Thirteen Carrollton City Schools students have been named district-level winners in the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition and have advanced to the regional contest.
At Carrollton Elementary School, kindergartner Camille Wesley won her grade level with a story titled “Black.” Fin Cole’s work, “Me In the Wizarding World,” earned him first-grade honors. Caroline Ruby Whipple, who wrote “The Golden Strawberry” represents second grade and Delilah Stell represents third grade with “How The Dragon Got Their Wings.”
Carrollton Upper Elementary School fourth grader Charlie Lyle won with “Horse” and Jaina Williams represents fifth grade with “A Taste of the Fire.” Jaden Amaya Reyes’s work, “The Day I Will Never Forget,” won the sixth grade honor.
Lucy Slappey took seventh grade honors with “The Lone Wolf.” Eighth grader Rowen Woodrow is representing the district with “The Defeat of the Waking Nightmare.”
At Carrollton High School, Milan Jovingo is representing the freshman class with her work, “Home.” Sophomore Addison Lloyd’s “The River,” earned her top honors. “Gentle Understanding” by Kaitlyn Holland represents 11th grade and Karley Hagan won the senior honor with “Telling Time.”
The 13 writers will now compete in the West Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency competition with other school district winners from Carroll, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties. The RESA-level winners will then advance to state competition this spring.
According to the state Department of Education, the purpose of the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition is to encourage students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes, and to recognize student achievement in arts and academics.
The competition has been engaging Georgia students for more than two decades and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K-12. It is sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors (GLAS) and the Georgia RESA Network with support from the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE).
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