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Register for the Great Computer Challenge.Log in today!The 2023 Writers Contest is currently open.  The deadline for entries is Friday, March 24, 2023.

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
Dimitri Poletsky

"Kitty Cat Has To Chat"
Camp Allen Elementary, Norfolk

SECOND PLACE
Gabrielle Xu

"Mr. Bug's Fairytale"
Xu-Chan Homeschool, Norfolk

  FIRST GRADE

FIRST PLACE
Adilynn Rudolph

"Perfect Blue"
Williamsburg Montessori, Williamsburg

SECOND PLACE
Shriyan Joshi
"Jr. Tiger and Dinosaurs"
Magruder Elementary, Williamsburg

  SECOND GRADE

FIRST PLACE
Akemini Fields

"Laila and the Bunny"
Hunter B. Andrews School, Hampton

SECOND PLACE
Annika Cruz

"Rainbow Writer"
W.T. Cooke Elementary, Virginia Beach

  THIRD GRADE

FIRST PLACE
Tait Drames

"The Name Game"
Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News

SECOND PLACE
Jenna Henderlite

"The Little Water Drop"
Hickory Elementary, Chesapeake

  FOURTH GRADE

FIRST PLACE
Malayia Charles

"The Brown Dress"
College Park Elementary, Virginia Beach

SECOND PLACE
Oliver Boyd

"The Journey to Mars"
Ghent School, Norfolk

  FIFTH GRADE

FIRST PLACE
Gordon Wyatt

"Gagaball"
Coventry Elementary, Yorktown

SECOND PLACE
Kathryn Kenner

"The Boy and His Moon Reflection"
Chesapeake Academy, Irvington

 

OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WINNER for GRADES K-1

Victoria Goodheart
"The Magic Flower"
St. Matthews School, Virginia Beach

OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WINNER for GRADES 2-3

Dabney Elizabeth House
"Snakes Save the Day"
Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News

  OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WINNERS for GRADES 4-5

Karis Niesen
"Terri's Story"
Kempsville Elementary, Virginia Beach

  HONORABLE MENTIONS WINNERS!

Sariyah Rountree-Wood - Point O'View Elementary, Virginia Beach
Mridul Samtani - Thoroughgood Elementary, Virginia Beach
Lilyanna Fungo - Tarrallton Elementary, Norfolk
Ana Maria Solis - Cedar Road Elementary, Chesapeake 
Elizabeth Porter - Greenbrier Intermediate, Chesapeake
Gabrielle Ford - Marie Ford Homeschool, Norfolk
Siddhant Samtani - Old Donation School, Virginia Beach
Andrew Jones - Saunders Elementary, Newport News

 

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.