WHRO Public Media Honors Young Storytellers

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Published May 11, 2024 at 1:23 PM EDT

Since 1995, WHRO has invited students to pull out their pens and colored pencils and get creative! The PBS KIDS Writers Contest has ended and our judges have chosen the winners. Join us on May 10 to see who won in each grade level!

Each year, winners of the writing contest and their families are invited to our studio for the annual Young Storytellers Awards Ceremony to celebrate. The winners are honored at the special reception and recorded in the WHRO television studio reading their winning entry.

Watch the Full Awards Ceremony:

2024 Winners

Kindergarten

	First Place: Mayukha Khambhammettu, The Magic Dress Deep Creek Central Elementary, Chesapeake
	Second Place: Hazel Arterbury, Lily and I Homeschooled, Gloucester

First Grade

First Place:

Joi Boakye, Ethan the Brave Dog
Sewells Point Elementary, Norfolk

Second Place:
Annie Havener, The Lost Tooth
Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk

Second Grade

	First Place: Ava Shubert, The Odd Bird Butts Road Primary School, Chesapeake
	Second Place: Keira Strickland, The Magic Door Red Mill Elementary, Virginia Beach

Third Grade

	First Place: Annabelle Wilkinson, Potato Man and Spud Monkie, Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
	Second Place: Olivia Knaus, Carrot Thief Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk

Fourth Grade

	First Place: Lily Moira Jao, Never Give Up, Lylus North Landing Elementary, Virginia Beach
	Second Place: Sophia Barnes-Valdes, Picalacita’s Journey Chesapeake Montessori, Chesapeake

Fifth Grade

	First Place: Lucy Lapetina, Adventures of Lint Land Stonehouse Elementary, Williamsburg
	Second Place: Kate Broughton, Mary’s Acorn Oaktree Academy, Virginia Beach

Overall Environmental Winners

	Grades K-1 Charles (Chase) Harris, Spy Cub Saves The Savanna Ware Academy, Gloucester
	Grades 2-3 Norah Conery, Dolphin Mystery Old Donation School, Virginia Beach
	Grades 4-5 Allison Boyer, Douglas and the Drought Deep Creek Elementary, Chesapeake