The Lee County Writing Association held a celebration for the winners of their annual writing contest at the Keokuk Middle School media center. First place authors read their work to a packed house.
Local winners:
Story
Grade | First Place | Honorable Mention |
K | Gavin Claus | AJ Hutcherson |
1 | Ryan McDonald | Hayden Dochterman
Alexis Perry |
2 | Bella Smith | Bella Mills |
3 | Amelia Marshall | Ridley Delperdang
Olivia Claus |
4 | Isaac Schultz | Christine Condren
Ryan Bair |
5 | Anna Rowe | Alli Ames
Emma Cole |
6 | Jiya Patel | Diego Garcia |
7 | Claire Coffield | Lily Gobart |
8 | Layden Denning | Natalie Ames |
9 | Emma Evans | |
10 | ||
11 | Gabriel Jones | |
12 |
Poem
Grade | First Place | Honorable Mention |
K | Lydia Bailey | AJ Hutcherson |
1 | Hayden Dochterman | Ryan McDonald |
2 | Carl Hausch | Hailey Lambert |
3 | Darian Bevington | Amelia Marshall |
4 | Jaxon Clark | Rachel Olsen |
5 | Emma Cole | Gracie Thompson |
6 | Julio Gifford | Hadley Rohlfs
Chase Eckland Kyla Muston |
7 | Claire Coffield | Patton Delperdang |
8 | Kaylie Evans | Abby Wolter |
9 | Carson Sargent | Caelan Denning |
10 | ||
11 | Philip Dunlap | Alex Wolter
Gabriel Jones |
12 |
All first place entries were forwarded to the state competition for the Iowa Reading Association. The following students placed at the state level.
Poetry |
Kinder – Lydia Bailey, 1st Place
2nd Grade – Carl Hausch, 2nd Place 7th Grade – Claire Coffield, 3rd place 9th Grade – Carson Sargent, 1st Place 11th Grade – Philip Dunlap, 3rd place |
Story |
Kinder – Gavin Claus, 3rd Place
1st Grade – Ryan McDonald, 1st Place 3rd Grade – Amelia Marshall, 2nd Place 6th Grade – Jiya Patel, 2nd Place 7th Grade – Claire Coffield 1st Place 9th Grade – Emma Evans, 2nd Place 11th Grade -Gabriel Jones, 1st place |