7th grade: First Prize ($150) to Marie Zappia (George Washington Middle School) 

7th grade: Runner-up ($50) to Noah Thompson (George Washington Middle School) 

8th grade:  First Prize ($150) to Emma Williams (Mountaineer Middle School) 

8th grade:  Runner-up ($50) to Annelies Stealey (Mountaineer Middle School) 

12th grade: First Prize ($250) to Anna Saab (Morgantown High School) 

12th grade: Runner-up ($100) to Juan Alcalde (Morgantown High School)

Winners, please contact Dr. Lisa Di Bartolomeo as soon as possible regarding arrangements for the February 6, 2016 reception (Lisa.DiBartolomeo@mail.wvu.edu).  Winners will be hosted on a WVU campus tour, at a reception in their honor, and will be recognized as they attend the WVU versus Baylor men's basketball game.

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Have you ever tried to write a limerick?

The first two lines rhyme together, then the third and fourth lines rhymes together, and the last line rhymes with the first two.

A "good" limerick is short, hits the right rhymes, and is clever or funny. These were originally an oral form, and keeping a piece short, rhymed, and funny helps people remember it.

Create a limerick and you could win great prizes!

All students from middle and high school across West Virginia are eligible to enter. There are some great prizes, including a book scholarship for the high school senior winner who decides to attend WVU!

This competition is in honor of West Virginia University professor Dr. Armand Singer. Singer loved limericks, and so should you!

Entries must be submitted by midnight Friday, Nov. 20, 2015.

Why a limerick competition?

This competition is in honor of West Virginia University professor Dr. Armand Singer. Singer loved limericks, and so should you!