WHRO's Annual PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest
Open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade, stories werer judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling and integration of illustrations. One first place and one honorable mention winner were chosen from each grade level.
Watch the 2011 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest
Click here for the 2011 Contest Rules
Click here for the 2011 Entry Form
Here are the WHRO Young Storytellers for 2011.
| Kindergarten |
| First Place |
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Kathryn Bouslough
"The Lady Bug"
General Stanford Elementary, Fort Eustis |
| Honorable Mention |
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Lucy Cunningham
"Soccer Queen"
Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk |
| First Grade |
| First Place |
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Elissa Alston
"Charlie & Charlene Go On A Treasure Hunt"
Saunders Elementary, Newport News |
| Honorable Mention |
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Shakina Smith
"Cana Goes To Paris"
Campostella Elementary, Norfolk |
| Second Grade |
| First Place |
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Daxton DiMuzio - FIRST PLACE STATEWIDE
"One Brave Arachnid"
Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg |
| Honorable Mention |
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Emily Kodolitsch
"The Pet's Adventure"
Willoughby Elementary, Norfolk |
| Third Grade |
| First Place |
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Jonathan Krueger - FIRST PLACE STATEWIDE
"The Day The Sun Slept In"
Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk |
| Honorable Mention |
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Cooper Zippwald
"Billy-Bob & Berry's Great Adventure"
Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk |
| Fourth Grade |
| First Place |
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Douglas Deutsch
"The Whales"
Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk |
| Honorable Mention |
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Oliver Siegfried
"Origami For Japan"
Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk |
| Fifth Grade |
| First Place |
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Jonathan Gandara
"The Book"
Star of the Sea School, Virginia Beach
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| Honorable Mention |
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Rhealynn Wythe
"The Trip To Dreamland"
Parkway Elementary, Virginia Beach
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Past Writers Contest Winners
2010 PBS KIDS Go! Writers Contest Winners
15th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
14th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
13th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
12th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
11th Annual Reading Rainbow Writers Contest winners
The PBS KIDS GO! 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.