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 |
