WordSmith 2016 Results Seventh Grade First Place: Dinah Patt, White Station Middle School Second Place: Baridakara Meneh, Colonial Middle School Third Place: Kendall Smith, Westminster Academy Honorable Mention: Eryn Cohn, Snowden School Honorable Mention: Emlyn Polatty, White Station Middle School First Place: Grace Ellsworth, Hutchison School Second Place: Ragen Morris, Fayette Academy Third Place: Karis Pepke, St. Agnes Academy Honorable Mention: Kortni Owens, Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Honorable Mention: Dinah Patt, White Station Middle School First Place: Dinah Patt, White Station Middle School Second Place: Kendall Smith, Westminster Academy Third Place: Emlyn Polatty, White Station Middle School Honorable Mention: Ragen Morris, Fayette Academy Honorable Mention: Matt Ireland, St. Dominic School First Place: Emlyn Polatty, White Station Middle School Second Place: Kendall Smith, Westminster Academy Third Place: Baridakara Meneh, Colonial Middle School Honorable Mention: Dinah Patt, White Station Middle School 1
Eighth Grade First Place: MeiMei Gray, Collierville Middle School Second Place: Anna Hudson, Collierville Middle School Third Place: Ruth Ellen Berry, St. Agnes Academy Honorable Mention: Sarah Gentry, Westminster Academy Honorable Mention: Alyssa Williams, St. Francis of Assisi School First Place: Janey Kelley, Colonial Middle School Second Place: MeiMei Gray, Collierville Middle School Third Place: Annie Leow, White Station Middle School Honorable Mention: Sarah Ding, White Station Middle School Honorable Mention: Sarah Gentry, Westminster Academy First Place: Jacob Ross, St. Dominic School Second Place: MeiMei Gray, Collierville Middle School Third Place: Denise Geronimo, St. Agnes Academy Honorable Mention: Ruth Ellen Berry, St. Agnes Academy Honorable Mention: Maya Strong, Snowden School First Place: Alyssa Williams, St. Francis of Assisi School Second Place: Ruth Ellen Berry, St. Agnes Academy Third Place: Denise Geronimo, St. Agnes Academy Honorable Mention: Annie Leow, White Station Middle School Honorable Mention: Janay Kelley, Colonial Middle School 2
Ninth Grade First Place: Jori Meyers, Memphis University School Second Place: Jake Manuel, Houston High School Third Place: David Lee, Germantown High School Honorable Mention: Kyla Settle-Jones, Germantown High School Honorable Mention: Mackiah Hoff, Hutchison School First Place: Paige Champlin, Hutchison School Second Place: Jake Manuel, Houston High School Third Place: Taylor Elliot, Briarcrest Christian School Honorable Mention: Gibby Fakes, Westminster Academy Honorable Mention: Elaine Fu, Houston High School First Place: Mackiah Hoff, Hutchison School Second Place: David Lee, Germantown High School Third Place: Taylor Elliot, Briarcrest Christian School Honorable Mention: Shridhar Athinarayanan, White Station High School Honorable Mention: Elaine Fu, Houston High School First Place: Elaine Fu, Houston High School Second Place: Kyla Settle-Jones, Germantown High School Third Place: Mackiah Hoff, Hutchison School Honorable Mention: Gibby Fakes, Westminster Academy Honorable Mention: Jori Meyers, Memphis University School 3
Tenth Grade First Place: Katie Williamson, Collierville High School Second Place: Lucas Davis, Lausanne Collegiate School Third Place: Lucy Jones, Westminster Academy Honorable Mention: Jimmy Donlon, White Station High School Honorable Mention: Lilac Ding, Briarcrest Christian School First Place: Lucy Jones, Westminster Academy Second Place: Lilly He, Houston High School Third Place: Katie Williamson, Collierville High School Honorable Mention: Charlie Evans, Memphis University School First Place: Sophie Tusant, Westminster Academy Second Place: Lucy Jones, Westminster Academy Third Place: Lilac Ding, Briarcrest Christian School Honorable Mention: Katie Williamson, Collierville High First Place: Sophie Tusant, Westminster Academy Second Place: Charlie Evans, Memphis University School Third Place: Lilly He, Houston High School Honorable Mention: Jimmy Donlon, White Station High School Honorable Mention: Katie Williamson, Collierville High School 4
Eleventh Grade First Place: Jennifer Xiao, White Station High School Second Place: Emily Jordan, Westminster Academy Third Place: Bailee Ross, Briarcrest Christian School Honorable Mention: Pauline Mireles, Germantown High School Honorable Mention: Ara Hanissian, Lausanne Collegiate School First Place: Essence Davis, St. George s Independent School Second Place: Emily Jordan, Westminster Academy Third Place: Pauline Mireles, Germantown High School Honorable Mention: Lizzie Mulhearn, Central High School Honorable Mention: Bailee Ross, Briarcrest Christian School First Place: Xiya Wu, White Station High School Second Place: Charles Washington, Ridgeway High School Third Place: Amelia Baran, Houston High School Honorable Mention: Bailee Ross, Briarcrest Christian School Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Lee, Germantown High School First Place: Emily Jordan, Westminster Academy Second Place: Charles Washington, Ridgeway High School Third Place: Jennifer Xiao, White Station High School Honorable Mention: Pauline Mireles, Germantown High School Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Lee, Germantown High School 5
Twelfth Grade First Place: Kira Tucker, Central High School Second Place: Jessica Celmer, Fayette Academy Third Place: Meg Jerit, St. Agnes Academy Honorable Mention: Kiona Stacy, Collierville High School First Place: Joi-Michelle Rhodes, White Station High School Second Place: Meg Jerit, St. Agnes Academy Third Place: Jessica Celmer, Fayette Academy Honorable Mention: Sneha Mittal, Collierville High School Honorable Mention: Karen Candia, Immaculate Conception Cathedral School First Place: Evan Coburn, Central High School Second Place: Julia Swain, Arlington High School Third Place: John Garrett, Westminster Academy Honorable Mention: Meg Jerit, St. Agnes Academy Honorable Mention: Megan Ware, Germantown High School First Place: Kira Tucker, Central High School Second Place: Joi-Michelle Rhodes, White Station High School Third Place: Kiona Stacy, Collierville High School Honorable Mention: Sneha Mittal, Collierville High School Honorable Mention: Evan Coburn, Central High School 6
Medal Winners Seventh Grade Gold: Dinah Patt, White Station Middle School Gold: Emlyn Polatty, White Station Middle School Gold: Kendall Smith, Westminster Academy Silver: Baridakara Meneh, Colonial Middle School Bronze: Grace Ellsworth, Hutchison School Eighth Grade Gold: MeiMei Gray, Collierville Middle School Silver: Ruth Ellen Berry, St. Agnes Academy Silver: Alyssa Williams, St. Francis of Assisi School Bronze: Janey Kelley, Colonial Middle School Ninth Grade Gold: Elaine Fu, Houston High School Silver: Mackiah Hoff, Hutchison School Bronze: Kyla Settle-Jones, Germantown High School Tenth Grade Gold: Sophie Tusant, Westminster Academy Silver: Lucy Jones, Westminster Academy Silver: Katie Williamson, Collierville High School Bronze: Charlie Evans, Memphis University School Bronze: Lilly He, Houston High School Eleventh Grade Gold: Emily Jordan, Westminster Academy Silver: Charles Washington, Ridgeway High School Bronze: Jennifer Xiao, White Station High School Twelfth Grade Gold: Kira Tucker, Central High School Silver: Joi-Michelle Rhodes, White Station High School Bronze: Evan Coburn, Central High School Bronze: Meg Jerit, St. Agnes Academy 7
School Trophy Winners Seventh Grade First Place: White Station Middle School Second Place: Westminster Academy Third Place: Colonial Middle School Eighth Grade First Place: St. Agnes Academy Second Place: Collierville Middle School Third Place: St. Francis of Assisi School Ninth Grade First Place: Houston High School Second Place: Hutchison School Third Place: Germantown High School WordSmith Writing Olympics 2016 Tenth Grade First Place: Westminster Academy Second Place: Collierville High School Third Place: Memphis University School and Houston High School (tie) Eleventh Grade First Place: Westminster Academy Second Place: White Station High School and Briarcrest Christian School (tie) Third Place: Ridgeway High School and Germantown High School (tie) Twelfth Grade First Place: Central High School Second Place: White Station High School Third Place: Collierville High School 8