Open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade, stories were judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling and integration of illustrations.
Winners in each grade level are listed below.
Watch the full awards show:
KINDERGARTEN
FIRST PLACE Mayukha Khambhammettu "The Magic Dress" Deep Creek Central Elementary, Chesapeake
SECOND PLACE Hazel Arterbury "Lily and I" Homeschooled, Gloucester
FIRST GRADE
FIRST PLACE Joi Boakye "Ethan the Brave Dog" Sewells Point Elementary, Norfolk
SECOND PLACE Annie Havener "The Lost Tooth" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
SECOND GRADE
FIRST PLACE Ava Shubert "The Odd Bird" Butts Road Primary School, Chesapeake
SECOND PLACE Keira Strickland "The Magic Door" Red Mill Elementary, Virginia Beach
THIRD GRADE
FIRST PLACE Annabelle Wilkinson "Potato Man and Spud Monkie" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
SECOND PLACE Olivia Knaus "Carrot Thief" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
FOURTH GRADE
FIRST PLACE Lily Moira Jao "Never Give Up, Lylus" North Landing Elementary, Virginia Beach
SECOND PLACE Sophia Barnes-Valdes "Picalacita's Journey" Chesapeake Montessori, Chesapeake
FIFTH GRADE
FIRST PLACE Lucy Lapetina "Adventures of Lint Land" Stonehouse Elementary, Williamsburg
SECOND PLACE Kate Broughton "Mary's Acorn" Oaktree Academy, Virginia Beach
OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WINNER for GRADES K-1
Charles (Chase) Harris "Spy Cub Saves The Savanna" Ware Academy, Gloucester
OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WINNER for GRADES 2-3
Norah Conery "Dolphin Mystery" Old Donation School, Virginia Beach
OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WINNERS for GRADES 4-5
Allison Boyer "Douglas and the Drought" Deep Creek Elementary, Chesapeake
HONORABLE MENTIONS WINNERS!
Lyric Gray Terry - College Park Elementary, Virginia Beach
Gabririella Reddy - College Park Elementary, Virginia Beach
Charlotte Woyma - Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
Jayden Theus - Point O'View Elementary, Virginia Beach
Edward House Jr. - Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News
Evan Kaloydis - North Landing Elementary, Virginia Beach
Hadley Jones - Home Schooled, Yorktown
Aurora Bernadette Cannon - Home Schooled, Virginia Beach
Kaiser Cruz - Home Schooled, Chesapeake
The PBS KIDS Writers Contest is part of PBS KIDS Raising Readers and is funded in part by a Ready To Learn grant, in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The contents of these contest rules were developed under a grant, #PRU295B050003, from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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