Project Description

2003 Diamond Winners

11th Annual Diamond Day – March 8, 2003

Orange County,
California

Grade 1-5 Category

Aris Simsarian

My mom is like jewels glimmering through the night sky
Her eyes sparkle like rain dropping from the clouds
I love you mom, all the time

  • Grade: 2
  • School: De Portola Elementary
  • School City: Mission Viejo, CA
  • Diamond Teacher: Kathy Moon
  • Diamond Mom: Anne Marie

Orange County,
California

Grade 6-12 Category

Logan Cluttey

Essence of happiness in this gray world.
She taught me to respect life,
while leaving my footprint.
But in comparison,
mine are as oarstrokes
upon the water.

  • Grade: 8
  • School: Las Flores Intermediate
  • School City: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
  • Diamond Teacher: Laurie Cummings
  • Diamond Mom: Carole

SOUTH CAROLINA

National Winner

Travis Dziad

My mother – a rock, silent and firm
My mother – a river, peaceful and calm
Mother – the sun, warm and loving
She is the greatest wonder of creation

  • Grade: 6
  • School: St. Marys
  • School City: Greenville, SC
  • Diamond Teacher: Gina Carter
  • Diamond Mom: Denise