2020 Eberhart Night of Poetry Contest winners announced

The 2020 Eberhart Night of Poetry was not able to be held in a face-to-face setting this year, but a virtual celebration has been made.  All 22 finalists made clips of themselves reading their poems and these were put together into a video celebration.  This celebration can be found on the Austin Public Schools webpage at www.austin.k12.mn.us  The video is posted on the main page and can be accessed by all. 

 All 22 finalists receive a book of poetry courtesy of The Friends of the Library.  One winner from each building will also receive a cash prize from an endowment the children of Richard Eberhart have established.  This year’s building winners were: 

·         Woodson Kindergarten Center—Emmaline Dundas (Kindergartner) 

·         Banfield Elementary School—Charlotte Bliese (4^th grader) 

·         Neveln Elementary School—Sawyer Loucks (3^rd grader) 

·         Southgate Elementary School—Sophie Kaercher (4^th grader) 

·         Sumner Elementary School—Jacqui Delgadillo (4^th grader) 

·         I.J. Holton Intermediate School—Pleh Meh (5^th grader) 

·         Ellis Middle School—Nadia Hummel (7^th grader) 

·         Austin High School—Wren Clinefelter (11^th grader)