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2025 Contest Winners

Youth Categories 

Art (Ages 0-9) 
1st – Mountain Gazing in the Sunset by Ailo Saari, Port Angeles 

Art (Ages 10-13) 
1st – Sunrise by Hoko Saari, Port Angeles 
2nd – September by Hoko Saari, Port Angeles 
3rd – shELFed by Valen Atwater, Port Angeles 

Art (Ages 14-17) 
1st – Clown Box by Michelangelo Frank-Barton, Port Angeles 
2nd – Water Lilies by Michelangelo Frank-Barton, Port Angeles 
3rd – Celestial Body by Michelangelo Frank-Barton, Port Angeles 

Writing (Ages 0-9) 
1st – Me and the Earth by Norah Armstrong, Sequim 
2nd – Waterfall by Harmony Tipton, Sequim 
3rd – My Little Cactus! by Norah Armstrong, Sequim 

Writing (Ages 10-13) 
1st – Calm Storm Acrostic by Hoko Saari, Port Angeles 
2nd – Autumn Fields by Hoko Saari, Port Angeles 
3rd – Heartache by Eleanor Mahaney, Port Angeles 

Writing (Ages 14-17) 
1st – The Feeling of Yellow by Emma Rhodes, Sequim 


Peninsula College Categories 

Art & Digital Art 
1st – Water Tower by Reign Mayhem, Port Angeles 
2nd – Face to Face by Colby Barker, Forks 
3rd – Looking into Thought (Self-Portrait) by Pema Hutter-Rennilson, Sequim 

Photography 
1st – Midnight Blooms by Patrick Singhose, Port Angeles 
2nd – Holiday Spins by Patrick Singhose, Port Angeles 
3rd – Reflections by Thomas Buscher, Sequim 

Writing 
1st – Raven Wings by Mary Hofer, Port Angeles 
2nd – Faded Crimson Strings by Javante Philips, Sequim 
3rd – She Became the Light by Sarah Robbins, Sequim 


Community Categories 

Art & Digital Art 
1st – Brazilian Dancer by Cyrrah Gunia, Port Angeles 
2nd – Whaler’s Moon by Jeffrey Mauger, Port Angeles 
3rd – Beach with Green by Wynelle Bridge, Sequim 

Photography 
1st – Nutcracker by Ernst Schafer, Port Angeles 
2nd – Call of the Wolf by Alajiah Estes, Forks 
3rd – Backlit Indian Plum by Mark Klinke, Carlsborg 

Poetry 
1st – Lüften by Anna Foster, Port Angeles 
2nd – Cutting My Daughter’s Hair by Katherine See Kennedy, Port Angeles 
3rd – Sentience by Eva McGinnis, Port Angeles 

Prose 
1st – Priscilla and the Cage-Free Bears by Linda B. Myers, Port Angeles 
2nd – Summer Nights by Chris Kleinfelter, Port Angeles 
3rd – Twin Fiddles by Stephen Workman, Port Angeles 

Music 
1st – Prairie Dog Town by Lake Lust, Port Angeles 
2nd – Meta for Us by Amelie Atwater, Port Angeles 
3rd – Eat the Rich by Malik and Zero Atwater, Port Angeles

About Tidepools

Tidepools is a student-run magazine celebrating the art, photography, poetry, short stories, and music created by the people of the North Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Published annually since 1964 by Peninsula College with support from the Associated Student Council, Peninsula Daily News, and The Buccaneer, Tidepools showcases the creativity and talent of our local community.


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