Meet Our 2022 Writers Contest Winners
Open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade, stories were judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling and integration of illustrations.
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KINDERGARTEN
FIRST PLACE
Adilynn Rudolph
"The Hungry Little Fawn"
Homeschooled
Williamsburg
SECOND PLACE
Eleanor Simmer
"There is Too Much Trash in the Ocean"
Birdneck Elementary
Virginia Beach
FIRST GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Kylah Jaramillo
"The Princess and the Potion Maker"
Nansemon Parkway Elementary
Suffolk
SECOND PLACE
Willow Young
"Helping the Earth"
Kilby Shores Elementary
Suffolk
SECOND GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Noelani Hendrick
"Season Town"
Deep Creek Elementary
Chesapeake
SECOND PLACE
Keasia Karney
"A Girl's Best Friend"
Cradock Elementary
Portsmouth
THIRD GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Malayia Charles
"There is No Place Like Home"
College Park Elementary
Virginia Beach
SECOND PLACE
Gabrielle Ford
"The Outstanding Ballerina"
Marie Ford Homeschool
Norfolk
FOURTH GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Violet Allen
"How Cecilia Barker Cleaned Her Room"
Matthew Whaley Elementary
Williamsburg
SECOND PLACE
Taryn Vernon
"Dear Diary: Recess Rap Battle"
Homeschooled
Chesapeake
FIFTH GRADE
FIRST PLACE
Makaiah Segre
"Home in the Woods"
Homeschooled
Chesapeake
SECOND PLACE
Ryan Robertson
"Reforce to the Rescue"
Strawbridge Elementary
Virginia Beach
OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WINNERS
GRADES K-1
Miyoko Caccio
"Miyoko the Planet Hero"
Saunders Elementary
Newport News
GRADES 2-3
Julia Santos
"Invisible but Essential: The Air We Breathe"
Glenwood Elementary
Virginia Beach
GRADES 4-5
Yue-Lin Chen
"Hope in Despair"
Old Donation School
Virginia Beach
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Brooke Kowalsky - 5th Grade, Hickory Elementary, Chesapeake
Duneya Bello - 3rd Grade, College Park Elementary, Virginia Beach
Jenna Henderlite - 2nd Grade, Hickory Elementary, Chesapeake
Kalani Brown - 5th Grade, Virtual Virginia (Norther Shores Elementary)
Kendal Little - 2nd Grade, Point O’View Elementary, Virginia Beach
Warren Braswell - 2nd Grade, Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk
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.