The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the winners of the
2025 Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts Monterey County High School Poetry Awards:

Alisal High School
Jennifer Yuridia Martinez Basurto
Lizbeth Gonzalez  • Yoselin Lopez • Joshua Navidad
Gabino Perez • Roberto Saldana

Carmel High School
Daniel Bodensteiner • Asia Bonney
Aaron Bonynge • Margaux Dubrana-Lehmkuhl • Brianna Glass
Ava Martin • Tullah McColl • Rainn Nachbar • Dana Pfeiffer
Lily Phillips • Christian Tringal • Minna Trokel
Lola Voss • Devon Wells

Everett Alvarez High School
Melissa Enciso • Yaretzi Guerrero Verduzco

North Salinas High School
Alina Milet Alvarez Lepe

Pacific Grove High School
Maram Haddad • Ishani Chowdhury

Palma High School
Gina Alvarez Owen Mazzuca

Rancho San Juan High School
Christian Pimentel

Stevenson School
Emma Venkat

York School
Sky Brown • Dylan Huffman • Jordan Jones