Zanthia Luciano
Gowanda High School has announced that junior Zanthia Luciano, a member of the Class of 2022, is the first-place winner in the 9th-12th grade poetry category of the 2020 Healthy Choices Art & Poetry Contest facilitated by WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Inc.
Luciano’s poem “Find the Safe Space that Awaits You” was selected by judges who scaled its creativity, clarity of message and craftsmanship. In 2019, she was selected second-place winner for the poetry category of her division.
Here is her winning entry:
Find the Safe Space that Awaits You
Live your life with one safe space in mind, a heavenly haven created for you