PORT HURON — St. Clair County Community College students are being recognized for their work in the 62nd edition of Patterns magazine, Michigan’s oldest literary and arts publication aimed at showcasing student writing talent and works of art.
Patterns is completely designed, proofed and published by SC4 students. Melissa Dekett, Sophie Steinborn and Emily Swierkosz led the publication’s design team, while faculty members Sarah Flatter, Jim Frank and Gary Schmitz provided direction and support to students.
“Patterns is an opportunity to celebrate being creative and to recognize the unique talents of our next generation of artists,” said Flatter, professor of fine arts at the college. “We congratulate all of those who contributed to the 62nd edition of Patterns and honor their success while at SC4.”
In recognition of student efforts, a rescheduled exhibition is planned as a showcase in the college’s Fine Arts Gallery from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday from Aug. 24 to Oct. 1. Copies of Patterns will be available for the public visiting the exhibition. Masks are required on campus. See sc4.edu/returning-to-campus for additional safety protocols at SC4.
Patterns award winners:
Special honors
Patrick Bourke Award
- Sophie Steinborn, Port Huron
Eleanor Mathews Award
- Mackenzie Hiller, Avoca
Essays
- First place (Kathleen Nickerson Award) — Remy Reynolds of Port Huron for “A Modern Odyssey”
- Second place — Mackenzie Hiller of Avoca for “Share It Fairly”
- Third place — Zacchaeus Gilbert of St. Clair for “Failure Leads; Success Follows”
Short stories
- First place (Richard Colwell Award) — Rilee Meyers of Goodells for “Bakery Box”
- Second Place — Mackenzie Hiller of Avoca for “Our Circumstances of Being”
- Third Place — Skyler Streeter-Fye of Port Huron for “Monday Massacre”
Visual arts
- First place — Soren Swegles of Port Huron for “Descension”
- Second place — Vera Klimovich of Smiths Creek for “Change In Climate”
- Third place — Eva Kue of St. Clair for “Sushi box Packaging”
Poetry
- First place (Blanche Redman Award) — Brendan Pittiglio of Algonac for “A Walk in the Forest”
- Second place — Kayla Plenda of Yale for “Bedside Table”
- Third place — Kaitlyn Ziehm of Memphis for “Keepsake”
Literary selections of merit
- Breanna Sylvia of Port Huron for “Season of Mystery”
- Stephen Muzzi of Marysville for “Ballade”
- Kayla Plenda of Yale for “Romance from a Science Book”
- Kathryn Oliver of Capac for “My Name is Depression”
- Kaitlyn Ziehm of Memphis for “Existential Bliss”
- Makenna Joppich of Kenockee Township for “Remember the Name”
Visual arts selections of merit
- Alejandro Bueno of Port Huron for “Sadness without Cause”
- Sabrina Mason of Clyde Township for “By the Docks,” “Lola” and “Island”
- Rebecca Wend of Marine City for “Untitled”
- Alexis Scott of Jeddo for “Montage”
- Katriana DeAngelis of Lake Orion for “Moss Tea Cup”
- Ann Mole of Marysville for “Peaceful Scene”
- Emma Thurman of Kimball Township for “Crow of Pride”
- Melissa Dekett of Fort Gratiot for “New Life”
- Elaina Penn of Port Huron for “A Study of Fabric”
- Kirsten Brown of Port Huron for “Muschboghdotlhbech”
- Virginia Regan of Marysville for “Purple Plight”
- Soren Swegles of Port Huron for “Self-Portrait”
- William Patterson of Lexington for “Objects in Motion”
- Skylar Todd of Port Huron for “Journey”
- Natalie Loznak of Port Huron for “Untitled”
Production of Patterns is made possible by financial support by St. Clair County Community College and SC4 Friends of the Arts. A digital copy is available to view and download at sc4.edu/patterns.
