Congratulations to all the winners of our 2019 Bookmark Design and Haiku Contest! 
 

We had such a great response to the contest this year, with hundreds of entries from all over the county. Below is a list of our 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Winners and Honorable Mentions in each grade level category; 2nd-3rd grade, 4th-5th grade, and 6th-8th grade. Grand Prize Winners received $50.00 and had their winning designs printed for their entire school and the Sonoma County Library, 2nd Place Winners received $25.00, 3rd Prize Winners received a $15.00 gift card to Copperfield's Bookstore, and Honorable Mentions received a $5.00 gift card to a local bakery; Criminal Baking Company, Della Fattoria, or Sebastopol Cookie Company. Winners were recognized at an awards reception at the Central Santa Rosa Branch of the Sonoma County Library on Monday, April 1, 2019. Click on each winner's name to see a picture of their bookmark design and read their haiku!  

2nd-3rd Grade Winners: 

• Grand Prize:  Rhiannon Pugh, Proctor Terrace Elementary School
• 2nd Place: Cecilia Dal Porto, Loma Vista Elementary School
• 3rd Place: Jeremy Munoz, Lincoln Elementary School
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Joel Camacho, Lincoln Elementary School
  • Ninel Ho, Loma Vista Elementary School
  • Arianna Simi, Madrone Elementary School
  • Ben Martin, McNear Elementary School
  • Aaliyah Armstrong, Proctor Terrace Elementary School
  • Connor Wall, Proctor Terrace Elementary School 
  • Tava Carilllo, Proctor Terrace Elementary School
  • Charlie Johnston, Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
     

4th-5th Grade Winners: 

• Grand Prize:  Ella Louden, Meadow Elementary School
• 2nd Place: Guadalupe Villagomez, RL Stevens Elementary School
• 3rd Place: Grace Rocco, Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Isla Hope Munoz Sutherland, Corona Creek Elementary School
  • Kimberly Avenando, Lincoln Elementary School
  • Jennifer Nguyen, RL Stevens Elementary School
  • Mina Phengaroune, RL Stevens Elementary School
  • Valeria Machuca, RL Stevens Elementary School
     

6th-8th Grade Winners: 

• Grand Prize: Cosmo Offenbach, Corona Creek Elementary School
• 2nd Place: Iara Valdez, Healdsburg Junior High
• 3rd Place: Alondra Florez, Healdsburg Junior High 
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Hailey Thistle, Healdsburg Junior High
  • Jocelyn Hernandez, Healdsburg Junior High
  • Julianna Bullwinkle, Healdsburg Junior High
  • Melisa Rodriguez Rojas, Healdsburg Junior High
  • Talise Kraft, Sebastopol Independent Charter School 
     

Grand Prize Winning Designs: 

Printed copies of Grand Prize winning bookmarks were distributed to the branches of the Sonoma County Regional Library in April 2019, and may be found, while supplies last, in the Children's Section Reference Desk. 

2nd-3rd Grade Winning Design, Rhiannon Pugh

4th-5th Grade Winning Design, Ella Louden

6th-8th Grade Winning Design, Cosmo Offenback

Thank you to the Sonoma County Regional Library and St. Joseph's Health Foundation for partnering with us and sponsoring our 2019 contest!