2010 HEF Writing Award Winners

Creative Writing:

Liz Hartley (Helena High) -- A collection of poems
Elena Hodges (Helena High) – A collection of poems

Expository Writing:

Kristen Ingman (Helena High) -- Love Poem with Toast
Nicole Lorass (Helena High) – How Much is a Text Message Really Worth?

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2009 HEF Writing Award Winners

Creative Writing:

Rachel Smith (Helena High) -- A collection of poems
Maria Nelson (Helena High) – "Echoes of Alexandria"

Expository Writing:

Paige Esposito (Helena High) -- "Heart of Darkness"
Texel Feder (Capital High) – "Happiness"

Members of the 2009 Selection Committee:
Helena writers Kay Satre, Rick Newby, Clay Scott, Jim Robbins
Committee Chair: Ron Lee, HEF Board of Directors

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2008 HEF Writing Award Winners

Creative Writing:

Alexis Graman (Helena High) – “David’s Hike”
Brandi Swingley (Capital High) – “Grief is Timeless”

Expository Writing:

Erinleigh Caughron (Helena High) – “A Struggle to Stay Alive: Preserving a Culture”
Renee Elsen (Capital High) – “Tradition”

Members of the 2008 Selection Committee:
Helena writers Kay Satre, Rick Newby, Clay Scott, Jim Robbins
Committee Chair: Ron Lee, HEF Board of Directors

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2007 HEF Writing Award Winners

Creative Writing:

Lindsay Johnson (Helena High) -- A collection of poems
Antony Speranza (Capital High) – “A Ray Through the Clouds”

Expository Writing:

Dylan Dal Poggetto Kahn (Helena High) -- “Sands and Empire”
Daniel Barta (Capital High) – “The Haunts of Memory”

Members of the 2007 Selection Committee:
Helena writers Kay Satre, Rick Newby, Clay Scott, Jim Robbins
Committee Chair: Ron Lee, HEF Board of Directors

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2006 HEF Writing Award Winners

Creative Writing:

Darcy Poletti Harp (Helena High) -- “The Sun Falling”
Hannah Gilbert (Capital High) – “Jump on the Rhythm Train!”

Expository Writing:

Brianne DeWitt (Helena High) -- “Public Funding for Music Education”
Dylan Gallagher (Capital High) – “Jimbo"

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2005 HEF Writing Award Winners

Creative Writing:

Annika Robins (Helena High) -- “Nowhere, WY”
Kelsey Fanning (Capital High) – “Why Coyote Sings”

Expository Writing:

John Fine (Helena High) -- “Merchant of Venice”
Dylan Gallagher (Capital High) – “I Love a Good Mess"