Shorecrest student awarded Honorable Mention in Poetry Month contest

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council announced the winners of its fourth annual Poetry Month Celebration. Edmonds residents swept first place honors in the both the Adult and Student categories. First place honors in the Adult Division went to Monda Van Hollebeke of Edmonds for her poem "Homeless Man on the Avenue" and first place in the Student Division went to Emma Spence of Edmonds Woodway High School for her poem "Her Garden."

An Honorable Mention in the Student Division went to Shorecrest 10th grader Anya Bychkova for "Pieces."

Winners read their pieces at a celebration at Third Place Commons on April 27.