2024/2026 Suffolk County Teen Poet Laureate Award Ceremony
Announcing 2024/2026 Suffolk County Teen Poet Laureate Sarah Goodman
An Awards Ceremony will be held at WWBA on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 3:00PM. The public is invited to attend.
Sarah Goodman has been selected as the Suffolk County Teen Poet Laureate 2024-2026. She is completing her freshman year at Commack High School where she serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Pathways Literary and Art Magazine. Her notable accomplishments include receiving Grand Honors from Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, achieving 2nd place in the 2021 Empower Solar Student Scholarship Competition, placing in the November 2023 Regional Debate for the Commack Political Debate team as well as receiving the Commack Middle School Extraordinary Achievement Art Award in 2023. Sarah is committed to philanthropy and community service, as demonstrated by her founding of Sarah’s 1 Minute Challenge, a five-year annual fundraiser committed to supporting pediatric cancer patients. She also volunteers at the SYJCC Community Pantry/Garden and Temple Beth David.
In 2022, County Legislators created the position of Teen Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, a non-funded position with an inaugural term of June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2024. The Teen Poet Laureate creates opportunities to promote and bring poetry by and for young residents of Suffolk County into the community as a positive force and encourages others to reach their potential.
