To speak like an Italian is cool.
But to be in Italy is like
swimming in a pool of marble
That’s green and blue.

To have fun
Means that you might have to run
And stay long enough
To get a tan in the sun.

Then...
You can eat pizza, pasta, and drink sodas.
Do this, if you want to have fun

Second Place:
Rome
By Sergio Huerta

Once I dreamed that I was in Rome.
The most wonderful place
Called Piazza de Italia.
The food was great.
Without a doubt,
With flavors so good and sauce so sweet,
Just like the meat in my spaghetti.
To me, Rome is romantic,
And that is fantastic.

Third Place:
A Tour of Italy
By Rene Delcid

Shoes, shoes, shoes.
Their shoes are soft as cloth,
But only Italy has the best
From the rest.

Sometimes they take a test
To prove that they are the best

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15th Street Elementary	Birney Elementary	South Shores Elementary
Leland Street School	Jackie Robinson Academy	Cabrillo Avenue
U.S. Grant Elementary	Bret Harte Elementary	Mary Star of the Sea
Seventh Street School	Point Fermin Elementary	Thomas Starr King Edison Academy