The Poetry contest winners are adult
students Kenneth Freeman, who placed first in the nation and David
Templeton, who placed second.
Placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Poster
/Mixed Media category are adult students Tim Church, Jerome Johnson
and Dante Anderson.
Every student from kindergarten through adult who
are enrolled in public, private and parochial schools in states
with participating National Career Development Month are qualified
to enter the competition.
According to Oklahoma's contest coordinator, Career
Information Specialist Janet Hawkins at the Oklahoma Department
of CareerTech, this year's theme was "One World, Many Cultures,
Many Careers."
To read all of the winning poems online, go to http://www.ncda.org.
In the search box type "Contest." Select the "Complete
Story" for Poetry and then select the winner's name.
The winning
entries will be displayed at the Global Conference in Seattle,
WA on July 6-8. |

Contest winners, standing L to r, David Templeton, Tim Church,
and Jerome Johnson. |