Welcome to the First Ever Buckeye Education Foundation
Buckeye Student Poetry Showcase!
We hope you enjoy this original poetry by the talented students of the
Buckeye Union School District
Poems are arranged by grade level.
Click on a poem title to read the poem. For the best viewing experience, we recommend viewing from a computer. If an image appears too small to read, you can expand to full screen by clicking the arrows in the upper left hand corner of your screen. We invite you to enjoy the over 100 excellent poetic works submitted by our wonderfully creative Buckeye students!
Congratulations to the following outstanding poets who have been selected by our panel of esteemed guest judges for special recognition and honors:
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Kindergarten
Highest Honors:
"A Time I Got a Gift" by Jordan Chou
Honorable Mention:
"My rabbit's habit" by Eleanor Thao
1st Grade
Highest Honors:
"These are the Things that Bring Me Peace" by Abbie Hughes
Honorable Mention:
"A Little forest in the park" by Rishith Dhall
"Beach Days" by Maci Gaut
2nd Grade
Highest Honors:
"Living The Camping Life" by Charlotte Burke
Honorable Mention:
"Nature" by River Preston
"What Brings Me Peace" by Karina Pokhrel
"Snorkeling" by Finnegan Loarie
"Peace and War" by Henry Helms
"PEACEFUL FAMILY" by Gianna Tinti
3rd Grade
Highest Honors:
"Peaceful sea day and night" by Hanein Hanawi,
Honorable Mention:
"My Family Brings Me Peace!" by Delainey Freeland
"Let's Spread Smiles Instead of Corona" by Kritika Karnati
"Trees" by Blooklynne Pattanawat
4th Grade
Highest Honors:
"What Brings Me Peace" by Curt Soriano
Honorable Mention:
"Alone" by Arya Pillilli
"What Brings Me Peace" by Michelle Mobley
"What Brings Me Peace" by Troy Erdmann
5th Grade
Highest Honors:
"Lazy Day" by Peyton Gaut
Honorable Mention:
"Jack the Peace Bringer" by Daniel George
"Lying in the hammock" by Peyton Gaut
"The Ballad of Peacefulness" by William Xiong
6th Grade
Highest Honors:
"Hawaii" by Emmy Angelo
Honorable Mention:
"The River Flow" by Gracie Tinonga
"The Moon" by Tommy Lu
"A Piano Peace" by Nina Pokhrel
7th Grade
Highest Honors:
"Silent Waves" by Jonas DeCarpio
Honorable Mention:
"What Brings Me Peace" by Sheanna Mae S. Peralta
"Dawn to Dusk: A Lake Tahoe Experience" by Lilyana Cordero
"The Forest, Where I Find Peace" by Liam Farr
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8th Grade
Highest Honors:
"To Fall in Love With a Fictional World" by Ashlyn Lim
"my peace" by Kiarra Keven
Honorable Mention:
"small simple sounds" by Ariana Thakur
"Beauty in Simplicity" by Sungwoo Cho
"Designing" by Craig Soriano