Contest Winners
The winning entries from our 2025 8-Word Homage Contest that ended on October 10, 2025.
5-8th Grade Winners
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$200 Gift Card
An Homage to my cat, Boots:
My loyal, royal, sleepy, soft loaf of bread.Teacher: Sharon Pressburg-Nevans
St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School -
$200 Gift Card
An Homage to Silence:
A void of terror. An oasis of peace.Teacher: Memory D'Agostino
Martin Meylin Middle School -
$200 Gift Card
An Homage to Chocolate Milk:
Ecstatic sip, childhood's sweetest diversion from monotonous days.Teacher: Lorraine Myszkowski
Hillcrest Middle School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to the Life of a Flower:
She grew, she bloomed, she swayed, she decayed.Teacher: Lauren Seifert
Leonardtown Middle School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Wifi:
Our steadfast digital tether; connects our worlds together.Teacher: Caroline Muro
St. Luke's School -
$50 Gift Card
A Wistful Reminiscence: Chuck E. Cheese:
Jubilant demeanors, rockin' animatronics, greasy pizza: boisterous playdate.Teacher: Phyllis Mccrory
Shawnee Middle/High School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Theater:
To depict a character means to surrender yourself.Teacher: Jessica Potts
Erwin Middle School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Change:
Change, the challenging dawn of a new perspective.Teacher: Claire Kundhi
Friends School of Baltimore -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Awkwardness:
Futile conversation attempts? Welp. It's a learning experience!Teacher: Melissa Hengst
Hudson Middle School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Mom's Teaching:
I know assertive collaboration, learned it from you.Teacher: Shelby Tyler
Esperanza Middle School
9-12th Grade Winners
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$200 Gift Card
An Homage to Music:
Vibrations and frequencies consolidate into transcending, mellifluous fantasies.Teacher: Bonnie Transue
Central Bucks High School East -
$200 Gift Card
An Homage to my Dog:
Fur ingrained in clothes. Love ingrained in hearts.Teacher: Robert Bergin
Bishop Blanchet High School -
$200 Gift Card
An Homage to Shakespeare in High School:
Convoluted verbiage be thine — tortuous reading every time.Teacher: Stephanie Roberts
GA Military College Prep -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Family:
Harmonious times. Wholesome laughs. Held in loving unison.Teacher: Jennifer Tosti
Council Rock HS South -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to the Evening Stars:
The lustrous accolades of night, confidants in sleep.Teacher: Jaime Domski
Nicolet High School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Stanley Water Bottles:
Bank-breaking beauties, unquenchable obsessions, stainless steel status symbols.Teacher: Melissa McKee
Saint Ursula Academy -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Alarms:
Loud, betrayers, waking dreams with agonizing, excruciating precision.Teacher: Heather Elouej
Shorecrest Preparatory School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Mimi's Chicken Soup:
A warm and wholesome hug in a bowl.Teacher: Kathleen Holzmacher
Notre Dame High School -
$50 Gift Card
Folded Between Pages:
Captivating, enthralling, imaginative worlds beyond my hopeful grasp.Teacher: Keith Egan
Alexander Hamilton Jr/Sr High School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Reading in the Courtyard:
A silhouette in summer; serenity in the garden.Teacher: Jeff Shao
Fei Tian Academy of the Arts
International Winners
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$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Growing Up:
Unbridled elation, hopeless bravado, abrupt awakening, wistful remembrance.Teacher: Colson Paske
Webber Academy -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Skiing:
Nimble dancers hurtle down thrillingly sheer alpine peaks.Teacher: Veena Joshi
Stamford American International School -
$50 Gift Card
An Homage to Literature:
Salvation for minds, transporting bibliophiles to enchanting realms.Teacher: Jamie Richard
The American School in Japan
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