Essay and Poetry Winners
Essay Grades 2 - 3:
- 1st Max Aylor - Dardanelle Elementary School
- 2nd Kendall DePriest - Lonoke Primary School
- 3rd Kennedy Williams - Lonoke Primary School
Essay Grades 4 - 6:
- 1st Quinn Franklin-Vinbury - Jessieville Middle School
- 2nd Ben Carey - Jessieville Middle School
- 3rd Sakshi Garg - William’s Traditional Magnet Elementary
Essay Grades 7 - 9:
- 1st Landry Baugh - Pinkston Middle School
- 2nd Sam Willibey - Searcy High School
- 3rd Camille Eisenhauer - Jessieville Middle School
Poetry:
- Grades 2-3: Hannah Stallings – Greene County Tech Primary
- Grades 4-6: Chandler Cartwright - J.B. Hunt Elementary School
- Grades 7-9: Christy Dunlap - Randall G. Lynch Middle School
Essay
- Grades 2-3
- 200-450 Words
- First-, Second-, Third-Place Prizes
- Grades 4-6 and 7-9
- 300-750 Words
- First-, Second-, Third-Place Prizes in Each Category
Poetry
- Grades 2-3, 4-6 and 7-9
- 12-Line Minimum
- Must Have Rhyming Sequence
- One First-Place Prize in Each Category
A third party will judge all essays, and the winners will be announced by 5 p.m. on Friday, November 18. Judging will be based on the following criteria:
- Creativity
- Effectiveness/accuracy of message
- Ethics/good taste
- Quality of writing
Essay Grades 2-3:
- 1st - Nintendo Wii - Black - Super Mario Package
- 2nd - Nintendo DS
- 3rd - Protable DVD Player
Essay Grades 4-6:
- 1st - iPad2 with Wi-Fi - 32GB - Black
- 2nd - iPod Touch - 32GB - Black
- 3rd - iPod Nano - 8GB - Graphite
Essay Grades 7-9:
- 1st - iPad2 with Wi-Fi - 64GB - Black
- 2nd - iPod Touch - 64GB - Black
- 3rd - iPod Nano - 16GB - Graphite
Poetry:
- Grades 2-3 - Portable DVD Player
- Grades 4-6 - Barnes & Noble - NOOK The Simple Touch eReader
- Grades 7-9 - Barnes & Noble - NOOK Color eReader