To celebrate National Poetry Day 2013, Clyde Valley High held a poetry competition for S1 pupils. This year National Poetry Day was sponsored by Scottish Water. Unsurprisingly, the theme for the competition was ‘Water’.

During library period, each S1 English class discussed poetry techniques, the theme of water and listened to a recording of poet, Diana Hendry, reciting, “What is the Pond Doing?” Pupils were then set the task of writing their own Water poem.

The standard of work was exceptionally high and the two most descriptive and imaginative poems from each S1 English class were chosen, to be judged by Mrs Lesley-Anne Cimmino, Acting Principal Teacher of English.  Mrs Cimmino chose Iona Orr’s poem as the very deserving, winner. For her book prize, Iona requested a copy of the latest edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’.

Very deserving runners-up were: Elizabeth Hendrie 1C2, Shannon Sirrell 1C1, Lewis O’Neill 1C1, David Kennedy 1S1, Jade Purcell 1S1, Amy Stewart 1H1 and Porsha Fitzpatrick 1H1

Iona Orr, winner of the S1 ‘Water’ poetry competition with her prize, ‘Harry Potter’ novel.