Bellevue Woman’s Club awards Poetry and Short Story Certificates


Bellevue Woman’s Club awards Poetry and Short Story Certificates



Winners in the annual Bellevue Woman’s Club poetry and short story competition were awarded their first, second and third place certificates and cash awards on May 12, 2009. Students from this year’s participating schools wrote their own poetry and short stories and submitted them in March for judging by the club, and also by the Greater Federation of Women’s Clubs Music City District (GFWC), and the Tennessee Federation of GFWC.

This year’s participating schools included Brookmeade Elementary, Gower Elementary, Nashville Christian School and St. Henry Catholic School. Parents and teachers were on hand for the ceremony. Each winner read their entries before nearly 75 guests at Bellevue Presbyterian Church.

Winners in the poetry competition in Division 1 were Karen Montesinos, 1st place, and Gabrielle Follis, 2nd place, both from Brookmeade Elementary. Karen Montesinos also received a 4th place award from the GFWC Music City District. Division 2 poetry winners were Ethan Tune 1st place, and Junji Patel 2nd place, both from Brookmeade Elementary. In Division 3, winners were Christine Joy, 1st place, St. Henry Catholic School, Mary Grace Wilson, 2nd place, St. Henry, and 3rd place, Addie Dillon-Curtis of Nashville Christian School. Addie Dillon-Curtis also received a 4th place award from the GFWC Music City District.

Short story winners in Division 1 were Ryan Barns, 1st place, Brookmeade Elementary, who also received a 4th place award from the GFWC Music City District; Ileana McDonald, 2nd place, Brookmeade Elementary, and Mairona Matisinhe 3rd place, Brookmeade Elementary. Mairona also received a 1st place award from the GFWC Music City District, and a 2nd place award from the Tennessee Federation.

Division 2 short story winners were Allison Chasse, 1st place, Gower Elementary, who also received a 4th place award from the GFWC Music City District; Brianna Biggs, 2nd place, Gower Elementary, who also received a 2nd place award from the GFWC Music City District; and Huda Zein-Sabatto, 3rd place, Gower Elementary.

Stephanie Raymond, St. Henry Catholic School took 1st place honors in Division 3, short story category, with a 2nd place award from the GFWC Music City District.