2009 Competition Winners

12th Annual ASL Festival

Thank you to the 12th Annual ASL Festival performers and workshop presenters who made the festival a huge success!

2009 Marie Jean Philip ASL Poetry, Storytelling, and Deaf Art Competition Winners

POETRY

Third Place
8 and under: Raul Malgar, Kansas School for the Deaf
9-12: Joseph Loftin, The Learning Center
13-18: Yuri Shepard-Kegf, Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
Special Needs: Nalia Vang, Kansas School for the Deaf

Second Place
8 and under: Corrie Ballentine, The Learning Center
9-12: Luis B., American School for the Deaf
13-18: Brendan McCarthy, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
Special Needs: Diamante Brooks, Kendall School for the Deaf

First Place
8 and under: Christina Vu, California School for the Deaf at Riverside
8 and under: Myrim Joseph, Kendall School for the Deaf
9-12: Phillip Ho, California School for the Deaf
13-18: Navarro Hau, The Learning Center
Special Needs: Brittany N., American School for the Deaf

STORYTELLING

Third Place
8 and under: Calder Nicholson, E.C. Drury
9-12: Tiffany McCallum, Kansas School for the Deaf School
13-18: Kristy Lavell, Governor Baxter School for the Deaf

Second Place
8 and under: Nancy Lopez, California School for the Deaf
9-12: Brianna Dike, California School for the Deaf
13-18: Matthew Velez, The Learning Center
Special Needs: Tao De Ogden, Kendall School for the Deaf

First Place
8 and under: Allison Berry, Alaska School for the Deaf
9-12: Louise Applegate, The Learning Center
13-18: Adele Idy Fass, New York PS-347
(Open): Ezequiel Penalo
Special Needs: Sergio Ponce, California School for the Deaf at Riverside

Deaf Art

Third Place
8 and under: Kameron King, Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
9-12: Lyssa Masche, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
13-18: Alex Kubiske, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
Special Needs: Juan Lopez, California School for the Deaf

Second Place
8 and under: Fredrick Bohlen, American School for the Deaf
9-12: Gabriel Viet, Kendall School for the Deaf
13-18: Yuri Shepard-Kegf, Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
Special Needs: Nalia Yang, Kansas School for the Deaf

First Place
8 and under: Dakota Kangas, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
9-12: Jenniferrose Jones, Kendall School for the Deaf
13-18: Kylei Brooks, Kansas School fot the Deaf
(Open): Kyle H.
Special Needs: Tori Pruitt, American School for the Deaf

Letter Art

Third Place
8 and under: Dakota Kangas, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
9-12: Dahlia Dias-Aranjo, Horace Mann School for the Deaf
13-18: Amberlin Hines, Kendall School for the Deaf and Blind
Special Needs: Rixeu Tibay, Manitoba School for the Deaf

Second Place
8 and under: Isabella Bucci, The Learning Center
9-12: Jenna-Lee Irwin, Manitoba School for the Deaf
13-18: Lenny Dajarlias, Manitoba School for the Deaf
Special Needs: Julian Psborne, Manitoba School for the Deaf

First Place
8 and under: Jada Dawson, California School for the Deaf
9-12: Mayte Cebellos, California School for the Deaf
13-18: Kristie Roney, Kansas School for the Deaf
(Open): Katherine Duscolda, Horace Mann School for the Deaf
Special Needs: Nicole Kimmerle, California School for the Deaf