31st Annual Young Authors Writing Contest Winners Announced

From Harford County Public Schools:

The Harford County Reading Council’s 31st Annual Young Authors Writing Contest Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday, March 15, 2012, for students, parents, teachers and administrators from all over Harford County to listen to the work of students in grades K-12. Students were recognized as creative authors and poets and had the opportunity to share their thoughts among the group, which gathered in the Board Room at the A.A. Roberty Building. Hundreds of pieces were submitted for the contest, but only three from each category received awards. The winning entries were then submitted to the state level competition and a total of three students were selected as state winners. Bel Air High senior Kiley Baker and North Harford Elementary fifth grader Brooke Ciampaglio both came in second place in their grade levels at the state competition and C. Milton Wright High junior Mikayla Mislak placed first for her short story.

Elementary level winners:

Kindergarten – Short Story – Teacher – School
1st Place Jonathan Stone – Susan Davidson – Churchville
2nd Place Dylan Berkeridge – Margaret Kelly – St. Margaret
3rd Place Peyton Hamel – Debbie Thomas – St. Margaret

Kindergarten – Poetry
1st Place Morgan Ferguson – Laura Christy – Edgewood
2nd Place Hannah Brynn Scott – Katrina Bullington – St. Margaret
3rd Place Anna Gostomski – Katrina Bullington – St. Margaret

First Grade – Short Story
1st Place Andrew Richie – Barbara Brennan – Mountain Christian
2nd Place Mason Wimer – Luianne Potter – North Harford
3rd Place Autumn Tagliaferri – Dina Miller – North Harford

First Grade-Poetry
1st Place Isabella Southard – Lynn Hess – Jarrettsville
2nd Place Braedyn McLaughlin – Lynn Hess – Jarrettsville
3rd Place Rachel Kennedy – Helen Burke – St. Margaret

Second Grade-Short Story
1st Place Swetha Pallerla – Sue Nickerson – Fountain Green
2nd Place Jason Vera – Kimberly Bodnar – Dublin
3rd Place Annika H. Peterson – D. Gillespie-Daniels – Forest Hill

Second Grade-Poetry
1st Place Marissa Yacone – Danielle Carter – Churchville
2nd Place Caleigh Kohr – Ruth Hmelnicky – Prospect Mill
3rd Place Ryan Buddenbohn – Victoria Druyor – Edgewood

Third Grade-Short Story
1st Place Greg Knight – Jana Sommers – Red Pump
2nd Place Adelaide Sudbrink – Jill Krabitz – Bel Air
3rd Place Ryan Vest – Colleen Diven – Churchville

Third Grade-Poetry
1st Place Chloe Henkel – Renee’ Combs – Dublin
2nd Place Jamie Alatzas – Jana Sommers – Red Pump
3rd Place Nathan Garcia – Maryanne Shulman – Mountain Christian

Fourth Grade-Short Story
1st Place Sonakshi Kukreja – Maureen Leiss – Fountain Green
2nd Place Sophia Marie Williams – Maureen Leiss – Fountain Green
3rd Place Katie Markwood – Erin Morring – Joppatowne

Fourth Grade-Poetry
1st Place Emma Zimmerman – Donna Goetz – Bakerfield
2nd Place Mina Snider – Katie Panos – Homestead Wakefield
3rd Place Emma Peller – Maureen Leiss – Fountain Green

Fifth Grade-Short Story
1st Place Brooke Ciampaglio – Jennifer Covert – North Harford
2nd Place Maggie Brooks – Gina Pagliaccetti – Youth’s Benefit
3rd Place Christopher Roberts – Kristina Bilderback – Bel Air

Fifth Grade-Poetry
1st Place Juliana Kordela – Heather Gaskins – Forest Lakes
2nd Place Adam Lamberti – Karen McNeely – Ring Factory
3rd Place Erin Janean Bourn – Stacy McCord – Homestead Wakefield

Secondary level winners:

Sixth Grade – Prose
1st Place Madeline Rose Smith – Donna Murphy – St. Margaret
2nd Place Jacob Shimek – Cindy Malek – Patterson Mill
3rd Place Emily Wagner – Rachele Corpuz – Mountain Christian

Sixth Grade – Poetry
1st Place Jordan Landsman – Pamela Provins – Southampton
2nd Place Jordan Wrzesien – Sherri Ray – St. Margaret
3rd Place Rejoyce Mgboji – Cindy Malek – Patterson Mill

Seventh Grade – Prose
1st Place Anna Dziki – Claire DeRose – Fallston
2nd Place Michelle Hubner – Carolyn Fender – Fallston
3rd Place Molly Koerber – Erica Waggner – North Harford

Seventh Grade – Poetry
1st Place Jasmine Kweon – Laura Patton – Bel Air
2nd Place Erin Drumm – Laura Patton – Bel Air
3rd Place Elizabeth Eakes – Erica Waggner – North Harford

Eighth Grade – Prose
1st Place Claire Grunewald – Sean Ballweber – St. Margaret
2nd Place Raymius Angelo – Gary Stapleton – St. Margaret
3rd Place Maddie Ruleman-Tolson – Linda Hall – Havre de Grace

Eighth Grade – Poetry
1st Place Daniel Cullinan – Kathleen Mikos – Patterson Mill
2nd Place Hailee Domich – Kathleen Mikos – Patterson Mill
3rd Place Emma Murphy – Kathleen Mikos – Patterson Mill

Grade 9 – Prose
1st Place Gi Hong Chung – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright
2nd Place Anna Marie Dufour – Janice Humphreys – North Harford
3rd Place Garrett Schlenker – Janice Humphreys – North Harford

Grade 9 – Poetry
1st Place Gabrielle Paniccia – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright
2nd Place Joy Mullins – Elizabeth Ennis – Havre de Grace
3rd Place Megan Grigoleit – Elizabeth Ennis – Havre de Grace

Grade 10 – Prose
1st Place Becca Jane Nolder – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright
2nd Place Chaelin Despres – Kim Whitaker – Edgewood
3rd Place Tiffany Weimer – Kim Whitaker – Edgewood

Grade 10 – Poetry
1st Place Brooke Marshall – Jason Taylor – Bel Air
2nd Place Chaelin Despres – Kim Whitaker – Edgewood
3rd Place Alex Jensen – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright

Grade 11 – Prose
1st Place Anthony Alvarez – Susan Andrews – Havre de Grace
2nd Place Elizabeth Mayer – Krista Hermann – Harford Technical
3rd Place Monica Petzold – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright

Grade 11 – Poetry
1st Place Mikayla Mislak – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright
2nd Place Megan Johnson – Jason Taylor – Bel Air
3rd Place Rebecca Piazza – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright

Grade 12 – Prose
1st Place Sierra Offutt – Erin Jacobson – Fallston
2nd Place Samantha Hubner – Erin Jacobson – Fallston
3rd Place Kelsey Perkins – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright

Grade 12 – Poetry
1st Place Kiley Baker – Jason Taylor – Bel Air
2nd Place Brandon Kucharek – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright
3rd Place Emily Pickerd – Sam Newman – C. Milton Wright