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Reading Rainbow
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Blue Ridge PBS announces winners of the
2009 "Reading Rainbow" Young Writers and Illustrators Contest |
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children from across the Blue Ridge PBS viewing area were recently
selected as winners in the 2008 "Reading Rainbow" Young Writers
and Illustrators Contest. Each of the four first place winners
will now compete in the national level contest.
The annual "Reading Rainbow" Young Writers and Illustrators
Contest, coordinated by Blue Ridge PBS, attracted nearly 350
entries this year. It is designed to encourage, challenge and
reward students from kindergarten through third grade to tell
their own stories with their own illustrations. Entries are judged
on originality, creative expression, storytelling ability and
integration of text and illustrations. |
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First place
winners are: |
- "I Love Wheels" by Kevin
Painchaud from Bedford, Va., at the kindergarten level
- "Woodchuckie" by Brendan
Killeen from Salem, Va., at the first grade level
- "When I Dream" by Kathryn
Painchaud from Bedford, Va., at the second grade level
- "Tessa's Borneo Adventures"
by Tessa Yarbrough from Blue Ridge, Va., at the third grade
level
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Second place
winners are: |
- "The Three Friends" by
Catherine Heffron from Roanoke, Va., at the kindergarten
level
- "The Broken Butterfly" by
Ainsley Harrah from Roanoke, Va., at the first grade level
- "The Journey with Kiki" by
Sydney Grace Brown from Roanoke, Va., at the second grade
level
- "Star Battle" by
Andrew Droubay from Roanoke, Va., at the third grade level
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Two of the winning entries came
from Bedford Primary School students in Bedford, Va. Other schools
represented among the winners are Mason's Cove Elementary School
in Salem, Va. and Garden City Elementary School in Roanoke, Va. A
number of winners are also homeschooled.
 A distinguished panel of judges from the field of
education included Nancy Myers, assistant principal of Oak Grove
Elementary School in Roanoke County, Va.; Kathy Carter, a
professional storyteller and a founding member of Blue Ridge
Storytelling; Ashley Glaze, a kindergarten teacher in Roanoke
County, Va.; and Mary Jo Shannon, a retired elementary school
teacher who writes for teachers of young children in religious and
secular magazines. |
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| Special thanks go to our contest sponsor: |
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"We believe that our children are the
strongest building fabric of our community."
Lanford Brothers Co., general contractors, Blue Ridge PBS
regional sponsors
of Reading Rainbow Young Writers contest.
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Visit the Reading Rainbow
website to see stories from previous national Contest winners.
Reading Rainbow Website
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National funding from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and
Country Inns & Suites.
Sponsored nationally by WNED-TV, Buffalo and Smarterville
Productions LLC. |
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