April 24, 2000 Ten honored in annual Book Collection Contest By Barbara McKenna A large crowd gathered April 13 to celebrate the winners of the 34th annual Book Collection Contest. The contest, which is sponsored by the Friends of the UCSC Library, has three sections: one for UCSC students, one for area high school students in 9th and 10th grades, and one for area high school students in 11th and 12th grades. In each category there is a first- second- and third-place winner (this year, at the high school level, there was a tie in one of the third-place categories and an honorable mention). The winners of the 34th annual Book Collection Contest. Back row, left to right: David Dabaco, Ryan Spitler, Evamarie Bittleston, Bret Scheinfeld, Kaitlin McDaniel-Keith, Christine Hoffman, Daniel Randall, Jennie Norton. Front, left to right: Cameron Brick, Zack Mathews. Not pictured: Alexander Asper-Nelson. Contest entrants at the university level are eligible only if they actually own a collection of 25 or more books, but high school students need only imagine their collection--describing a set of books and other materials that reflects a passionate interest. Contest entrants submit a bibliography and an essay describing the special value of their collection. The high school students need only imagine a collection that reflects a passionate interest and submit an annotated bibliography and an essay describing the special value of their collection. The winners' collections and winning essays are on display at the McHenry Library at UCSC. At the awards ceremony winners were awarded a certificate, cash prizes, and the high school students also received a bookstore gift certificate for use by their high school library. Also at the awards ceremony, the Friends of the UCSC Library dedicated a bench in memory of Candy Coonerty who was a Friends board member and a great supporter of the library. Contest Winners UCSC Winners First Place The Discworld of Terry Pratchett by Alexander Asper-Nelson Stevenson College Second Place Collecting Cervantes: A Palimpsest for the Bibliophile and Scholar by David A. Dabaco Literature graduate student Third Place A Witch Among Us A Collection of Books about Witchcraft and Other Magical Arts by Jennie Norton Porter College High School winners Frosh/Sophomore category First Place Live and Let Live by Kaitlin McDaniel-Keith Pacific Collegiate School Second Place Keep Those Records Playin': My Love for Classic Rock and Roll by Bret Jordan Scheinfeld Pacific Collegiate School Third Place Surfing by Ryan Spitler Aptos High School Third Place As Time Goes By: The Majesty of Time Travel by Christine Hoffman Pacific Collegiate School Junior/Senior category First Place A Creative Mind by Evamarie Bittleston Santa Cruz High School Second Place Science Fiction's Role in Society: An Argument for Canonization by Cameron Brick Santa Cruz High School Third Place Great Minds Think Alike? And Creative Minds Don't Think at All! by Zack Mathews Santa Cruz High School Honorable Mention for unique subject Things Aren't What They Seem by Daniel Randall Santa Cruz High School Return to Front Page