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:

Carmel High School
Pepper Christou • Hannah June Drew • Bentley Harrod
Maggie Holz • Nicoya Ibsen • Mariam Khalil• Jeane Kim
Yuridia Perez Paz • Jeraldin Guillen Perez • Namid Solano Ramirez
Kealani Marie Sagin• Emma Stiver • Elise Yi

Carmel Valley High School
Milo Wecker

North Salinas High School
Ashel K. Rosas Amaro • Sabina Amba • Mayte C. Garcia Miguel

Pacific Grove High School
Anna Freeman

Rancho San Juan High School
Anastasia Anaya • Edward Avila-Haro • Dolma Cervantes
Jewel Christine Coloma • Avan Angelo Kalstrom • Zabdiel Antonio Lopez
Pedro Orozco • Amelia Quintana • Valentina F. Villa Pyle 

Stevenson School
Ryan Chun • Natalie A. Freytes • Sienna Jade Webster
Alexander Willmann • Amy (Lining) You

York School
Emory Teta