2005

The 8th Annual Marie Jean Philip Poetry, Storytelling and Deaf Art Competition and George W. Veditz ASL Festival

THANK YOU to all those who performed in the 2005 festival friday night including; Thomas K. Holcomb, Patrick Graybill, Manny Hernandez, Tom Bourque & Misha Derrissaint, and Janis Cole with students from the Scranton School for the Deaf, with Lillian M. Garcia and Ivelisse Velez as emcees.

Also a special thanks to those who presented the workshops on Saturday. They were all very successful. Thanks to Manny Hernandez for presenting 'Crazy Classifiers,' Thomas K. Holcomb for presenting 'Deaf Culture,' Kellie Mills Stewart & Dennis Cokely for presenting 'Ethical Decision-Making,' and Patrick Graybill for presenting 'ASL Consultants.'

2005 Marie Jean Philip Poetry, Storytelling and Deaf Art Competition Winners

Poetry

Ages 8 & Under

1st Place: Jason Antal, Scranton State School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Jennifer Torres, American School for the Deaf
3rd Place: Elizabeth Besaw Wisconsin School for the Deaf

Ages 9 - 12

1st Place: Colin Lualdi, The Learning Center for Deaf Children
2nd Place: Brooke Harper, Kansas School for the Deaf
3rd Place: SC Class, South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind

Ages 13 - 18

1st Place: Brandon McCarty, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Radoslava Slavova, Scranton State School for the Deaf
3rd Place: Joey Belschner, EDCO Program for the Deaf

Special Needs

Scranton Class, Scranton State School for the Deaf

Storytelling

Ages 8 & Under

1st Place: Ruth Ballentine, The Learning Center for Deaf Children
2nd Place: Toni Lovrek, Wisconsin School for the Deaf

Ages 9 - 12

1st Place: Tiffany Besaw-Benz, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Samantha Perry, The Learning Center for Deaf Children
3rd Place: J.C. Horton, British Columbia School for the Deaf

Ages 13 - 18

1st Place: Bryan Ricart, American School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Audrey Kludtke, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
3rd Place: Peter Csiszar, British Columbia School for the Deaf

Open Category

1st Place: Stacey Glissendorf, Wisconsin School for the Deaf

Special Needs

Patrick Caldicott, British Columbia School for the Deaf

Art

Ages 8 & Under

1st Place: Jadaisha Ramos, American School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Toni Lovrek, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
3rd Place: 1st Grade Class, Kansas School for the Deaf

Ages 9 - 12

1st Place: Brandon Edquist, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Jenny Han, British Columbia School for the Deaf
3rd Place: Jake Gadreault, Austine School for the Deaf

Ages 13 - 18

1st Place: Rachel McBride, Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
2nd Place: Courtney Gunville, Wisconsin School for the Deaf
3rd Place: Segio Merry, Boston Arts Academy

Open Category

1st Place: Charles Nontes, American School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Maria Wickline, South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
3rd Place: Dora Ta, The Learning Center for Deaf Children

Special Needs

Chrissie Marshall, British Columbia School for the Deaf
Cassie Campbell, British Columbia School for the Deaf