Wicomico Winners in the 2014-2015 Eastern Shore Reading Council Young Author’s Contest

Winners of the 2014-2015 Eastern Shore Reading Council Young Author’s Contest have been announced. Wicomico winners represent 11 schools and most of the grade levels from 2 through 12. Winners from Wicomico County Public Schools placed 1^st in eight categories of this year’s Young Authors Contest.

The Eastern Shore Reading Council will honor all of this year’s Young Author’s Contest winners at an April 9 reception at Salisbury University. Entries placing 1^st in the Eastern Shore Reading Council contest are forwarded to the state level for judging, and winners at that level will be recognized during the SoMIRAC (State of Maryland International Reading Association Council) conference in April.

Students from Wicomico County Public Schools who achieved a 1^st-place finish at the local and/or recognition at the state level will also be recognized at the May 5 Wicomico County Board of Education Awards & Recognitions Night.

Congratulations to all of these award-winning Young Authors.

Grade 3 Poetry

2^nd – Ethan Power, North Salisbury Elementary, A Day in Minecraft

Grade 3 Short Story

3^rd – Phebe C. Burke, North Salisbury Elementary, Hop Home!

Grade 4 Poetry

1^st – Laura Rogers, Delmar Elementary, Fighting for Freedom

3^rd – Tajhzmir Pinder, Glen Avenue Elementary, Cambridge, Maryland

Grade 4 Short Story

2^nd – Rebecca Holland, Glen Avenue Elementary, The Lonely Vampire

Grade 5 Poetry

1^st – Rosemary Schmuff, North Salisbury Elementary, Music to My Ears

2^nd  – Jonta Lee, North Salisbury Elementary, True Friends

Grade 5 Short Story

1^st  – Katie Mitchell, Fruitland Intermediate, The Bad Dog

3^rd – Robyn Fielding-Jones, Northwestern Elementary, The Interesting Vacation

Grade 6 Poetry

1^st – Rylie Green, Mardela Middle, Words and Voice

2^nd – Alyssa M. Boltz, Mardela Middle, Wild at Heart

Grade 6 Short Story

1^st – Noah Hornstein, Salisbury Middle, The Identity Thief

3^rd – Grace Arb, Salisbury Middle, Untitled

Grade 8 Poetry

2^nd  – Zoe Michelle Bradshaw, Mardela Middle, Bridge to Burn

Grade 8 Short Story

2^nd – Ally Yeager, Pittsville Middle, The Dream

3^rd – Mia Fisher, Salisbury Middle, Wanted

Grade 9 Poetry

1^st – Alison Sahler, James M. Bennett High, Child’s Utopia

2^nd – Christy Sun, James M. Bennett High, Improvisation

Grade 9 Short Story

1^st – Abigail Reilly, James M. Bennett High, Untitled

2^nd – Maddy Sherwood, James M. Bennett High, Love Doesn’t See Color

3^rd – Sabrien Abdelrahman, Wicomico High, Intuition

Grade 10 Poetry

2^nd – Dhritisha Chakroborty, James M. Bennett High, Depth

Grade 11 Poetry

3^rd – Wahed Abdullah, Parkside High, Where I’m From

Grade 11 Short Story

2^nd – Hanna Holland, Parkside High, Anxious

3^rd – Phina Jeannite, James M. Bennett High, A Rose in Salty Water

Grade 12 Poetry

2^nd – Taylor Eyo, James M. Bennett High, The Little Green Bug

3^rd – Jarrett Braxton Reeves, Wicomico High, Malignant Tumor

Grade 12 Short Story

1^st – Kayla Thornton, Parkside High, Funeral: View of the Deceased

2^nd – Tristan Bullion, Wicomico High, Beautiful Irony