The annual contest to see who can craft the best story provided dozens of Polk School District students work that was honored for the Georgia Young Authors contest.
Each school honored a student on the grade level, and the Polk School District chose a student from each grade level to honor districtwide for the 2024 contest.
The district’s youngest author honored was Cherokee Elementary’s Asa Brown. First grader Annaleigh Johnson, second grader Daisy Duckett and third grader Annistyn Earwood at Eastside Elementary took the next grade level awards.
Logan Tracy at Cherokee Elementary took the fourth grade award, and Audri-Ella Ramzanali at Van Wert Elementary took the fifth grade award for the district.
The middle grade winners included Rockmart’s Braelyn Kenzie Thomas, and Cedartown’s Marley English and I’Anyah Robinson.
Rockmart High students took the awards for all four grade levels for the Young Authors competition: Payton McCord for freshmen, Madison Duke for sophomores, Ivy Cochran for juniors, and Bailey Hynes for the Class of 2024.
Cedartown High didn’t have information posted yet on winners from the school level.
Here’s a rundown of each school’s winners:
Cherokee Elementary
The Cherokee Elementary Young Authors honorees this year included Asa Brown for Kindergarten, Emily Juarez Jacobo for first grade, Elsa Orebaugh for second, Hudson Landrum for third with Nayeli Coronado as a runner up, Logan Tracy for fourth, Scarlett Huff for fifth grade and Peyton Christian as a runner up.
Eastside Elementary
Five students were honored by Eastside Elementary this year. Those included Annaleigh Johnson, Halen Benton, Wesson Overstreet, Annistyn Earwood and Daisy Duckett.
Northside
The winners honored this year by Northside Elementary included Kindergarten student Dhwiti Patel, first grader Lillibeth Blackwell, Londyn Rogers for second grade, Julianna Cruz in third grade, fourth grader Bryson Shaw and Za’Riah Stinchcomb in fifth grade.
Van Wert Elementary
Congratulations to our Georgia Young Authors contest winners from Van Wert. They include Kindergarten student Rowan W., first grader Lilli Jeffers, second grade student Kason Richardson, Grant Vandezande for third grade, fourth grader Andrew Wilson and Audri-Ella Ramzanali in fifth grade.
Westside Elementary
Congratulations to our Young Georgia Authors grade level winners!
Kindergarten—Obed Ramirez-Reynoso (not pictured)
1st Grade—Aiden Davis
2nd Grade—Chesney Robinson
3rd Grade—Marley Victoren
4th Grade—Will Nichols (not pictured)
5th Grade—Emery Harrison
Youngs Grove Elementary
The Young Authors winners at Youngs Grove included Penelope Davis, Sawyer Stroup, Addilyn McCary, Malakai Bradley, and Ezekiel Banuelos.
Cedartown Middle
The CMS Young Georgia Author Contest Winners included sixth grader Liam Rollins, seventh grader Marley English, and eighth grade student I’Anyah Robinson. They not only received a Certificate of Excellence, but got a $25 Amazon Gift Card as well thanks to an anonymous donor.
Rockmart Middle
Sixth grader Braelyn Thomas, seventh grader Makenzie Smith, and eighth grader Delaney Maulding were this year’s winners for Rockmart Middle School.
Rockmart High School
Rockmart High School’s Young Georgia Authors Writing competition winners, who will go onto represent the PSD at the regional level.
Winners included Payton McCord, who took the freshmen award, Madison Duke for sophomores, Ivy Cochran for juniors, and Bailey Hynes for seniors.
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