Two FHPS Students Win Top Honors in Kent District Library’s Write Michigan Contest

Two FHPS students won the top honors in the Kent District Library’s Write Michigan competition: FHC 10th grader Alex Oleszkiewicz and FHN 9th grader Ava Schmidt. Alex’s story, “Everlasting Sunflowers,” is a teen published finalist for the Kent District Library’s Write Michigan contest. He was one of three Forest Hills students — the only students from local public schools to place this year — whose stories earned top honors in the annual writing competition that had more than 1,000 entries. Ava Schmidt’s story, “Dust,” was a teen Judge’s Choice runner-up, and Central Middle School seventh-grader Evan Kaltz’s story, “The Oasis,” was a youth published finalist. All three stories appear in the 2026 KDL Write Michigan anthology.