Many budding poets attend Bluffton Middle School.
Here's proof: The Anthology of Poetry, a forum recognizing writing excellence in students, recently announced the list of Bluffton seventh and eighth graders who have poems published in this year’s anthology, according to Robin Ault, middle school language arts teacher.
Bluffton students published in Anthology of Poetry booklet this year:
7th grade-
Miranda Briggs, Lillian Campbell, Baylor Garmatter, Brinkley Garmatter, Jillian Gregg, Erin Hotmire, Sidnie Koontz, Neil Metzger, Tucker Neff, Veronica Nelson, Annalise Nisly, Michael Oliphant, James O’Donnell, Jared Piercefield, Sam Pittsenbarger, Austin Reynolds, Raina Runk, Maria Spallinger, Zachary Taylor, and Lorryn Wingfield
8th grade-
Olivia Amstutz, Seth Andreas, Mason Ault, Raychel Avila, Drew Beck, Madeline Burghaze, Jaitlyn Clymer, Shane (Zach) Cornell, Kathleen Edelbrock, Bailey Edwards, Jacey Gardner, Autumn Gesler, Hailey Gregg.
Emma Klinger, Kailey Mault, Shyanne Mortimer, DeAndre Nassar, Morgan Nusbaum, Tanner Pinks, Katie Prater, Jacob Quick, Averey Rumer, Jordan Siefer, Ameiri Siferd, Amanda Speicher, Kylee Staley, Derek Swartzlander, Ben Theis, Kaitlin Thurmond, Chad Veit, Luke Young, Hannah Yost, Lily Shadle and Caitlyn Zimmerman
