WQPT Writing Contest Winners Selected
WQPT received 265 stories from students in kindergarten through third grade for the annual PBS/WQPT KIDS Writers Contest. Sixteen winners (four from each grade) were selected by educators and contest sponsors. The winners and their families were honored and awarded prizes at Deere-Wiman House on Sunday, May 20.
“I am always surprised by the clever stories the children come up with” said Michael Carton, Director of Education and Outreach for WQPT.
KINDERGARTEN
First Place
More Fun than You Think
Cameron Beyer
Moline, IL
Second Place
The Two Rocket Ships
Ethan Coffman
Le Claire, IA
Third Place
Cutting my hair
Shelby Jacobs
Davenport, IA
Honorable Mention
Lydia and the Wolf
Lydia Arnell-Liu
Bettendorf, IA
FIRST GRADE
First Place
My Magic Cap
Shiv Passi
Bettendorf, IA
Second Place
The Adventures of Sammy and Nickel Little
Bethany Priaulx
Bettendorf, IA
Third Place
Lilly the Filly and the Birthday Cookie
Amelia Baluyut
Clinton, IA
Honorable Mention
Happy Whale
Christopher Sivertsen
Moline, IL
SECOND GRADE
First Place
The Talent Show
Lola Chesney-Iijima
Bettendorf, IA
Second Place
Boo, the Lonely Cat
Grace Clark
Rock Island, IL
Third Place
Across the Horizon
Amélie Paul
Hampton, IL
Honorable Mention
The Mona Lisa is Missing?
Vishnu Movva
Moline, IL
THIRD GRADE
First Place
The Earwax
Lachlan Gleason
Davenport, IA
Second Place
Don’t Go!
Madelyn Beyer
Moline, IL
Third Place
Get Back Up Again
Bella Suarez
Eldridge, IA
Honorable Mention
What Cats Do At Night
Emilia Surma
Bettendorf, IA
All the entries will be available for pick-up at WQPT after the May 20 award ceremony. The winning stories will be displayed at the Deere-Wiman House from May 21 – June 1, the Family Museum from June 4 – 15 and the Figge Art Museum from June18 – 29. For more information about the PBS KIDS Writers Contest, contact Michael Carton at (309) 764-2400 Ext. 65026 or MT-Carton@wiu.edu.
The contest is supported by WQPT-Quad Cities PBS, the Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House, Family Museum in Bettendorf, Figge Art Museum and the Midwest Writing Center with additional support from John Deere.
