
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.
KINDERGARTEN |
FIRST PLACE Madison Holman "Rosie the Mermaid" Cape Charles Christian School, Cape Charles
SECOND PLACE Savannah Gross "The Princess" Achilles Elementary, Hayes
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FIRST GRADE |
FIRST PLACE Grayson Zimmerman "The Magical Adventures of Grayson and Bubba" Carver Elementary, Newport News
SECOND PLACE Elizabeth Porter "Beth Goes to Camp" Greenbrier Primary, Chesapeake
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SECOND GRADE |
FIRST PLACE Siddhant Samtani "My Friend Sharko" Old Donation School, Virginia Beach
SECOND PLACE Bernadette Loeffert "Water Classroom Adventure" Saint Mary Star of the Sea, Hampton
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THIRD GRADE |
FIRST PLACE Tra Pham "Just with Juice to Make Magic" Larchmont Elementary School, Norfolk
SECOND PLACE Jayd Gladden "The Funny Pizza" Atlantic Shores Christian, Chesapeake
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FOURTH GRADE |
FIRST PLACE Ariadne Stephens "The Goddess Group" Grafton Bethel Elementary School, Yorktown
SECOND PLACE Elle Pero "Mystery in the Meadow" Old Donation School, Virginia Beach
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FIFTH GRADE |
FIRST PLACE Erin Magruder "The Wonders of Dance" Seaford Elementary, Yorktown
SECOND PLACE Jack Vander Burg "The New York Penquin" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
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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.