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Voices

Trina Hira
Coordinator of Advanced Academics and Talent Development
Office of Educational Equity
651-604-3749
|catherine.hira@isd623.org

Voices, a Student Literary and Art Publication: 2023 edition

Welcome to the homepage of Voices, a district-produced student literary and art publication. Our goal in creating Voices is to provide to our community an opportunity to see and hear our brilliant students through their personal written work or pieces of visual art. We want to give our students, from early childhood through high school, an outlet to spotlight their voices, and we want our community to benefit from their passions and creativity. Following are links to previous editions that were mailed to all households in our school district. We are excited and proud to have this opportunity to feature the extraordinary work and compelling perspectives of our students!

The theme of the 2023 edition is WHO WE ARE. Our students all have unique strengths and talents. We will celebrate our backgrounds, our stories, and who we are through the pages of Voices. 

  • We’re looking for student writing and artwork to publish within the summer issue of 623 Today.
    • Writing can include poetry, prose, short essays, etc., and should be no longer than 300 words.
    • Artwork can include painting, drawings, photography, digital artwork, photos of 3D art, etc., and if possible, should be scanned at 300 dpi for high resolution.
  • Students should write or create artwork related to the theme of WHO WE ARE.
    • Here are some questions related to the theme:
      • What makes you, you?
      • What is your story?
      • What makes you proud?
      • Who is your community and what do they mean to you?
  • Pieces that aren’t selected for print publication may be included online, so we’re encouraging wide participation across the district, from preschool to 12th grade.
  • Students should submit their entries using our Google form(link is external).
  • All submissions must be received by the end of the day, May 1, 2023.

Please email us at voices@isd623.org if you have any questions. We are excited and proud to have this opportunity to feature the extraordinary work and compelling perspectives of our students!