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The 15th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest is right around the corner. It is open to students in grades K-5. The contest encourages children to write and illustrate their own stories. The stories will be accepted starting in January and are Due Friday, March 27th, 2009 by 5pm.
Not sure what the Reading Rainbow contest is all about? Click here for some words about the contest from Megan, 2006 winner.
Reading Rainbow 2008
Almost 600 children in grades K-5 wrote their best stories, drew pictures to illustrate their stories and then submitted their entries to the WHRO’s 2008 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. In our winner circle, we had stories about elephants, donkeys, frogs, bears, flamingos, guinea pigs and unicorns. We also had stories about stars, trees and fingernails. Our Blue Ribbon Panel from the Hampton Roads Youth Partnership had a tough time determining our winners.
Our winners, their families and teachers were invited to WHRO on May 9 for a studio taping and a special reception in their honor. WHRO President & CEO Bert Schmidt joined host Angie Callahan during the Award Show taping to congratulate the winners. He told the children how much he enjoyed reading their stories and then commented on how the underlying theme in almost all of the winning stories this year was compassion. He encouraged the students not to lose the desire to help others when they get older. Ms. Callahan then interviewed each child about their story. The group celebrated by cutting a cake designed especially for them and then each family went to the studio control room to watch as WHRO’s production crew taped the winning students reading their stories. The Awards Show and the students reading their stories will be posted online soon at www.whro.org/readingrainbow.
Congratulations to all our young winners for showing their creativity!
Reading Rainbow 2008 Winners
Visit the Reading Rainbow website to view the children reading their winning stories.
http://www.whro.org/readingrainbow
Kindergarten:
1st Place
Bailey Johnson
Story Title- “We Are All Friends”
Western Branch Elementary
Chesapeake, VA
Honorable Mention
Fiona Sullivan
Book Title- “My Favorite Fairytale”
Larchmont Elementary
Norfolk, VA
First Grade:
1st Place
Chipper Neikirk
Story Title- “The Adopted Frog”
Norfolk Academy
Norfolk, VA
Honorable Mention
Makarius Salib
Story Title –“The Happy Tree”
Norfolk Academy
Norfolk, VA
Second Grade:
1st Place
Anthony Winslow
Story Title- “Herman The Bear Goes Home”
Francis Mallory Elementary
Hampton, VA
Honorable Mention
Ruben Todd
Story Title- “The Donkey Who Lost His Memory”
James Hurst Elementary
Portsmouth, VA
Third Grade:
1st Place
Frank Reyes
Story Title – “Billy, the Sleeping Artist”
Woodstock Elementary
Virginia Beach, VA
Honorable Mention
Jennifer Hilsdon
Story Title – “The Horrible Sound”
Cooper Elementary
Hampton, VA
Fourth Grade:
1st Place
Josie Voter
Story Title- “Choosing the River Jungle Leader”
Larchmont Elementary
Norfolk, VA
Honorable Mention
Maggie Rowland
Story Title- “The Secret Star”
W.H. Taylor Elementary
Norfolk, VA
Fifth Grade:
1st Place
Charity Bone
Story Title- “The Freaky Fingernail”
Annie B. Jackson Elementary
Waverly, VA
Honorable Mention
Molly Dolan
Story Title- “Talking Josie”
Larchmont Elementary
Norfolk, VA
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