Winners of WHTJ Writers Contest Revealed
With over 120 entries from students in grades K-3, the judges of WHTJ’s PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest discovered, rather quickly, that they had their work cut out for them. It was not an easy task to narrow the entries down to only 12, but after hours of deliberation, they were ready to announce their 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

On March 20, 2010, the winners from each grade level were invited to the Key Recreation Center in Charlottesville for an awards ceremony honoring their achievements.

The winners read their stories to an audience of family, friends and teachers. Afterward, light refreshments were served and Clifford, the Big Red Dog was on-hand to meet and greet his fans…and to congratulate the young authors for a job well done. Digital versions of each story, read by the winner, can be found on classroomclips.org.

Because the goal of the contest is to encourage, challenge and reward effort, every child who submitted an original story was recognized for their participation with a Certificate of Appreciation.

Thanks to all who helped make this year’s PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest a rousing success.

Kindergarten
1st Place – Jace Carroll
2nd Place – Audrey Ragsdale
3rd Place – Brooklynne Eppard

First Grade
1st Place – Taylor Munger
2nd Place – Joseph Taylor
3rd Place – Jaya Daniel

Second Grade
1st Place – Kara Saville
2nd Place – Travon
3rd Place – Jo Anne Reid

Third Grade
1st Place – Meghan
2nd Place – Roshan George
3rd Place – Alejandra Sullivn

To listen to the winning authors read their stories, go to classroomclips.org.