2007 Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Winners

Student	Story Title	City
Kindergarten
1st Place: Lila Mahmoud	My Ball	Toledo
2nd Place: McKenzie Rigsby	A Day at the Zoo	Findlay
3rd Place: William Rippey	Ancient Times on Earth	Bowling Green
Grade 1
1st Place: Muna Farhan	Emily's Hunt	Toledo
2nd Place: Kerry Keyes	The Karate Cookie	Toledo
3rd Place: Ahmad Smidi	Mikey the Worm	Toledo
Grade 2
1st Place: Nicolas Ghareeb	Howler's Disappointing Mission	Temperance
2nd Place: Tatum Teeple	Lola and the Wishing Well	Findlay
3rd Place: Andrew Spiker	The Return of the Dinosaurs	Sylvania
Grade 3
1st Place: Krisztina Lawernce	The View from the Pencil	Monroe
2nd Place: Nathan Quinn	Thomas the Pencil	Monroe
3rd Place: Brooke Hoehne	I wonder	Findlay

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2006 Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Winners

Student	Story Title	City
Kindergarten
First Place: Muna Farhan	The Little Princess and the Wish	Toledo
Second Place: Lydia Kuhr	The Mouse Family	Maumee
Third Place: Carson Garlock	I Saw a Cat	Findlay
Grade 1
First Place: Tatum Teeple	Baby Hamster Does a Good Deed	Findlay
Second Place: Maclain Teeple	The Contest	Findlay
Third Place: Gillian Heckler	Spirit	Ottawa Hills
Grade 2
First Place: Regan Farrel	Haylo's Valentine Day Surprise	Genoa
Second Place: Erin McGuire	The Night of the Shining Star	Toledo
Third Place: Lauryn Haas	The Magic Talking Bunny	Toledo
Grade 3
First Place: Maddison Pape	Haunted House	Findlay
Second Place: Alexandra Hunter	The Magical Dragon	Findlay
Third Place: Michael Day	Secret Agent:The Electronic Electrons - The First Premiere	Toledo

 

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2005 Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Winners

Student	Story Title	City
Kindergarten
First Place: Latifah Bagais	“Latifah’s Adventure Around the World”	Toledo, OH
Second Place: Rachel Casey	“Rachel’s Free Restaurant”	Toledo, OH
Third Place: Alyssa Marie Zervos	“Camping in the Nice Woods”	Sylvania, OH
Grade 1
First Place: Andrew Lowe	“Little Dino and the Squirting Water”	Luckey, OH
Second Place: McKenzie Limes-Brooks	“Lost in Cherrios Land”	Perrysburg, OH
Third Place: Erin McGuire	“How the Hawk Got its Feathers”	Toledo, OH
Grade 2
First Place: April Varner	“Shimmer, the Brave Fairy”	Holland, OH
Second Place: Kelley Fitzgerald	“The Story of Bandit – A True Story”	Sylvania, OH
Third Place: John Regan	“Jake and Michelle Get Lost in the Forest!”	Sylvania, OH
Grade 3
First Place: Aria Machinski	“Jackie the Snowgirl”	Toledo, OH
Second Place: Geordi Bumpus-Barnett	“The Special Piggy”	Toledo, OH
Third Place: Merideth Heckler	“The Grateful Penguin”	Toledo, OH

 

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2004 Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Winners

Student	Story Title	School
Kindergarten
Thomas F., 1st	Dino's Big Game	St. Joseph - Sylvania
Tyler K., 2nd	Tyler's Camping Trip	Liberty Center Elementary
Elizabeth W., 3rd	The Cat Who Saved the Castle	Paddock Elementary - Milan
Grade 1
April V., 1st	Saving Baby Jessica	Christ the King
Liam D., 2nd	The Best Medicine Ever	St. Joseph - Maumee
Abigail C., 3rd	A Book about Light at Night	Ohio Virtual Academy
Grade 2
Geordon B., 1st	The Lost Polar Bear	homeschool
Jennifer N., 2nd	Christy Mouse and the Jar of Jelly	Monroe Rd. Elementary - Bedford
Cammie L., 3rd	The Big Bad Wolf is a Girl!	St. Joseph - Sylvania
Grade 3
Haitham M., 1st	Maumee River Crossing	Home School
Karli S., 2nd	The Girl Who Wanted to Touch a Cloud	Home School
Matthew H., 3rd	The Double Hero	Monclova Primary

 

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2003 Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Winners

Student	Story Title	School
Kindergarten
Liam D., 1st	Sue's Favorite Places	St. Joseph - Maumee
Taylor K., 2nd	Take a Coyote to Brunch	Whiteford Elementary - Sylvania
April V., 3rd	Brownie and Rainbow's Race	Christ the King
Grade 1
Mary Anne B., 1st	The Beautiful Friendship	Monclova Primary
Cammie L., 2nd	The Three Little Pigs Go Ice Skating	St. Joseph - Sylvania
Allison, 3rd	Jerry the Bear	homeschool
Grade 2
Bridget M., 1st	My Grandpa: A True American	homeschool
Anna W., 2nd	Jaime and Her New Friend	Holly Academy - Holly, MI
Linnea Louise J., Tie 3rd	The True Story of the Grasshoppers and the Ants	Maumee Country Day
Hannah M., Tie 3rd	If You Give a Dog Some Coffee	Monclova Primary
Grade 3
Haitham M., 1st	The Sinking Boat	Toledo Islamic Academy
Corey P., 2nd	My Adventures with a Pool Shark	Coy Elementary - Oregon
Delaney L., Tie 3rd	The Day the Lights Went Out	St. Joseph - Sylvania
Mohammad F., Tie 3rd	If You Give Your Sister a Sucker	Toledo Islamic Academy

 

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2002 Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Winners

WGTE congratulates our 2002 NATIONAL SECOND PLACE WINNER
Cammie Lonsway.

Student	Story Title	School
Kindergarten
Cammie L., 1st Place	The Three Little Pigs Have a Pajama Party	St. Joseph, Sylvania
Emily S., Runner-up	The Duck That Didn’t Have a Friend	Whittier Primary, Findlay
Grade 1
Mohammad F., 1st Place	Monster Marks	Toledo Islamic Academy
Sana S., Runner-up	World of Color	Toledo Islamic Academy
Grade 2
Kaitlyn Rose K., 1st Place	If I Could Invent a Holiday...	Liberty Center Elementary
Drake L., Runner-up	Fluffy’s Adventure	Homeschool
Grade 3
Shelbie Sioux P., 1st Place	An Amazing America	Blissfield Elementary School
Julia Lynne H., Runner-up	A Cow Goes Moo!	St. Francis Education Center