Poet Spotlight

This section includes poems written by students who attend District 200 schools. Submissions are accepted during the school year only and must be mailed to:

Ben Peterselli
Wheaton North High School
c/o English Department
One Falcon Way
Wheaton, IL 60187

District 200 teachers may send submissions to Mr. Peterselli through the interschool mail. All submissions must list the school and grade of the poet, and must include the signed parent permission form found on this website.

Submissions will be judged by members of the committee or those designated by the committee. No submissions will be returned.

The Poems

The Sunset - By Abbie Johnson - Hawthrone Elementary School

Traveling - Hilary Grace Van Oss - Hawthorne Elementary School

A Recipe for a Bunny Sandwich - Beatriz Castillo - Hawthorne Elementary School

Haiku's from Madison Elementary School

Visit from the Cousins - By Dayna Christensen - Wheaton North High School

Undefined - By Stacy Van Loan - Edison Middle School

Summer Evening - By Jim Dunn - Wheaton North High School