‘My Hero’ topic of contest for student writers
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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The annual Siloam Springs Writers’ Student Awards Ceremony was held May 8 in the Siloam Springs Senior Activity Center with approximately 90 students, parents and members present. The theme this year for both prose and poetry was “ My Hero. ”
Opening prayer was offered by president Margaret Weathers. Following opening remarks, Rosemary Matthews, contest chair, presented the awards and prizes as follows:
Kindergarten Prose winners were Savannah Downey, Claudia Mercado, Ian Hilderbrand, Rebekah Rodgers, Makynzee Hill and Kate Shaw.
First Grade Prose: 1 st, Chloe McGooden; 2 nd, Kendall Nelson; 3 rd, Kassidy Lane; Honorable mention, Jared Frye, Katie Kendrick.
First Grade Poetry: 1 st, Maci Davis; 2 nd; Tristan Moten; 3 rd, Liliana Navarrete; HM, Justin Davidson.
Second Grade Prose: 1 st, Courtney Austin; 2 nd, Kayla Ellis; 3 rd, Ashley Burton; HM, Samantha Santillan, Seth Fleig.
Third Grade Prose: 1 st, Megan Rodgers; 2 nd, Ivy Martin; 3 rd, tie, Larine Freiburger, Casey Moten; HM, Ryke Beever, Andlin Skidmore.
Third Grade Poetry: 1 st, Britain Castagna; 2 nd, Megan Rodgers; 3 rd, Victoria Carroll.
Fourth Grade Prose: 1 st, Sidney Avery; 2 nd, Kaitlyn Stringfellow; 3 rd, Devon French; HM, Bethany Rodgers.
Fourth Grade Poetry: 1 st, Lydia Macfarlan; 2 nd, Paige Melton; 3 rd, Michelle Lee; HM, Tim Halsey, Bethany Rodgers.
Fifth Grade Poetry: 1 st, Kyndall Shinn; 2 nd, Connie Sperry.
Sixth Grade Prose: 1 st, Zak Jones, 2 nd, Samuel Goodyear.
Sixth Grade Poetry: 1 st, Kaleb Shook; 2 nd, Jacob Rodgers; 3 rd, Josh Baird; HM, Kristin Selleck. Eighth Grade Prose and Poetry: 1 st, Luke Macfarlan, both categories. Eleventh Grade Prose: 1 st, Ginger Macfarlan. Eleventh Grade Poetry: lst, Austin Wise; 2 nd, Ginger Macfarlan. Margaret Weathers awarded winners from our recent Writers ’ Club poetry and prose contests as follows: December Poetry: 1 st, Tom Palmer; 2 nd, Rosemary Matthews; 3 rd, Maxine McKenzie. April Poetry: 1 st, Rachel Kulp; 2 nd, Roy Eslick; 3 rd, Billie Hammers. April Prose: 1 st, Rachel Kulp; 2 nd, Roy Eslick.
Writing Assignments for the June 5 meeting are “ A Patriotic Story” and a triolet poem on any subject. David Eslick will be the featured speaker. The public is invited to participate and attend the meeting which begins at 7 p. m. at a location to be announced later. For more information, call 524-6598.