April 2024 Winners
This month, we asked youth to show us how they cope when life gets tough, and how they deal with setbacks or keep hope alive when things look dark.
Hope and Justice
Forgive Yourself
Hope’s Impact
My submission is a poem focused on hope and its impact on the soul, or mental health. It has the purpose of spreading why hope is important and why others ...
Anxiety
I struggle with anxiety almost everyday and its changes my life style and how I view other people and myself.I always had anxiety since I was young and it effects ...
Little Dogs
Content Warning: This piece includes references to neglect and abuse of animals. I wrote a poem about hope.
Little Things
Content Warning: This artwork contains potentially triggering images that may evoke strong emotional responses or discomfort. “Little Things is meant to be a visceral representation of one’s darkest moment contradicted ...
April Monthly Prompt – High School
Self Reflection.
This piece is about the importance of self reflection, and how it can even be therapeutic at times. Whenever I am braving a difficult time it can be really refreshing ...
Illuminating Hope in the Shadows
This piece serves as a visual reminder inspiring viewers to find hope even in the darkest moments and encouraging them to reflect on their experiences. It invites them to embrace ...
Find It
I wrote a poem about Hope.
Finding Strength
My poem paints a picture of finding refuge in nature’s embrace, seeking solace beneath the starry sky, losing oneself in the world of literature, and finding comfort in the arms ...
Headspace Habits
I wrote a poem about feeling isolated but remaining hopeful.
Turning the Page
We want viewers to be able to relate to the film, but our true goal was to share and express the feeling of overcoming a hard time in life and ...
April Monthly Prompt – Middle School
Happier
The drawing is about how I cope with stress and life’s dilemmas – by listening to music, drawing, and seeing the beauty of nature. With all of these combined, the ...
Talk to someone when needed
It helps students reach out to other students or someone they trust to be able to talk about their feelings or something there struggling with so they don’t have to ...
Anchors
Anchors come in different shapes and sizes. Your anchor might not be the same as someone else’s, but that doesn’t matter – if it makes you happy, it’s for you. ...
What gives me hope
My entry has to do which what gives me hope in life, so I did a poem on how playing softball and being with friends and family help me when ...
James’s helping hands
My piece is about James finding a place were he can express himself and feel safe and comfortable.
My Escape From Stress
This entry is an essay about someone who helps me come back to earth when I am upset. Writing this was a way to express gratitude for my best friend.