Greenwich Education Group, The Arch Street Teen Center Announce 2015 Poetry Contest to Encourage Student Creativity

Greenwich Education Group (GEG) and The Arch Street Teen Center are celebrating National Poetry Month by looking for emerging poets. Their Poetry Contest is aimed at high school students in grades 9 – 12.

Student poets may submit one original poem, of no more than 20 lines, accompanied by a completed entry form. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, April 20, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. Poems will be judged for originality, creativity and artistic quality. There are no entry fees, and no purchase is required. Amazon gift cards for $200, $100 and $50 will be awarded for first, second and third place winners.

Winners will be announced no later than May 15, 2015 and they will notified by phone or email. The winners and their poems will be published on GEG and Arch Street’s websites. Winners will be invited to read their poems at The Greenwich Grind Coffee House at Arch Street on May 21, 2015.

“Our 2nd Annual Poetry Contest, in honor of National Poetry Month, offers our community a welcome opportunity to celebrate not only the joy of words, but the talents of our young people,” explained Kate Guthrie, Director of Academic Services of Greenwich Education Group. “Last year’s entries were impressive not only for their creativity, but for the wide variety in expression taken by the students.”

Last years winners were: First place, Jo DeWaal, now a Greenwich Academy sophomore, for Crescendo; second place, current Greenwich Academy senior, Jordyn Young, for What Could Be; third place, Brittany Loveless, current Greenwich High School junior, for A Difference, A Miss.

The 2014 winning entries are posted on the Greenwich Education Group website under Poetry Contest 2014.

Greenwich Education Group has proudly partnered with Arch Street Greenwich Teen Center in sponsoring this year’s contest. Arch Street is a drug- and alcohol-free center offering programs for 6th through 12th graders, as well as special speaker events for Greenwich’s parent community.

Kyle Silver, Executive Director of Arch Street, said “Coffee shops and poetry have gone together for decades. We are always looking for new activities for our students and the Poetry Contest seemed like a natural fit for Arch Street’s newly opened Greenwich Grind Coffee Shop. We are thrilled to have the contest winners read their poems there in May.”

For more information, official contest rules and to enter the contest, please visit www.greenwichedgroup.com.

About Greenwich Education Group

Greenwich Education Group is a multi-division organization focusing on every facet of a child’s academic development and success. Our divisions include academic tutoring - in-home and at the center, standardized test preparation, education consulting, specialized learning services, transition programs and three accredited schools which focus on the special needs of their student populations: Beacon, Pinnacle, and the Spire School. Our curricula and teaching methods are as varied as our student body. Our philosophy of individualized instruction targets each student’s strengths and needs. Learn more about our programs at www.greenwichedgroup.com.

About Arch Street

Arch Street is the longest-running teen center in America, providing a drug- and alcohol-free environment, where teens can initiate and organize activities that improve their social lives and provide leadership and community service. Arch Street is a Connecticut 501 (c) 3 non-profit entity, which is completely privately funded. We are grateful to all of the Arch Street friends, supporters, and students who help make our program a success. For more information, visit www.ArchStreet.org.

Contact

Sue Rogers, Director of Marketing, at srogers@greenwichedgroup.com.