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Lifting Student Voices:  HealthPoint’s 2025 Student Poetry Contest

Lifting Student Voices:  HealthPoint’s 2025 Student Poetry Contest

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Our 4th annual Student Poetry Contest is around the corner! The annual contest seeks to lift student voices and share creative expression within our communities. 

One or more poems may be featured in upcoming HealthPoint events, communications, the HealthPoint website, or social media! 

Submission Guidelines 

  • All high school students in the Renton School District, Highline Public Schools, and Federal Way Public Schools are eligible to participate. 

  • Poems must be submitted using the online form using the QR code (available April 1st.)

  • Poems must be created by the student/original author and unpublished (A.I. generated not accepted). 

  • (optional) Writing Prompt Ideas

             - Write an ode to a place or time (past, present or future)

             - I opened the door to ______

Check out the videos of previous contest speakers, Juan and Cora sharing their poetry below.

Submissions will be accepted from April 1, 2024 thru April 30, 2025

Submissions will be sent using the QR code (available April 1st). Physical submissions will not be accepted. Winners will be announced on June 1, 2025.

Prizes include (Visa gift card):
1st place ~ $100 giftcard
2nd place ~ $75 giftcard
3rd place ~ $50 giftcard

Questions? Email us at Development@healthpointchc.org