Skunk River Review | Student Work | Des Moines Area Community College

The Skunk River Review celebrates the best writing in composition, literature, and humanities classes at DMACC. Entries for the Skunk River Review, DMACC's published collection of quality student essays, are solicited from College Preparatory Writing I (ENG 060), College Preparatory Writing II (ENG 061), Resources for Composition (ENG 104), Composition I (ENG 105), and Composition II (ENG 106) and all literature and humanities classes. Student eligibility is limited to participants who are enrolled in these classes for the academic year they are submitting their work.

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Skunk River Review 2015-2016

Stacy Roth, Lisa Melchert, Tailor Brown, Cole Fielweber, Cassie Craig, Naomi Debaene, and Nicholas Nelson
Skunk River Review, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014

David Bowles, Nora Mandil, Julia Peterson, Tammy Harris, Kristine Williams, Sarah Weldon, Amanda Betz, Jason Savioli, John Kirchner, Paige Boston, Michael Latessa, and Nick Stuetelberg
Skunk River Review 2012-2013, Vol 25

Clayton Ryan, Kenny Lehman, Jon Christiansen, Guy Newberry, Charles Levy, Shannon Pierson, Ryan Davis, Donald Asher, Elbert Fiscus, Kyle Hecht, Becca Olsen, and Michael Latessa
Skunk River Review 2012, vol 24

Megan Algreen, Megan Ferguson, Karen Owen, Elliott James Frey, Jacob Lynch, Gary Meyer, Coy McCarl, Tim Gates, Garfield M. Collier, Leticia Williams, Zachary McCarthy, Jessica Fees, Joshua Stevens, Sarah Lauer, Katie Taylor, Crystal Korth, Scott Pueschel, Kyle DuPass, Michael Hanrahan, Dan Kainz, Amber Haupert, Tiffany Berner, and Erin Doran
Skunk River Review 2010-11, vol 23

Troy Bishop, Zachary Gardner, Sondra Householder, Roger Vasey, Zachary Morgan, Mikhail Ilyenko, Laura Lawler, Savannah Wood, Shawn Armstrong, Kennedy LaVille, Kevin Cramp, Lara Vogel, Sharry Hayes, Leslie McMullin, Ross McInteer, Angel Corbin, Joseph Brinkman, and Tony Guerra

Welcome to the 2010-2011 edition of The Skunk River Review!

As the new editor of this publication, I was excited to see the number of submissions and the overwhelming enthusiasm of the students. This year's publication includes work from Composition I, Composition II, Literature, and College Resources courses.

Whereas The Skunk River Review is academic work that begins in the classroom, it also reflects student's interests. The essays are not edited for MLA format or general errors because the publication is used as a teaching tool in many classrooms.
Skunk River Review 2009-10, vol 22

Austin Leeds, Kari S. Griffin, Ezmeralda Montemayor, Faith Burket, Jason Scholbrock, Hillary Ann Brighton, Eric J. Linn, Paul Richard Adam, Sage Devaney, Melanie M. Cox, LaTroya Marie Sickler, Zach Dalaba, Andrew Kopaska, Sylvia King, Kristen Glick, Sara L. Roggemann, Jason Lighthall, Paige Sanders, Catherine Drahota, Jason Lee Borkowski, Douglas J. Meyer, Roselyn Harbart, and Shelaine Harbart

Welcome to the 2009-2010 edition of The Skunk River Review!

We received a record number of entries this year, making this volume one of the best and most competitive! We even added a new category called Art & Literary Analysis to include a growing number of submissions dedicated to inspiration and critique. Each year we continue to receive many fine examples of student writing. Selection is a challenging process but enjoyable as the submissions range from a variety of topics and styles. Selected entries were only minimally edited for clarity.

The Skunk River Review focuses on students from various DMACC campuses. It includes selections from College Preparatory Writing classes, Composition I and Composition II classes. All entries generally begin as class assignments and are supported by the instructor.
Skunk River Review 2008-2009, vol 21

Jonathan Mills, Trent Ray, Donnie Deaton, Ryan Dornbusch, Frank McNew, Shonna Peters, Merlin Serrano, Leonard Glover, Rachel Cordes, Julie Van Cleave, Shelby Blackford, Carter Vos, Andrew Robertson, and Kim Bell
Skunk River Review 2007-08, vol 20

Roselyn Habart, Shelaine Tuytschaevers, Chris Bollhoefer, Nancy Coons, Rachel VanRaden, Amber Buldhaupt, Nicholas Adams, Julie Van Cleave, Rebekah Casciato, Semina Ademovic, Rebekah Schnackel, Lynn Tazzioli, Parminder Kaur Papial, Michele Reeve, Christopher Colgrove, Teasloach chamjous, Molly Henkenius, Victoria Anderson, Alicia Sealey, and Adam Foust

Welcome to the 2007-2008 edition of The Skunk River Review!

Each year we continue to receive many tremendous examples of student writing. Selection is a challenging process, but enjoyable as the submissions range from variety of topics and styles. Selected entries were only minimally edited for clarity.

The Skunk River Review focuses on students from various DMACC campuses and includes three separate categories of writing from College Preparatory Writing and Composition I and Composition II classes. All entries generally begin as class assignments and are supported by the instructor.
Skunk River Review Fall 2005, vol 17

Qi Zheng, Ann Hammen, Jodie Enos, Clayton Martens, Michelle Gullet, Vince Knoot, Deb Griffin, Pam Keenan, Alyssa Cunningham, Mary Haege, Doug Smith, Kim Spencer Kline, Dana Jordan, and Joe Carrington
Skunk River Review Fall 2004, vol 16

Elizabeth Dan-Dukor, Lois Knight, Aaron Marriott, Heidi Petro, Christina Connett, Jason Darr, Colin Meginnis, Meri Morris, Linda Riedell, Kyle Titus, Tim Vanderkamp, Andrew Austin, Laura Bell, Chris Cole, Carolyn Engelhardt, and Heather Salz
Skunk River Review Fall 2003, vol 15

Tammy Andrada, Zeng Choua Lee, Carl Kohler, Noumoua Lynaolu, Megan Northhouse, Holly Hansen, Robert A. Parsons, Viraliy Pidlisnyak, Joanna Smith, Logan Smith, Charlene Summers, Keri Thompson, Stacie Hartley, Matthew Kunert, Mihneta Lisinovic, Jenna Monthei, Adam Pirillo, Vivian Schwab, and Tammy Wilson
Skunk River Review Fall 2002, vol 14

Shane Alan Cox, Preston Ayers, Jenny Doty, Peter Davis, Taree Pelham, Andrea Smith, Steven Wyckmans, Frank Bott, Tiffany Feyen, DeAnn Vogt, Kendra Mills, Milissa Shineflew, Emma Antle, Debra Dyar, and Shannon Westbrook
Skunk River Review Fall 2001, vol 13

Bethany Murphy, Barb Loftus, Melissa Papiani, Betty Landers, Jadney Gitzen, Trisha Brockett, Cory McVey, Gena Wilson, Luiza Fritz, Shannon Westbrook, Diana Egan, Alexa Woldruff, Larry Cheely, Russell Lundquist, Yun Liu, Keri Michel, Bethany Eising, Lori Chicchelly, Teresa Erickson, MaCay Wiesemann, Joe Zaun, Evie Tiffany, Julie Spencer, Heather Wright, Matthew C. Tonelli Sr., Diane Launspach, Robert O'Callahan, Krissy Kriegel, and Adam Sitzmann
Skunk River Review Fall 2000, Vol 12

Amanda King, Gregg Bensink, Jake DeMouth, Shawn Larson, Jeff Foreman, Valerie Frazee, Helen Telepnev, Michelle Handsaker, Jane Zantow, William Dean Hamilton, Derek Sullivan, Dana Anderson, Joyce E. McIntire, Brad Meyer, Joseph Keiser, Jeremy Bassett, David Cottrill, and Jane Zantow
Skunk River Fall 1998

Kelly Wilson, Samantha Kane, Frank Holmes, Georgina Maeda, Brenda Lea Edgington, Zach Evans, Andree Jauhari, Karen Vonnahme, Jason Wood, Anthony Royer, Melinda Mains, Matt Speedy, Erin Koester, Trish Reinertson, Ron Johnson, Emily Schiltz, Kathryn S. Cooper, Cami Hilton, Shirley Craig, Justin Crouch, Lesa Seil, Cathy Zazveta, Bonnie Clinkenbeard, Michael Roberts, Heather Jones, Frank Holmes, Teresa Shaffer, Patrice Galm-Harson, Kim Garwick, Pete Larson, Danni Walker, Carri Eckhart, Mike Roberts, Shawna Van Rheenen, Melinda Doner, Patricia A. Avon, Scott Apland, Shelley Stark, Jeremy Allman, Deana Williams, Lynn Walters, Melissa Waalk, Ray Gwinn, and Paul Whipple
Skunk River Review Fall 1997, Vol 9

Patrice Harson, Brian Allen, Richard S. Ardon, John Lee Miller Sr., Patrice Galm-Harson, Nedzad Hasanbegovic, Richard Sokiri Ardon, Edin Kazazic, Jason Edwards, Kara Lichtenstein, Laura Morlan, Stephanie Van Doren, Brain Tuffin, Luke Funk, Sandy Carlson, Dan Dill, Graciela Moreno, Matthew LaShomb, Shannon Cannon, Matt Williams, Kim Hancock, Chris Parker, Cindy S. Benesh, Denise M. Kamm, Ronna Fisher, Lori Price, Jacalyn Hopp, Lorraine Powell, Scott P. Mein, Jackie Sparks, Blaine Klonglan, Travis Neumann, Dan Ehler, Nathan Lewis, Alicia Van Cleve, and Cullen Waters
Skunk River Review Fall 1996, Vol 8

Janie Barnett, Linda Shaw, Mike Tearney, Carla Driver, Barbara Neal, Scott P. Mein, Kim Edgecomb, Amy De Leon, Heidi Weitzel, Karmin Kyhl, Brian Bialas, Jill Pepper, Kim Carlson, Brendan Greiner, Chris Koester, Gerald De Maris, Rachel Garnett, Janelle Johnson, Eric Buitenwerf, Lisa Ann Brown, Deena Bechtel, Steven Strawn, and Lisa Benjamin
Skunk River Review Fall 1995, Vol 7

Marcia Johnson; Chris Stanley; Mike Schrader; Greg Patterson; Cheryl Veenstra; Heidi Wadsworth; Sean Holdridge; Jennifer Walker; Angie Lenz; Charles Nolte; Dorothy Elings; Mary Brantley; Glenn Atwell; Eric Buitenwerf; Jarin Teed; Hien Nguyen; Kurt Steffes; Allison Wisecup; Yelena Polyakov; Shannon Wood; Colleen Engleen; Suzanne Gillespie; Stephanie Benson; Anonymous; Sela Kirkegaard; Charles Nolte; Cathy Jones; Rob Winget; Marsha Griffith; Kathy Garrison; Carol Fick; Gale Adams; Monica Bella; Kathy Smith; Daniel Terry; Trish O'Brien-Edwards; Patti Stockdale; Tim Hegarty; Shawn Cowell; Sam Warren Jr,; Mike Schrader; Kim Winchell; Jolynn Thieme; Matthew McMillan.; Chris Kaas; Mike Weber; Rachel Jackson; Jodi Zelino; and Diane Van Zante
Skunk River Review Autumn 1994, vol 6

Jennifer Jones, Claudia Jackson, Judith Miller, David Dennis, Jeff Long, Deb Farman, Rob Winget, Lonnie Schulz, James McCarthy, Patrick Blaskovich, Russell Jungling, Kathy Morris, Margaret Murphy, Kary McClain, Cynthia Gioffredi, Lorraine White, Melody Abell, David Bidwell, Carey Kanute, Rochelle Hesseltine, Russell Jungling, Doug Ray, Dawn Schmidt, Amy Jorgensen, Greg Glowacki, Vicki Wade, V.E. Hawkins, Daryl Uhlenhopp, Anonymous, Linda Crawford, Brian Dillavou, and Ruthanne Harstad
Skunk River Review September 1993, vol 5

Chuan-Yi Williams, Paula Green, Jeannie Hutzel, Barbara M. Johnson, Dan Small, Mary A. Jardine, Renate Hippen, Matt J. Bowersox, Sally Sparks, Laura Aust, Lori Stuart, Casey Collins, Karen Leonard, Lisa Carpenter, Dan J. Small, Craig Buscher, Judy Sohn, Amanda Svec, Jeanette Peddicord, and Donna Kellam
Skunk River Review September 1992, Vol 4

Kathleen Lynch, Anita L. Williams, Kent Redenius, Lesley Mienke, Veronica Wheeland, Hazel R. Salyers, Michael Kallhoff, Tamy Sanford, Kimberly Martin, Amy Higginbottom, Penni M. Kuhl, Merrill J. Nurnberg, Judy Sohn, Mike Gales, Cathy Fisher, Diana Leonard, Craig Pierson, Derek Morris, Joanna McCaffery, and Dick Rodda
Skunk River Review January 1992, vol 3

Linda Kloss-Fitzgibbon, Frances Evans, Ed Moreland, Anita M. Worthington, Brinda Cassidy, Aaron Smith, Gail Nelson, Catherine Murphy, Jan Ferguson, Denise Farr, Kelly Green, Christian Mueller, Kimberly Manthei, Ron Jones, Karen Ortberg, Karen Jenkinson, Nancy Arthur, Jenifer Moses, Elisha M. O'Bannon, Marcia Stamper, Shannon L. Haus, Phillip Morgan, and Christine Flynn
Skunk River Review September 1990, vol 2

Craig Wentworth, Dixon Benshoof, Linda Soto, Lynnette J. Conkel, David Vernetti, Evelyn Versteegh, Bradley D. Busse, Valerie Kottke, Celeste Kraft, Kathy J. Byers, Linda Kline, Michael Hartman, Mia [Osterso], Ardis Morrison, Ellen Koeneman, William Dillard, Jean McPherson, Stephen Wesselmann, Connie S. Totton, Fred G. Knapp, Teresa A. Bastron, Karla Wesselmann, Abby J. Anderson, Thom Harlow, Kris Eschliman, Chris Hubbard, Mary L. Hermann, Linda M. Lighthall, and Stephen Smith
Skunk River Review September 1989, vol 1 no 1

Kimber Jellema, Ron Buch, Ed Fosselman, Della Burman, Sandy Heck, Lisa R. Stuart, Charity McCauley, Michael Clark, Claudia Ryner, Denise Lindgren, Wendy S. Huisman, Hunter Burke, David L. Bare, Brittain Clint Ladd, Deb Phelan, Melissa Ross, Jessica Chappelle, Christine Flynn, Karen J. Sellen, Stacee Harger, Rosslyn Carrier, Janet Laird, Rita Johannsen, Nannette L. Host, Scott Eschbach, Gaile Linn, Donna Adkins, Steve Gordon, Nancy Kay Turner, Christine Richey, Jeff McDowell, Susan Woods, and Curtis Bentley