2025 ARCHDIOCESAN MIDDLE SCHOOL SACRED POETRY CONTEST

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Catholic Literary Arts Announces the
2025 Winners of the
Archdiocesan Middle School Sacred Poetry Contest

Catholic Literary Arts is pleased to announce the outstanding students whose work has earned them the distinction of being winners in the 2025 Archdiocesan Middle School Sacred Poetry Contest.

Chosen from over a thousand entries, these poems display a high level of craftsmanship and a unique vision.

These poets, while young in their careers, have used their skill with words to express their love of Our Savior Jesus Christ as The Divine Mercy.

All the winners are to be congratulated and celebrated, as well as the other finalists who have reached high levels of artistry to reveal sacred truths.

Please register here to attend the Awards Ceremony on April 2, 2025, at St. Thomas University, Houston, Texas at the Cullen Auditorium, nine a.m. Registration will help us plan a reception after the reading.

Sixth Grade Winners

  • First Place: Katherine Tse, St. Francis de Sales

  • Second Place: Kalina Dementyev, St. Theresa-Sugar Land; Avery Martinez Roman, St. Anne Tomball

  • Third Place: Anthony d’Souza, St. Anne Tomball; Third Place: Josslyn Leigh, St. Francis de Sales; Third Place: Madelyn Simpson, St. Vincent de Paul

  • Honorable Mention: Valerie Bergmann, Hailey Bloom, Sidney Edmond, Stella Feldman, Dylan Reyes Coronel, St. Anne Tomball

Seventh Grade Winners

  • First Place: McKenna Mouton, St. Thomas More

  • Second Place: Victoria Dinh, St. Francis de Sales

  • Third Place: Cristiano Garcia, St. Thomas More; Alice Harmon, St. Theresa-Sugar Land

  • Honorable Mention: Ashley Erickson, Sacred Heart-Conroe; Daniel Garcia-Prats, St. Laurence; Gabriela Hernandez, Resurrection; Sara Mantilla, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; Sophia Pe, St. Vincent de Paul

Eighth Grade Winners

  • First Place: Caroline Gonzalez-Alba, St. Anthony of Padua

  • Second Place: Caroline Kohl, St. Ambrose

  • Third Place: Joshua Michalski, St. Theresa-Sugar Land; Maxim Quintanilla, St. Vincent de Paul

  • Honorable Mention: Christopher Gonzalez, St. Ambrose; Mallory Kimble, St. Francis de Sales; Mary Etta Maguire, St. Vincent de Paul; Tiffany Morgado, Christ the Redeemer

Catholic Literary Arts Announces the
2025 Finalists of the
Archdiocesan Middle School Sacred Poetry Contest

Each year Catholic Literary Arts is pleased to announce the outstanding students whose work earns them the distinction of being finalists in the Archdiocesan Middle School Sacred Poetry Contest.

Chosen from over a thousand entries, these poems display a high level of craftsmanship, a unique vision, and artistry with words.

It is a high honor to be chosen as a finalist in a literary contest.  Judges have spent hours carefully selecting these finalists. These writers, who are young in their careers, have used their skill with words to express their love of Our Savior Jesus Christ as The Divine Mercy. All of the finalists are to be congratulated and celebrated, as well as the other contestants who have reached high levels of artistry and vision of sacred truths.

The winners of first, second, third prizes and honorable mentions will be chosen from this extraordinary group of 2025 finalists.

Sixth Grade Finalists

  • St. Anne Catholic School-Tomball: Stella Feldman, Avery Martinez-Roman, Dylan Nguyen, Haley O. Thomas, Valerie Bergmann, Hailey Bloom, Sidney Edmond, Dylan Reyes Coronel, Anthony d'Souza

  • St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School: Emily Curtin,

  • St. Francis de Sales Catholic School: Josslyn Leigh, Katherine Tse, Sofia Velasquez

  • St. Michael Catholic School: Nicholas Nowak

  • St. Theresa Catholic School-Sugar Land: Kalina Dementyev, Daniel Bilano

  • St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School: Madelyn Simpson

Seventh Grade Finalists

  • Resurrection Catholic School: Gabriela Hernandez

  • Sacred Heart Catholic School-Conroe: Ashley Erickson

  • Christ the Redeemer Catholic School: Michael Muraski

  • St. Ambrose Catholic School: Addisyn Ramirez

  • St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School: Natalie Bartsch

  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School: Sara Mantilla

  • St. Francis de Sales Catholic School: Victoria Dinh

  • St. Laurence Catholic School: Daniel Garcia-Prats, Lila Lacy, Catherine Waldron

  • St. Michael Catholic School: Victoria Marquez

  • St. Theresa Catholic School-Sugar Land: Alice Harmon

  • St. Thomas More Parish School: Cristiano Garcia, McKenna Mouton

  • St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School: Sophia Pe, Ava Terwelp

Eighth Grade Finalists

  • Christ the Redeemer Catholic School: Tiffany Morgado, Kylie Muldoon, William Sansbury

  • St. Ambrose Catholic School: Mary Dykhuizen, Christopher Gonzalez, Caroline Kohl

  • St. Anne Catholic School-Tomball: Kathryn McCollor

  • St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School: Caroline Gonzalez-Alba

  • St. Francis de Sales Catholic School: Mallory Kimble

  • St. Laurence Catholic School: Luca Marino, Jonas Mendoza

  • St. Martha Catholic School: Isabella Flores

  • St. Theresa Catholic School-Sugar Land: Ajay Cheema, Joshua Michalski

  • St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School: Francesca Brioso, Mary Etta Maguire, Maxim Quintanilla