Based on their exceptional talents, seven P.J. Gelinas Junior High School students – Reyva Jamdar, Sana Khan, Sarah Khan, Sophia Khan, Riley Meckley, Sheza Siddiqui and Julia Weinstein – were honored for their original pieces of work during this year’s Brookhaven's Got Talent Poetry Slam. 

Students in grades 7-12 were invited to submit to the contest, and selected poems were read aloud during the poetry slam. Each student was honored with a certificate of appreciation following the event.