2018 Competition
The Kappy Family Anne Frank Art & Writing Competition was open to all 9th-12th graders in Oakland and Macomb County.
A big thank you to everyone who entered the competition. We had over 175 entries!
The award ceremony and gallery opening were held on May 17 at 7:00 PM.
See the dropdown menu below for categories, winners, and honorable mentions.
To view the winning pieces, click on the title. Honorable Mentions are not available to view.
For the 2017 Competition, please visit the 2017 Competition page.
For the 2019 Competition, please visit the 2019 Competition page.
Theme
The Power of Hope
Prompt
“Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”
– Anne Frank
Winners & Honorable Mentions
1st Place Drawing
Paola Barraza | 12th Grade | Rochester High School
2nd Place Drawing
Abdullah Swain | 12th Grade | Adlai E. Stevenson High School
3rd Place Drawing
Lydia Aguirre | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
Honorable Mention Drawings
Jiahui Du | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
Cole Eller | 11th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
Justin Hakim | 12th Grade | Adlai E. Stevenson High School
1st Place Painting
Nick Daniel | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
2nd Place Painting
Annabel Philp | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
3rd Place Painting
Olivia Barone | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
Honorable Mention Paintings
Jingxin Cao | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
Sofia Mellado | 11th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
Andrea Ouellette | 9th Grade | Harrison High School
Racquel Williams | 12th Grade | Adlai E. Stevenson High School
1st Place Photo
Melissa Schmanek | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
2nd Place Photo
Keya Chinnam | 11th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
3rd Place Photo
Chloe Kiriluk | 10th Grade | Detroit Country Day School
Honorable Mention Photos
Tabitha Balmus | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
Morgan Lowe | 11th Grade | Mercy High School
Maria Perez Cuellar | 9th Grade | Rochester High School
Jeein Shim | 12th Grade | Stoney Creek High School
1st Place Fiction
Margaret Kase | 9th Grade | Marian High School
2nd Place Fiction
Ari Levi | 12th Grade | Mesivta of West Bloomfield
3rd Place Fiction
Hannah Wise | 9th Grade | Roeper School
Honorable Mentions Fiction
Shlomo Levi | 9th Grade | Mesivta of West Bloomfield
Adi Siegmann | 12th Grade| Bloomfield Hills High School
Ashley Thornell | 11th Grade | Walled Lake Northern High School
Vaishnavi Vemuri | 9th Grade | North Farmington High School
1st Place Non-Fiction
Joshua Aguis | 11th Grade | Walled Lake Northern High School
2nd Place Non-Fiction
Jessica Dillon | 11th Grade | Mercy High School
3rd Place Non-Fiction
Anastacia Gusikhin | 11th Grade | Walled Lake Northern High School
Honorable Mentions Non-Fiction
Bianca Desai | 11th Grade | Detroit Country Day School
Kalyn Fuelling | 11th Grade | Walled Lake Northern High School
Eden Gilan | 12th Grade | Frankel Jewish Academy
Areeba Maysun | 11th Grade | Walled Lake Northern High School
1st Place Poetry
Ella Appleyard | 10th Grade | Wylie E. Groves High School
2nd Place Poetry
Shanmin Sultana | 12th Grade | International Academy East
3rd Place Poetry
Reese Faunt | 10th Grade | Mercy High School
Honorable Mentions Poetry
Brooklynne Bates | 10th Grade | Mercy High School
Daniel Forta | 12th Grade | Mesivta of West Bloomfield
Juliette Quenioux | 9th Grade | North Farmington High School
Nudar Shabil | 9th Grade | International Academy East