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2nd Annual Creative Writing Challenge

Posted in: Company News by thecatbywas on January 16, 2012

Our 2nd Annual Creative Writing Challenge has come to a close! With the invaluable help of our friends at Live Oak Public Libraries, we narrowed down the entries to the following winners and finalists. Thank you to all the talented students who entered!

K – 2
Winner: “Tabby Cats” by Ian Palfreyman, 8, Coastal Empire Charter School
Finalists:

• “Savannah is a Great Place” by Aiyanna Aquino, 7, Shuman Elementary School
• “Georgia Acrostic Poem” by Walker Brooks, 8, Hesse K-8

3 -5
“To Be or Not to Be, One Dream of Georgia History” by Michael Roberts, 8, Blandford Elementary
Finalists:

• “Untitled” by Christopher Creech, 10, May Howard Elementary
• “Islands Everywhere” by Logan Brewer, 10 (School not provided)
• “The Traveler” by Alexis B. Williamson, 11, Heard Elementary

6 -8
“Spared!” by Payton Ariola, 11, Oglethorpe Charter School
Finalists:

• “Oh Savannah, New Savannah!” by Emma Waldron, 12, Oglethorpe Charter School
• “Untitled” by Carlos Gadson, 12, Oglethorpe Charter School
• “Georgia, a Great Place To Live” by Desmond Jester, 11, Oglethorpe Charter School
• “Untitled” by Justin Colebrooke, 11, Oglethorpe Charter School
• “In 1733…” by Dakota Litchfield, 11, Costal Middle School

Each of the first place winners will receive a fabulous ice cream party for their class and will be our special guests at a city council meeting where they will read their poems for attendees, including Stratton and Mary Leopold and Mayor Edna Jackson.