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WVPT announces “reading rainbow” young writers and illustrators contest winners
Sixteen students in grades K - 3 in the WVPT viewing area are winners of the public television stations’s 2005 “Reading Rainbow” Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. The reception was held on May 5 at the station in Harrisonburg.
The annual contest is designed to encourage a love of writing in young children. For the contest, students in grades K-3 are asked to write an original story and include original illustrations. An entry could take the form of a fiction or nonfiction story, prose or poetry, accompanied by at least five original illustrations. Over 300 entries were received this year. Illustrator Margot Bergman and author Joanne Gabbin spoke at the reception.
First Place Winners:
Kindergarten
Heidi Kim, “My Terrific Dreams”
Waddell Elementary, Lexington
First Grade
Chester Hunter, “Sea Serpent Surprise”
Virginia L. Murray Elementary, Albemarle County
Second Grade
Chance Masloff, “Kitten World”
Agnor-Hurt Elementary, Albemarle County
Third Grade
Leo Galindez, “The Big Surprise”
Luray Elementary, Page County
Second Place Winners:
Kindergarten
Kirsten Bauer, “Lexy, The Scuba Diving Cat”
Verona Elementary, Augusta County
First Grade
Nick Keen “Drigen’s Day on Earth”
Virginia L. Murray Elementary, Albemarle County
Second Grade
Autumn Lam, “The Rose”
McGaheysville Elementary, Rockingham County
Third Grade
Leah Ruth, “Sally’s Success”
Virginia L. Murray Elementary, Albemarle County
Third Place Winners:
Kindergarten
Katrina Gluch, “The Lonely Cloud”
Orchard View Elementary, Frederick County
First Grade
Channah Mills, “Being Scared!”
Virginia L. Murray Elementary, Albemarle County
Second Grade
Harrison Mines, “U and Me”
Waddell Elementary, Lexington
Third Grade
Mary Zook, “My Cat, Mouse”
Home Schooled, Harrisonburg
Honorable Mentions:
Kindergarten
Taylor Moore, “Best Friends”
Central Elementary, Fluvanna County
First Grade
A. Carter Williams, “Lucky Friends”
Virginia L. Murray Elementary, Albemarle County
Second Grade
Claire Namboodri, “A Magical Trip to the North Pole”
Agnor-Hurt Elementary School, Albemarle County
Third Grade
Chase Stokes, “The Glaring Gorilla”
Virginia L. Murray Elementary, Albemarle County
Margot Bergman was born into an artistic family and has followed this path from an early age, making art and also teaching art and aesthetics at the university level. She works in many media, often illustrating relationships between people and a connection with spirit and nature.
Joanne Gabbin is a published author and the editor of several poetry collections. She directs the Honors Program and the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University and owns the Franklin Street Gallery in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The children’s book I Bet She Called Me Sugar Plum is the collaborative effort of Bergman and Gabbin, with a foreword by Lucille Clifton. The book is their testament to reflections on their own upbringings, the memories they cherish of their mothers, and the joy they have experienced as parents.
The animated stories were read by local children: Sydney Barbato, Dakota Thomsen-Diggs and Mario Cruz. Two past winners served as judges this year: Forest Thomsen-Diggs, who received the first place award two years ago when he was in the third grade; and Carolyn Wakeman, who received the first place award last year when she was in the third grade. Additional judges came from the education community.
All contest entrants received a participation certificate signed by “Reading Rainbow” series host LeVar Burton. Each winner received prizes and recognition from WVPT.
All first-place stories were read and animated in a video to be broadcast on WVPT. The first place winners’ stories will represent the WVPT viewing area in the national competition for the “Reading Rainbow” Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.
Contributed by WVPT Public Television, www.wvpt.net.
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