Scholarships | Bob Schulze Poetry Contest

Thanks to the generosity of community members dedicated to the scholastic development of area students, scholarship funds have been established to help local students continue their education and expand their talents and dreams.

Congratulations to the 2008 Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation scholarship recipients:

Amy Elizabeth Kelbel Scholarship - $500

     Mark Wilhelm (Petoskey High School)

Anna Funk Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,000

     Richard Allen (Harbor Springs High School)

Baiardi Family Foundation Scholarship Fund - $2,000 each

     Jacob Compton (Harbor Springs High School)

     Timothy Godfrey (Petoskey High School)

     Derek Henning (Petoskey High School)

     Joshua Lycka (Petoskey High School)

     Erin Malone (Harbor Springs High School)

Barry Potter/HOPE Scholarship Fund - $500 each

      Kelsey Kirsch (Pellston High School)

      Jacob Campeau (Pellston High School)

Bay Harbor Foundation Scholarship Fund - $500

     Joshua Lycka (Petoskey High School)

C. W. McClellan Scholarship Fund - $500

     Jacob Compton (Harbor Springs High School)

Thomas Dale Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund - $500

     Jennifer Hofbauer (Littlefield High School)

Janet and Richard Gorman Scholarship Fund - $1,000

     Kyle Tauzer (Petoskey High School)

Jennifer A. Kullik Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,000

     Derek Henning (Petoskey High School)

Little Traverse Association of Home Builders Building Industry Career Scholarship Fund - $500

     Thomas Loomis (Littlefield High School)

Mary McClutchey Amacher Scholarship Fund - $500

     Justin Litzner (Pellston High School)

Olofsson Family Scholarship Fund - $2,000

     Robert Cieslak (Pellston High School)

Paul and Mary Smarks Scholarship Fund - $1,000

     Justin Litzner (Pellston High School)

 

The Annual Bob Schulze Poetry Contest

Bob Schulze was a long-time summer resident of the area north of Harbor Springs who loved the woods and the beach, and loved to write poetry. As a boy in Springfield, Illinois, Bob won a writing prize that sparked his lifetime interest in writing.

The Schulze family decided to use funds given for Bob’s memorial to start a poetry prize open to youngsters of middle school age, whether in the local Emmet County schools, home school or summer visitors. The grand prize for the winning entry is $100. In addition, there are prizes for winning entries from each participating middle school and from the Emmet County libraries. An advisory committee made up of members selected by the Schulze family will choose the winning entries.

The deadline for entries in the Ninth Annual Bob Schulze Poetry Contest will be sometime in November 2008.  

Here are the results from the Eighth Annual Bob Schulze Poetry Contest.  We received 110 poems in November, 2007 from six Emmet County middle schools.  Every student who entered the contest should be contratulated for their effort!! 

Grand Prize

Katerina Crowley, St. Francis Xavier School

"Butterflies are Delicate Flowers" (click on the title to read the poem)

Runner Up Awards

Brent Bennington, Pellston Middle School
“Dampness of The Soul”

Sam Dart, Harbor Springs Middle School
“The Jolly Roger”

Megan Keller, Petoskey Middle School
“Stream”

Logan Kleinhenz, Harbor Light Christian School
“My Secret Utopia”

Becca Lynn, Littlefield Middle School
“Summer Is”

Reilly Philliben, St. Francis Xavier School                  "Shadows"

Honorable Mention Awards

Courtney Blair, Harbor Light Christian School
“My Most Memorable Winter Ever”

Glory Rice, Harbor Light Christian School
“Winter Freeze”

Hannah Smith, Harbor Light Christian School
“My Horse and I”

Kaitlyn Alessi, Harbor Springs Middle School
“Black-eyed Susan Stands Alone”

Skyler Benn, Harbor Springs Middle School
“My House”

Caitlyn Byron, Harbor Springs Middle School
“My Cage”

Calvin Episcopo, Harbor Springs Middle School
“Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup”

Selena Muscat, Harbor Springs Middle School
“Middle School”

Jamie Peterson, Pellston Middle School
“Birds of the Night”

Mitchell Barrows, Petoskey Middle School
“The Lake House”

Rachel Brilinski, Petoskey Middle School
“Life”

Ivy Carpenter, Petoskey Middle School                                 "Deep, Dark, Silky Chocolate"

Dana Reynolds, Petoskey Middle School                          "Torn Between Love and Life"

Kelly Ronquist, Petoskey Middle School                      "Bubble"

Jana Tahtinen, Petoskey Middle School             "Remembering"

Emily Eberhart, St. Francis Xavier                                  "Time"

Graham Hooley, St. Francis Xavier                             "School"

Tyler Rasmussen, St. Francis Xavier                                 "My Little Brother"

Grabrielle Vandenbrink, St. Francis Xavier                  "Memory of Pictures"

Mary Kate Winn, St. Francis Xavier                                 "The Noble Nighttime"

Congratulations to all and thank you to St. Francis Xavier for hosting the award ceremony this year!