Congratulations to The WHRO Young Storytellers Contest Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 WHRO Young Storytellers Contest! We received a lot of great stories this year! Our winners were recently celebrated during an online awards ceremony, with awards presented by WHRO's Ms.Martha Reads!
Watch the Awards Ceremony:
2021 List of Winners:
Kindergarten
First Place: Frank DeRego, “The Adventures of Net Man” Homeschooled, Suffolk
Second Place: Isaac Burns, “Kitty’s Garden” Great Bridge Presbyterian, Chesapeake
First Grade
First Place: Madison Stacy, “Splash! Splash! Mermaddy” Corporate Landing Elementary, Virginia Beach
Second Place: Aaria Jain, “Do Not Waste Water” John B. Dey Elementary, Virginia Beach
Second Grade
First Place: Lucy Gurganus, “The Puppy Pizza Place” Deer Park Elementary, Newport News
Second Place: Victoria Tickell, “The Bunny Who Saved His Family” Homeschooled, Norfolk
Third Grade
First Place: Aanya Jain, “Recycle Me” Old Donation School, Virginia Beach
Second Place: Blaine Averett, “Roney the Rover’s Adventure in Space” Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News
Fourth Grade
First Place: Charlotte Campbell, “What Ever You Can Imagine” Cape Charles Christian, Cape Charles
Second Place: Josiah Williams, “Nature Helps Timmy To Read” Homeschooled, Chesapeake
Fifth Grade
First Place: Saniya Hundley-Sweeney, “Saniya and the S-bots” Carver Elementary, Newport News
Second Place: Isabella Smith, “Robbers of the Sea” Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newport News
Overall Environmental Winner for Grades K-2
Eloise Garrison, “Priscilla and the Poacher” Swift Creek Elementary, Midlothian
Overall Environmental Winners for Grades 3-5 (Two Winners)
Evie Bales, “Earth’s Cardboard Creations” Kilby Shores Elementary, Suffolk
Zoey Pham, “The Ups and Downs of Earth” Pembroke Meadows Elementary, Virginia Beach
About the WHRO Young Storytellers Contest Each year, students in kindergarten through fifth grade write and illustrate stories that are fact, fiction, poetry, or prose. Stories are judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling, and integration of illustrations.