Indiana—Terre Haute Adventist School students and teachers were thrilled to learn that not only were some students selected to be published, but also two students placed in the top ten in Creative Communication contests for young poets and writers.

This past school year, 12 students in grades 1–10 submitted poetry or essays. Ten students were honored to have their poem or essay selected to be published in A Celebration of Young Poets or Celebrating What Is Important to Me.

Camille Morrow’s poem, “Our U.S. Flag," was selected from thousands of entries as one of the top ten in her grade division. Keiko Ito’s poem, “Forgotten Treasures," and essay, “The Power of Music," were selected from thousands of entries as one of the top ten in each category in her grade division. These top ten students receive the honor of their poem or essay printed at the beginning of the anthology, and only one poem is printed on each page.

Morrow was in fourth grade and Ito was in sixth grade. Morrow received a $50 savings bond for her poem, and Ito received two $50 savings bonds for her poem and essay. Poems were selected for their literary merit, creativity, and social significance. To view Morrow's poem or Ito's poem and essay, go to the November Lake Union Herald issue online at www.lakeunionherald.org.

As teachers we realize all the extra effort to think and rethink, write and rewrite, edit and re-edit, was worthwhile when you see the students’ faces as they peer at the published poem or essay in the books. We thank God for our students at Terre Haute.

Bev Amlaner, Terre Haute Adventist School principal