2023 Young Writers Contest Winners Announced

The 2023 Marshall County Young Writers Contest winners list has been released.

Grades
1-2
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Honorable Mention

Brock Loudermilk
Emilia Goldsmith
Hazel Long
Cody Clutter
My Camping Trip
Disney World
All About Besties
My Grandma
Sand Hill Elementary
Sand Hill Elementary
Sand Hill Elementary
Sand Hill Elementary

Grades
3-4
First Place
Second Place
Third Place

Honorable Mention

Kenzie Polsinelli
Taylynn Courtwright
Emmitt Thayer

Adaline Morgan
Midnight the Abandoned Kitten
The Magical Forest
Emmitt Thayer the Famous Math Scientist
The Missing Teacher
Washington Lands
Cameron Elementary
Cameron Elementary

Cameron Elementary

Grades
5-6
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Honorable Mention

Abby Allman
Cali Lucey
Hattie Brautigan
Abigail Miller
Lost Rose
Project Panic!
Wild Flowers and Wild Horses
Don’t Pick the Flowers
Sherrard Middle
Cameron High
Central Elementary
Cameron High

Grades
7-8
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Honorable Mention

Sadi Willis
Cheyenne Harvey
Ella Games
Lorelei Williams
Nothing
Getting Older
The Running Race
My Dad
Moundsville Middle
Sherrard Middle
Sherrard Middle
Moundsville Middle

Grades
9-10
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Fourth Place
Honorable Mention

Camden Frye
Kason Angel
Owen Wright
Jillian Whitlatch
Carter Paczewski
The Crick Treasure
The Big Game
The Snow
House on Hanbury Road
Off the Trail
Cameron High
Cameron High
Cameron High
John Marshall High
Cameron High

Each of the original stories will be printed in the 2023 Marshall County Young Writers Anthology. The student authors will read their one-of-a-kind narratives during the annual Young Writers Tea on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at John Marshall High School.

The stories of students who placed first in the county were submitted to the West Virginia Young Writers Contest. Additionally, all Marshall County first-place entries will be recognized during a celebration on Friday, May 5, 2023, at West Virginia Young Writers Day at the University of Charleston.

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