The 2024 Young Author Award winners are in! Out of 285 writers across the district who submitted their work, 11 writers took home the honors this year.
The Young Authors Contest is an independent, voluntary, at-home project for students interested in writing and publishing their work for others to read.
Congratulations to this year’s winners:
- Kindergarten: Theodora Macker-Kitty School-Washington
- 1st Grade: Cora Young-Once Upon a Calendar: A Story of Friendship and Song-Franklin
- 2nd Grade: Addison Anderson-Under the Sea Adventure-Roosevelt
- 3rd Grade: Charlotte Arias & Dylan Grady-Winter Break Stowaway-Roosevelt
- 4th Grade: Nella Dautovic-Silver and Gold-Washington
- 5th Grade: Loor Aldeeb & Lizzie Mendez-Portaled to Medelez-Field
- 6th Grade: Sephina Ali-The Way Out-Lincoln
- 7th Grade: Sam Sianis-Trail of Tears-Emerson
- 8th Grade: Isabella Fayhee-Red Snow-Emerson