The following students were honored in “Voices of Compton,” a literary and art journal published by the Compton Educational Center.

Essays:
1st Prize — Aaron Williams for "Is Compton Really All
That Bad?"
2nd Prize — Stephanie Bentley for "African Dance
Circle."
3rd Prize — Raymond Ventura for "Compton: The
Perspective."
Honorable Mention: David Richardson for “Man-child:
My Experience,” Jasmin Espejo for "Have You Seen the
Peaceful Side of America?" and Rodney Bunkley for
"Poverty: My Experience."

Painting:
1st Prize — Tyler Sims for "Black on Both Sides, Plus
Brown: Portrait of Mos Def."
2nd Prize — Daniel Felix for "Felix" and Nancy Silva for
"Herminia."
3rd Prize — Alicia Gonzalez for "DD" and Luciano
Duran for "Untitled."

Sketches:
1st Prize — Jennifer Deese for "Jesus."
2nd Prize — Tony McGee for "Untitled."
3rd Prize — Tony McGee for "Self Portrait."

Poetry:
1st Prize — Carlos Ornelas for "Children of the
Universe."
2nd Prize — Vonice Berry for "Of Gardens and Such"
and Cara Tyler for "What We Are."
3rd Prize — Michawn Browning for "The After Effects
of a Sunday Dinner" and Monica Johnson for
"Culture."
Honorable Mention — Carrie McClain for "As for the
Poems I Write."

Spoken Word Art:
1st Prize — Carlos Ornelas for "Underdog."
2nd Prize — Ifeoma Okongwu for "Poem."
3rd Prize — Demeris Wycoff for "For All the Haters"
and Geraldine Hernandez for "Little Mary Jones."
Honorable Mention — Cynthia Horton for "Women."