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Deborah Brown, Ralph Witters Elementary School Principal, ushers Jayci Basse forward to showcase her Young Authors 1st place award for poetry on Thursday.
Dazlynn Hunt steps up to receive her Young Authors award with praise and high-fives from her fellow classmates.
Eighty-four Ralph Witters Elementary students were recognized for their writing accomplishments during the 2015 Young Authors Awards ceremony held Thursday, April 30 in the school district auditorium.
The students were honored in three categories: non-fiction, fiction and poetry and they all received a certificate and ribbon. The first- through third-place winners also received a gift certificate for a book.
Here are the Young Authors Award recipients:
KINDERGARTEN
Non-Fiction
1st, Ryan Axtell. 2nd, Lily Quintanilla. 3rd, Anthony Cheatham. 4th, Daniel Slate, Alexander Christensen, Annalyn Sharp, Aidan Flores, William Bapst, Ian Oliver, Alec Martinez, Autumn Rogers and Davien Martinez.
FIRST GRADE
Poetry
1st, Brylie Apel. 2nd, Ellis Webber; 3rd, Jolie Anne Herring.
Fiction
1st, Mesa Allen. 2nd, Dean Bihr. 3rd, Kamryn Farrell. 4th, Peyton Green, Jacob Moody, Cruz Mascorro, Mercede Martinez and Korbin Brill.
Non-Fiction
1st, Alexis Hamlin. 2nd, Cian Kimes. 3rd, Charlee Slagle. 4th, Taylor Ivie, Ben Snyder, Khi Davis and Jennisee Reese.
SECOND GRADE
Poetry
1st, Zane Stam. 2nd, Patrick Chapel. 3rd, Brooke Richter. 4th, Hanna O'Keefe, Brody Potter and Brendan Butler.
Fiction
1st, Hanna O'Keefe. 2nd, Waikeli Balstad. 3rd, Maddison Andreen.
Non-Fiction
1st, Austin Slagle. 2nd, Brailee DeVries. 3rd, Sydney Peterson. 4th, Alyssa Eells-English, Hayden Overfield, Shayne Smith, Aspen Brooks, Michael Sinchetru and Teresa Steadman.
THIRD GRADE
Poetry
1st, Jason Moody. 2nd, Julia Quintanilla. 3rd, Ty Peterson.
Fiction
1st, Jayda Griffin. 2nd, Dazlynn Hunt. 3rd, Kanyon Gerber. 4th, Pinager Anderson, Stevie Brown, John Baker, Bethany Duncan and Samantha O'Brien.
Non-Fiction
1st, Kori Linton. 2nd, Simon Ream . 3rd, Chance Oliver. 4th, Kianna Mailloux, Charlee Oliver, Chase Herring and Ethan Music.
FOURTH GRADE
Poetry
1st, Jayci Basse. 2nd, Hadley Johnson; 3rd, Lexi Overfield. 4th, Spencer Calhoun and Karina Lea.
Fiction
1st, Hannah Andreen. 2nd, Chloe Mascorro. 3rd, Lauren Yarrington. 4th, Brooklyn Brown, Aidan Nicodemus, Lexi Overfield, Sydney Jacobsen and Mariah Morgan.
Non-Fiction
1st, Noah Anderson. 2nd, Owen McCumber. 3rd, Karina Lea. 4th, Eryx Wells and Spencer Calhoun.
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