante Osbourne

School: Hanby Middle School
Teacher: Susan Cambron

Untitled by Olivia
The Underestimated by Roneisha Collier, Bonee Johnson, and Sam Bailey
I Have a Dream by Kevin Louie and Eli Zickefoose
The Starrlinne Project by Neallie Payne
The Best, Cheap, Cheesy, Low-Budget Play Made By 7th Graders by Seth Ebner, Isaac Gray, and Markie Fickett
Grandmother’s Youngest Pain by Shavon Collins
A Bully That Never Stops by Steven Nickle and Zach Zinner
Runaway Kid by Alex Blythe
13 Year Old that Acts Like a 5 Year Old by JJ Connelly
The Looney Toon Gang by Nathan Rouwhorst and James Stephenson
World Domination by Uros Vorkapic
My Stepfather by Vanessa Carlson
The Venture by Christopher Martin, Richaun Poon, and Rahmer Henry
The Song Writer by Jessica White
Underestimated by Mitchell Bozentka and Zach Hortsmyer
Miracle Foods Market by Olivia Smith
Field of Dreams by Emily Arrabal, Tara Harlam, and Samantha Salemi
The Unaccepted by Alex Houghton, Kenneth Ingami, and John Cannuli
Daddy Did What by Camille Myrie
The Animal Thief by Meghan Buckley and Hallie Donlin
Disapproved by Rachel Bloom and Danielle Carlson
Pyaar by Michaela Kelly, Morgan Temple, and Allison Estle
Ignored by Kassidy Jones, Heather Strauss, and Samantha Sweet
Why Can’t I? by Dominique Deputy
Fair or Unfair by Morgan Carey
Kid President by Wyatt Johnson and Gray Zelenak
The Big Problem by Sammy Ryan and Abby Leary
Growing Pains by Tatiyanah N. Tate
The Life in the Army Reservation by Keith Cabanela, LJ Dorsey, and Rashawn Wright
The Murder by Kelly Scudo and Dena Sareyka
It Doesn’t Matter by Rayanna Williams
I’m Not What’s Around Me by Briel Hurling
Breaking the Rules by Ben Lee and Matt Morente
Cheese and Gas: A Deadly Combination! by Victoria Bezilla and Jonathan Bergh
Untitled by Jonathan Bell
Middle School Dance by Meredith Harrison
School of Unbelievers by Natalie Corrado and Haley Waites
Dress Code by Jess Orbeta
Going For the Job by Eileen Ni
The Forest by Audrey Bramble and Sammy Pyle
At Home in the Dark by Logan Mayer
Disrespectful to Teachers by Katie Kountourzis
The Fairy Four by Alyssa Lohr
Bleeding Sorrows by Rachel Hicks
J F K  by Pat Zingo
The Chicken or the Egg by Savannah Strange
Listen by Essence Maultsby
Dragonfable by Matt Tjaden and Allen Young

School: Hanby Middle School
Teacher: Judy Goldbaum

The First Day of the Worst Year by Alana Hankerson
The Village by Andrew Joseph, Abel Joseph, Eric Zheng, and Jarrett Way
All The World’s a Stage by Gina Wong
The Old Village Amusement Park by Andrew Petkovic and Jerome Crawford
Betrothal: Unwanted by Rachel Lundin
UFO Sighting by Danielle Clements, Nathan Yetter, and Anne Rollins
Kamp Kid by Jean Hutchinson
Too Young by LaShonda M. Tate, Jasmin Walker, and Dylon Norris
Jimbwabe the Donut Man by Michael Chambers
The Art of Becoming an Artist by Tulsi Patel
No Job by Ryan Keffer and Josh Showalter
Sally and Her Dream Job by Courtney Marie Mancini and Imani Robinson
The Young Mind by Aaron Feldman
My Weekend With Mom by Marizel Brauer, Megan Blissick, and Tiffany Jones
Young Survivors by Jackie Gustilo, Maggie Henning, and Laura Wiley
My Future Pet by Melissa DeLitta
Old and Crazy by Eric Gibson, Kyle Root, and Sean Pie
Aggy by Bronwyn Thomas
7 Eleven by Krystal Ervin
Saturday by Zubair Khan, Patrick Jeffery, Garrison Jackson, and Isaiah Johnson
Saving Fairy Land by Tiffany Martorna
A Smart Kid Like You by Steven Swan, Jonathan Shaw, and Brandon DeFrancis
The Rollercoaster by Tanner Claar and Steven McLaughlin
Can’t Bring Him Down by Philip Scheibe
The New Kid by Sierra Keller
The Rocket by Shane Reilly
My Little Sister by Alyssa Womack, Khadijah Allenyene, and Rydell Mills
Not Old Enough to Catch Large Fish by Jeffrey Xu
Grandma’s Not Crazy by Bridgette Lee Spritz
The Babysitter by Cassandra Benevento
The Age of Love by Fallon Gilbert, Emily Bowers, and Jordan Shinn
Keyonna by Kendra Cobia, Kelly White, and La’Amber Lewis
Mia Check by Dominique Thomas, Jordan Glick, and Shaquan Coleman
Bowling and Bickering by Sara Downard
What Part of Allergic Don’t You Understand by Jay Eros
Unbanded by Kim Marcozzi
Ice Lovers by Daniel Rowe and Ryan Cummings
The Boy Who Saw by Briana N. Lamet
The Hockey Playing Grandma by Kelsey Latta, Emily Garrison, Rachel Ferrari, and John Archangelo

School: Hanby Middle School
Teacher: Bertie Hunt

Mo and the Mighty Banana by Haley Roe, Sara Fields, and Michaela Shaffer
The Power of Words by Leah Belk, Jeannette Stewart, and RaSean Coleman
I Can Handle My Own by Alyssa Pitcock, Hunter McHugh, and Kelsey Long
The Clever Little Freshman by Kathryn Keulmann
Kid Rockstar by Yunjae David Jeong, Christian Corder, and Sachin Patel
Give Me a Chance by Joyce Chan and Melissa Waddell
Dancing Diva by Kristen Evans
The Comeback Kid by Henry Ni, Luke Valcante, and Joseph Johnson
The Grape Juice Incident by Christopher Gunter

School: Hanby Middle School
Teacher: Jill Mills

Twin vs  Twin by Patrick Borkland
Trouble on Test Street by Kristen Brooks
The Great Plan by Ashley Carncross
Teenage Dilemma by Krystal Casado
Moving On by Chrysanthe Christo
Smoking Chicks by Sire Conde
Jobless by Kaylynn Amanda Corkadel
The Kid President by Andrea Dela Cruz
The Rejection by Kaitlin Fannan
My Play by Ashley Fedale
Second Chances by Jasmine Griffin
The Bridge of Crossing by Tyler Frimes
Dateless Downfall by Casey Howard
Boy Who Could by Brandon Hunter
A Voice Like a Mouse by Megary McCoy
Crime Fighters by Nathan Ornce
Ice Cream Delight by Heather Ruderman
The Break-Ins at Tarley Pool by Emily Scheivert
It’s Not Party Time by Jacquie Sivilich
Patrick and the Pot of Old by Quynh-Nhu Truong
The Sparks by Chelsea White
Keira and the Puppy by Walker Wiley
The Young and the Old by Kyle Bacher
Billy and the Loch Ness Monster by Haley Belcher
The Mean Girls by Maitri Bhagat
The Animal Talker by Scott Crosby
The Bully by Tyler Davis
The Town Heroes by Alexis Doherty
Field Hockey Madness by Alex Fantini
Caught by Time by Isaac Fields
Pictures for College by Jason Hammond
Street by Robbie Ley
The Smartest Five Year Old EVER by Ashley Lowell
The Marian Attack!!! by David Mandarino
Camp by Zachary Mullan
Flashback by David Schnoll
The Ultimate Plan (Plan B) by Katlyn Selekman
The Missing Man by Clifford Sellers
Give Me a Chance by Janet Spitaleri
Monsters in Rhode Island by Josephine Toci
Comet’s Escape by Megan Townsend

School: Hanby Middle School
Teacher: Mary Beth Wilde

Katie Caught the Mystery Man by Renee Hetrick, Jessica Alessandrini, and Chloe Wragg
That Killer by Keenan Lieb, Billy Carr, and Lauren Fanean
The Phantom of Jerkewitz Middle School by Walter Senne, Kateryna Phillips, Geraldine Morales, Joey Mullin, and Kiera Martin
Why Can’t I be an Only Child? by Jacklyn Wise

School: Kirk Middle School
Teacher: Donna Harkins

Money Trees by Cassie Lukasiewicz
Say What You Feel by Tyler Davis and Allie Swope
Uniforms by Rosymar Magana and Monica Castaneda

School: Selbyville Middle School
Teacher: Joseph Bellistri

Hearing Myself Talk by Jordan Langeheine
Lunch Time Troubles by Patrick Kraushaar
Dreams by Kacy Cassat
Kelly’s Struggle by Max Vickers
Unwanted Superstar by Jacob Steele
Vacation Chaos by Megan Webster
Cabin 6 by Alexis Wharton
Aliens by Keegan Moore
What is Love by Alyssa Hudson
The Division by Brook Ash
Ignored by Amber Davis
Our Opinion by Sam Schiffer
Addy’s Dream by Miranda I. M.
Two Faced by Sam Richter
The Letter of the Yuudai Family by Tyler Lennox
Finnegan’s Presentiments by Nikki Wines
Anna’s Secret by Jason Shepard
Trying to Live Your Dream by Ashley Bullis
The Jimmy Jam by Fatima Abdelsalam
A Sit-In To Remember by Jasmine Anthony
The Under Age Witnesses by Andre Howard

School: Shue-Medill Middle School
Teacher: Mrs.  DeGregory

The Three Saviors by Tim Hegedus
The Path to Her Dream by Kaitlyn Ennis
The Burglary by Bohan Wei

School: Springer Middle School
Teacher: Kathleen Gilbert

Imaginary Friends by Amy Andrews
Winning by Julia Holahan
New Baby Troubles by Mallory Kerin
You Wouldn’t Know… by Danae Paparis

School: Talley Middle School
Teacher: Juanita Munn

Truckers by Todd Kennedy
The Sunshine Song by Maggie Bayalis
Canine Conundrum by Jack DiGiacoma
Saving a Country in Two Funny Days by Nicholas Gutsche
The Oregoners by Andrea Hammond
A Lifelong Memory by Lindsay Hazen
The Young Speaks of Monkey by Nathan Skelding
A Short Dream by Elad Gutman
Phyolmentight by Sarah Hartman
The Seasonal Pirates by David Cook
Alexandria and Lord Marmaduke's Big Fat Lie by Rebecca Kling
Strong Dwarfs by Zac Merritt
The Three Cucumbers by Ben Becks
Flachjook's Warning by Tom Williams
Disney Disasters by Elise Harmon
Big Guys by Nathaniel Borders
The Smallest Monster in Dream Land by Todd Gloyd
The Animal’s Argument by Crystal Do
What a Guinea Pig will do for the Humans by Brandon Leung
The Missing Dogs by Matthew Maffei
I can be anything you want by Noelle Browne
Helping The Environment by Marissa Lazar
The Trip You Never Want to Take by Sarah More
Brain before Beauty by Brianna Stevenson
Just Because Your Deaf Doesn't Mean Your Dumb by Temiyah Evans
The Morning Mist by David Simpson
Family Conflict by M. Carl Hooper
Park Crisis by Kirstie Forrest
Closing Time by Ian Miller
Changes for the Better by Courtney Hogan
Sosha’s Tale by Alyssa Gibson
The Last Shot! by Steven D.  Narvell
Vegetarians Rule by Jayesh Gupta
Growing Up In 48 Hours by Randy McLairen
The First Adventure of Agustin by Joaquin Martinez
Just because I feel pain Doesn't mean you have to too! by Jill Voyton
Just because…doesn't mean by Megan Haggerty
True Friends by Samantha Wilson
Rock ‘n Roll by Zachary Mash
The Boy and the Alien by Brandon Houck
Just because I'm not friends with her doesn't mean you can't be friends with her by Helena Zena
It’s All Her Fault by McKenzie O  McFee
Just Because I Don't Like Her Don't Mean I Want To Fight Her by Ahmani Nkwodimmah
The Forever Fighting Kid by Timoth McAnany
Just because I am small, doesn't mean I can't play by Ruthie Weiler
A Boy's First Day by Nickia Gibson
Success is Cooking by Jessica Dolben
The Play by Stephen Moss
Just because I am a woman does not mean I cannot play sports by Victoria Newman

School: Talley Middle School
Teacher: Lynn Scanlan

The Wall by Alex Weinfield
Rockland's Avalanche by Alyssa Healey
Defective Heaven by Mary Sanger
Glam by Emily Ozer
Spare by Amber Simmons
The Day is Coming Anon! By Shannon Morken
The Survival of the Roberts by Khairi J. Bacot
Bet on it! by Karan Kotwal
I Wanna Live! by Stephen Harris
Plague by Christopher Lin
Yeh Raaste Hain Py Aar Ke by Danesha A. Gallier
No Decision's Final by Anna Conway
A wrong turn by Keegan Lane
Little Bitty Broadway by Andrew Brady
Stuffed Lobster by Grace Kalmus
Buzz by Rebecca Fisher
Out of a Young Mind! by Samantha McIntyre
The Family Drama by Jeffery Epling
Schoolhouse Fire by Naimisha Movva
The Gun by Timothy Keith
You Should've Known Better by Troyana L. Smalls
Dmitri's World by Michael Gassaway
Listen by Taron Dorsey
Life that Lost by Keith Taylor Jr.
Newsflash by Alley Bryk
Truth by Lindsey Hurley
Bill's Choice by Courtney James
Raid of the Germans by Ryan McNally
Something in the Water by Stephen Mousley
The Walk Home by Tito F. Williams II
Listen by Garcelle Alequine
Shattered by Frederick Allen
Burn by Justin Orr
The Apocalypse by Sam Lee
The Heist by David String
Without You by Gregory Austin

School: Ursuline Academy
Teacher: Mrs. Marshall

Our Ideas Are Better Than Yours by Mary Bounds
I'm the Queen! Not you! Me!!! by Lindsay Henzes
The Spy Angel by Cassidy Conway
I Should Have Listened by Stephanie Kokoszka
Race Girl by Clare Jenkins
Unwritten Aspirer by Jenny Short
Children Tell the Wildest Things by Hannah Tattersall
Need a Job, Too Young by Meghan Carter
Howard the Magic Bear… by Gabrielle Fortunato
Mayor Eiknarf by Carolyn Wagner
Mrs  Avery by Tess Pfeifle
Magic of the Mysterious Alfredo Guy by Rakia Jenkins

School: Ursuline Academy
Teacher: Mary Anne Voitus and Shaina Rafal

What Could Have Been Done by Cecilia Cicone
Rooting for the Tigers by Ella Flores
Bus Company by Elizabeth Storm
The Mystery of the Fire Alarm by Heather McAdams
What Happened in the Living Room by Sarah McShane and Emily Romano
The Kidnap by Quinn Reid

HIGH SCHOOLS

School: A. I.  DuPont High School
Teacher: Dr. Charles Johnson

I Know Who Killed You by Jacob Farrell, Joe Paleen, and Kevin Donovan
She's Got a Clue by Jaci Sheets, Katie Cardner, and Kaitlin Klair
My Life by Hilary Newman, Marydithe Edgerton, Meredith Ogorek
Ms  Isabella by Tyler Dukes and Claudia Valentine
Too Young for Love by Amelia Stephenson
The Mystery at Sennen Cove by Mike Burgess
Caswell by Shahzeb Uppal and Connor Davis
The Missing Necklace by Christine Hakes
A Young Voice in the Dark Alley by Bridget Simonavage and Casi Glicken
Haley's Head Trip by Kelly Buckley
The Secret Romms of Celeste by Rebekah Lewandowski and Taylor Alexander
The Play by Dominque J. Miller and Ryan McCarthy

School: Cab Calloway High School
Teacher: Stephanie Smith

The Deterioration of a Woman by Christina Williams
Grow Up by Austin Francisconi
Friends? by Dawn Payne, Kanesha Brown, and James Ogden II
Leaf by Michael Hinkle
The Last Snowflake by August D'Amato
The Fast the Dull and the Mildly Senile by Elise Vanderkley
To Provoke a Poet by Jillian Rowles

School: Campus Community High School
Teacher: Michelle Brymer

Old Faces in Young Hollywood by Shannon Speed, Elizabeth Lancaster, and Briana Mitchell
The New Kid Test by Joshua Stidham, Justin Taylor, and Adam Stachecki
The Washout Halloween Hemlock by Crystal Brunt
Not Too Young To Be Smart by Candy A Sefil and Mark Loujie Sefil
Silence of the Pledge by Samantha Norris, Ciera Hackett, and Kristen Ames
Ball, Young Boy! by Darien Williams, William Floyd, and Brandon Ridgeway

School: Charter School of Wilmington
Teacher: Mark Mervine

Test That Teen by Lauren Buzdygon
Young and in Love: Together Forever? by Liz Burns and Casey Di Maio
The Deadly Secret by Beth Pantuliano
I Just Want A Chance by Tina Whittington
The Injustice of Justice by Gabrielle Rambo
The Freshman by Matthew Myrick and Tyler Wolf
Checkmate by Claire Hatkevich
You Need Help by Sarah Gillette and Aisha Siddiqui
School after School by Jen Ramos and Lauren Cardova
Tucker Riley by Lisa Leonard and Sarah Walker
A Fairy in the Rough by Liz Hernandez and Sonal Nathan
Farmhouse by Kristi Jackson
You Never Know by Emma Mulrine and Rachel Moyes
A week in the life of a Charter kid in Onilatas' Class by Christopher Robinson and Andrew Saunders
Brownies by Hilary Conway and Chloe Whitestone
Beyond the Threshold by Quinn McGrory
School Life by Jacob Valvis
As a Newly Budded Leaf by Miranda Liu and Ami Naugler
My Home is the Battlefield by Rebekah McCloud
The Seamstress by Mercedes Murphy
Stockholm Syndrome by Meg Barton and Briana Tong

School: Christiana High School
Teacher: Wendy Dobroski

Hurricane!!! by William Popplewell
Diary of a Heartbreak by Malaya S. Long
Family by Rajdip Kaur
No Girlfriend, No Anything by Ian Hall
Iron Rule by Claire Groft
Ya-Ya Who? by Nicole Conover
The Ups and Downs of Teens by Gioana Ashley
Tymeluss by Carley Banks
Young Love by Ashley Tabb
No Puppy Luv by Shawna Rogers
Shot Through the Heart by Brianna Rogers
First and Long Way To Go by Jackie Quattro
Too Young For Death but Not Old Enough for Life by Denzel Merritt
A Young One Needs Help? by Allyson Zerhusen
I Will Be Heard by Darien Wingate
To Love or To Hate Is That The Question? by Adrienne Waller
Thank You Boy by Tiffany Scott
Being The Youngest Means Trouble by Briana Robinson
Just Listen by Jakwan Keyes
Mr  Sagers by Reema El-Azom
The Young Professor by Grace Kaniaru
It's Not That by Maria Garcia
Unconditional Love by Niya Roundtree
Secrets In the Neighborhood by Elner Hernandez
Title? by Hariet Tillery
In-School Suspension by Ashley Adams
Until You Die Out by Paytawn Erskine
Too Old to Know What Love Is by Tony Arce
The Flip-Flop Chair by Hannah Drosehn
We Are so Not going to take this anymore by Ellen Coyne
Divalove by Angelique Cassell
A Little Hero by Jeremi Davis-Wright
Sideline Superstar by Alejandra Garcia
The Broken Heart by Jessica Greenaway
The Soccor Locker Brigade by Phillip Anthony
Taylor's Ghost by Kristi Voutsinos
Red and Blue Balloons by Renee Poole
Living in the Shadow by Tunisia McNair
To Young To Play by Jazmyn Jones
High School Drama by Caitlyn Hughes
A Tale of Gold by Samantha Woodfin
All in a Day's Work by Aaron Young
The Youngbull Sean by Michael Williams
Gateway by Katie Meinhaldt
The Adventures of Smitty and Fenton by Shayla Eoff
Guilty Tomorrow by Devon White
Trying So Hard by Chyna Huff
Stone Ranch by Katelyn Hartnett
Hypnotized by Olivia Drosehn
The Last Piece To the Puzzle by Henry Diaz
The Sheila Harpman Story by Brianna Williams
Game Recognize Game by Ashley Tappe
Age Smage, It Doesn't Add Up by Russell Piatt
From One Country To Another by John Kaldas
Young Dreamer by Magdaline Mercado
Kids of the Future by Taylor Hanley
And a Child Shall Lead You by RaShay Mason
Like Life Wasn't Hard Enough by Cecilia Ramirez
To Give A Chance, Is to Believe by Sejal Mehra
The Hairific Cinderella Story by Brittany Hathaway and Ablavi Migan
Emotional Rollercoaster by Key Shiais

School: Concord High School
Individual Submission

Daughter Knows Best by Callie Eros

School: Dover High School
Teacher: Ginger Angstadt

Discovering Dreams by Danielle Goldstein, Alyssa Walter, and Marissa Grinstead
Like Mother Like Daughter by Deidrhe Clayton
Just Another Day at the Office by Chidinma Emenike
Sorta Cinderelle by Chazaira Diaz
The Real World Florida by Salyssa Bland, Quiana Rogers, Kameron Odwin, and Juan Saucedo
15 The Breaking Point by Yesenia Rosado, Jasmin Callahan, and Amber Rainer
Bold News by Kimberly Coleman and Michelle Trice
Stand Alone by Quatisha Cottman
Daughter like Mother by Elizabeth Thornburg
The Reflection of Me by Afrika Kenjyatta and Tierea Chisholm
I Tried by Jazzmin Acea and Sallema Sweets
True Colors by Ciara Greem and Tiffany Shaonta

School: Middletown High School
Teacher: Amanda Chas

Unwanted by Kaitlin Mackara, Dalian Simpson, and Jennifer Gregor
PB & J by Melanie Ricker, Garrett Schafferman, Crystalia Hampton, and Sharaea Tiller
Future Tile by Amanda Debus, Courtney Rassman, Rachel Biek, and Shanae Worthy
Take My Word by Tracy Farmer, Katie Nastoga, CJ Freeman, Ashley Gill, and Julian Washington
Role Model by Jordan Sergi, Lauren Larson, Linda Roper, Ashley Mattocks, and Jon Amato
Groomsday by Bryan Watts, Heather Yealey, and Alexi Lemper
I Told You So by Max Levenberg, Amanda Holmberg, Candace Lowery, and Ruby Maldonado
Game Day by Alison Wright, Bobby Russell, Brett Belko, Patrice Dawes, and Tyrell Bodie
The Never Ending Dream by Brittany Crile, Megan Jett, and Caitlin Lyons

School: Mount Pleasant High School
Teacher: Mariah Tyson

Take Apart Your Head by Julia Bristow
I Think I Can Help You There… by Jacqueline Bryk
The Theory of Thyme by Phaedra Scott

School: Newark High School
Teacher: Susan Mitchell

Drugs and More by Caitlyn Craig
Woman's Worth by Jaspin Davenport
Emma's Beauty Salon by Yadira Tovar
Kids with Rings by Chelsea Powell
Forever by James Idsardi
Things Do Change by Brandon Benson
Uncle Bones by Matthew Young
Age Aint Nothin' But A Number by Erik Fair
Barflies by Jordan Garrett
Unlucky by Raven Vrolyk
The Dream by Airesha Fair
Vietnam Love by Ashley Zeroka
The Sound of Cold Metal by Kaitlin Tabeling
Miracle Child by Camille Henderson
Mama Says by Jessica Lanzi
Friends with Conflicts by Anesha Fair and Kaneshia Johnson
Ghost Haunting by Sierra Shaw
Burgeoning Southwestern War by Wesley Banks
Age Resistance by Allison Huskins and Jessica Huskins
Model Cautious by Jaritza Rodriguez
Saving Camille by Caroline Beggs
The Fighting Cook by Ashliegh Hale
Grandma's Book by Garrett Geuting
Don't Cross The Street! by Sara Truitt
A Tale of Two Children by Tom Gamel-McCormick
Golf by Sarah Rockhold
My Life in the Shadow by Lauren Stewert
Listen by Christina Terranova and Shelby Graham
Cookies with Gregg by Richard Dobies
What Would Satan Do? by Anabelle Leasure
Can You Believe Her? by Elizabeth Hauske
Young and Gay by Jenny-Lynn Azwol
Let's Not Work by Lieanne Molenaar
Dance Girl! by Jessie McCumber-Price
It Will Always Be Ok by Zach Constable
The Case of the Dentures by Ashley Lewis
The Truth by Christine Marks
First Day by Dejah Clarke and Monique Dipasalenge
Tracy Verses by Sudi Green

School: Padua Academy
Teacher: Barbara Markham

Coming Home by Margot Miller

School: Pencader Charter
Teacher: Denise Christopolus

Questions by Philip Simpson
Bad Burritos by Joey Kennedy, Samir Patel, and Sohil Modi
Peyton Brady by Dev Amin, Ron Ross, and Jeff Baggett
Northridge High by Jeremy Little, Kevin Babcock, Kevin Corder, and Matt Conley

School: St Elizabeth High School
Teacher: Robin Hayden

Beauty and the Bad Boy by Amanda Dalecki
Aggressive Negotiations by Zack Reburn
The Missionary Mark by Matthew Mazalewki
All Alone by Ronald Robinson
Innocent Until Proven Guilty by Symone Woodey
Betting For Nothing by Matthew McCann
Assignment: Mom by Amanda Craig
You Wouldn't Understand by Anthony Santoro
From the Mouth of Babes by Brandon Weed
Music To My Ears by Tom Bauerle
Tap Out by Patrick McCloskey
Identity Crisis by Angeline Taylor
Yours, Mine, and Ours by Jake Bartsch
The Way to Dusty Death by Stephanie Brown
Family Feud by Alexis Doss
Teen Mom by Cara Azzanesi
The Eager Officer by Kyle Strickland
First Night by Jimmy Cullin
Young Love on the High Seas by Courtney Dooley

School: Sanford High School
Teacher: Helen Vermeychuk

Wisdom for the Ages by Katrina Medoff
The Grip by Sean Ryon

School: Ursuline Academy
Teacher: Mrs. Rende

Home by Katherine Brinn

School: William Penn High School
Teacher: Melanie Kaiser

School Days by Zamar Campbell
The Porcelain Doll by Geraldine Inoa
Too Young To Reach The Stars? by Brenda Kimani

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