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 Contact: Tammy Macy
Phone: 307.352.3400 ext 1259
Email: [email protected]
Sweetwater #1 Celebrated District Winners
Sweetwater County School District #1 students competed in the Annual Young
Author contest. The district had 325 students from Desert View, Eastside,
Farson/Eden, Lincoln, Northpark, Overland, Pilot Butte, RSJH, RSHS, Sage, Walnut
and Westridge participate this year.
Students in grades kindergarten through twelfth had the opportunity to submit
entries in the categories of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. The district received 377
entries this year. Entries are judged using a 6+1 trait scoring rubric provided by the
state. The district recognized all participants with a Certificate of Participation and a
notepad and pencil. The district recognized first, second, and third place winners at
a celebration on February 25th in the auditorium of Rock Springs Junior High
School. First place winners were recognized with a plaque, certificate and a journal
and pen, while second and third place winners received a certificate and a journal
with a pen. First place winners go on to compete against other first place winners
from Green River School District and Holy Spirit Catholic School. These students will
be recognized at the Sweetwater County Young Author contest on April 9, 2015 in
the Rock Springs Junior High School auditorium.
“As always I appreciate the effort that students put into their writing entries.
The judges and I enjoy reading them and hope that the students continue to write
and be excited to write. I hope that students continue to submit entries to the Young
Author contest. The district has been focusing on improving writing scores and the
quality of submissions this year improved from previous year’s. Thank you to all of
the students, parents and teachers for continued support of the Young Author
Contest and I look forward to seeing many of these names again next year.” Tammy
Macy, district Young Author coordinator.
This year’s winners and participants are:
First Place Fiction Winners:
Bailey Anderson Kindergarten Sage “The Fire Lizard”
Lilac DeCastro First Grade Sage “How Baby Penguins Got Home”
Logan McCann Second Grade Desert View “The Magic Ball”
Aubrielle Maes Third Grade Overland “I’m Allergic to Boys”
Skylar Messick Fourth Grade Desert View “The Halls”
Megan Zotti Fifth Grade Pilot Butte “The Day the Snow Quit Falling”
Rikki Cozad Sixth Grade Eastside “Friends in the Forest”
Hanna Crockett Seventh Grade RSJH “My Walk in the Woods”
First Place Non-Fiction Winners:
Tahlia Knudsen Kindergarten Sage “Big Bloody Bump”
Kiera Layne First Grade Sage “Camping with Saddie”
Bailey Amundsen Second Grade Sage “A New Friend Just for Me”
Ryan Zotti Second Grade Westridge “Is Bigfoot Real”
Steven Hickerson Third Grade Desert View “The Junior Jazz Bulls”
Sage Romero Fourth Grade Westridge “Calf Riding”
Wendy Reynoso Fifth Grade Eastside “The Two Countries That I Love”
Kaytlyn Keeler Eighth Grade Farson “Simple”
Laiba Fatima Ninth Grade RSHS “I Am Not”
First Place Poetry Winners:
Teague Powell First Grade Sage “Rhyming Time”
Lizzie Jensen Second Grade Desert View “I Am Poems”
Marcella Hall Third Grade Desert View “My Awesome Poems by Me”
Carter McBurnett Fourth Grade Sage “The World Through My Eyes”
Mykenzy Davis Fourth Grade Desert View “Scary Poems to Tell in the Dark”
Yesi Vicencio Fifth Grade Pilot Butte “The Seasons of the Year”
Maddison Dimick Sixth Grade Eastside “My Fabulous Book of Feelings”
Rebecah Winward Seventh Grade Farson “Song Angels”
Kaytlyn Keeler Eighth Grade Farson “Life Personified”
Aubrie Ellis Ninth Grade RSHS “Hate, Betryal, Love & Hope All Have a Part in Life”
Emily Winward Twelfth Grade Farson “Conclusion:Commencement”
Second and Third Place Winners:
Fiction:
Carsten Gerrard Kindergarten Sage
Kenidee Scott First Grade Lincoln
Skyler Riddle First Grade Westridge
Madison Vandenberg Second Grade Desert View
Ashlynn Giovale Third Grade Overland
Harmanee Geddie Fourth Grade Walnut
Makenzi Scott Fifth Grade Pilot Butte
Alex Riley Sixth Grade Eastside
Karson Keeler Seventh Grade Farson
Adyson Huffman Kindergarten Sage
Will Carlson Kindergarten Sage
Luke Tate First Grade Westridge
Azaylee Cornelius Second Grade Desert View
Vanessa Gonzalez Second Grade Desert View
Angel Pizarro Third Grade Desert View
Kyndall Story Fourth Grade Overland
Kennedy Shassetz Fifth Grade Pilot Butte
Abby Hautala Sixth Grade Eastside
Mikayla Shauers Seventh Grade RSJH
Non-Fiction:
Ava Garner Kindergarten Sage
Hailey Johnson First Grade Sage
Zach Schoenfeld First Grade Sage
Jamilynn Stauffer Second Grade Sage
Kaylee Mann Third Grade Overland
Christopher Benboe Fourth Grade Desert View
Aurora Kozminiski Fifth Grade Farson
Averi Christensen Eighth Grade Farson
Faith Bowen Kindergarten Sage
Grace Gatti Kindergarten Sage
Autumn Guffey First Grade Sage
Haylee Franco Second Grade Northpark
Izabele Frady Third Grade Desert View
Jeremiah Fennel Fourth Grade Overland
Trevor Jones Fifth Grade Farson
Kaytlyn Keeler Eighth Grade Farson
Poetry:
Bailey McGuire Second Grade Desert View
Angel Pizarro Third Grade Desert View
Ana Macias Fourth Grade Desert View
Cody Hall Fifth Grade Eastside
Seanna Latimer Sixth Grade Eastside
Xochitl Alvarado Seventh Grade RSJH
Brodoc Powell Second Grade Sage
Brycen Coombs Third Grade Desert View
Ireland Hansen Fourth Grade Benboe
Participants Across the school district:
Student Name
Aiden Gomes
Alaura Fulkerson
Alicia Tirado
Ana Macias
Angel Pizarro
Angel Pizzaro
Arysta Perkins
Austin Rogers
Austyn Vargas
Azaylee Cornelius
Bailey McGuire
Brandy Carlson
Brilee Albiston
Brilee Albston
Brycen Coombs
Chase Hubert
Christopher Benboe
Cienna Bennett
Claire Edman
Dylan Van Kam
Dylan VanKam
Elvin Leon
Emily Gerke
Emma Lash
Ethan Frady
Eva Flores
Gage Davis
Gavin Reece
Hudson Conrad
Ireland Hansen
Isaac Saavedra
Ivie Schaechterle
Izabele Frady
Jarrett Benboe
Jarrett Nipper
Jasmine McCann
Jessica Ortiz
Jesus Duarte
Jianna Stingerie
Jonah Anderson
Kaden Ainscough
Kara Beer
Kayla Johnson
Leo Pena Moreno
Leslie McGuire
Lexus Fadling
Lexus Licking
Lizzie Jensen
Logan McCann
Madison Prado
Madison Vandenberg
Marcella Hall
Mykenzy Davis
Niah Evans
Payten Soltis
Shyla Glover
Skylar Messick
Stefanie Sanchez
Stefany Ayals
Steven Hickerson
Vanessa Gonzalez
Williams Meraz
Abby Hautala
Adam Larson
Alex Riley
Ava Erramouspe
Blain Leker
Braden Frady
Bryan Ramos
Cody Hall
Dominic Tabor
Elijah Gines
Gavin Rheaume
Gracie Click
Jasmine Turcato
Jayden Fernandez
Jordyn Krueth
Kennedy Thompson
Kiley Walker
Laci Lehmkuhl
Lanie Moeller
Maddison Dimick
Quinten Gasaway
Rachel Morgan
Rikki Cozad
Robert Blackwell
Seanna Latimer
Sebastian Jordan
Tatum Bowles
Wendy Pallares
Wendy Reynoso
Yasa Duran
Zach Burdette
Abigail Gribowskas
Alivia Goicolea
Aurora Kozminiski
Autumn Madsen
Cadence Jones
Ciara Hodges
Cree Jones
Eli Scheer
Gracie Albrandt
Jenny Albrandt
Karson Keeler
Kianna Cleveland
Kiejara Call
Klaine Halladey
Kole Johnson
Kymberlie Jones
Levi Johnson
Trevor Jones
Tyra Thoren
Warren Hinderliter
Aden Scheer
Lexie Clark
Kloie Burton
Emily Winward
Rachele Winward
Kenidee Scott
AJ Keelin
Austin Maxfield
Azra Moses
Cielee Sweets
Corbin Messer
Dalton Marincic
Elijah Goff
Haylee Franco
Jace Berger
Jamilynn Stauffer
Jarod Rasmussen
Jensyn Cordova
Jon Thompson
Jordyn Vanausdle
Kaison Macy
Karston Searle
Luke Andrus
Megan Rice
Natalie Whitmore
Teghan Stassinos
Xotchilt Bales
Ashlynn Giovale
Aubrielle Maes
Caitlyn Ranger
Danyell Jacobson
Estela Munguia
Gabriela Peraza
Jeremiah Fennell
Kaylee Mann
Kyndall Storey
Maritza Avina
Mia Santos
Samantha Dunbar
Zoe Botz
Davon French
Gwennan Pritchard
Kelsey Crockett
Kennedy Shassetz
Makenzi Scott
Megan Zotti
Yesi Vicencio
Aubrie Ellis
Laiba Fatima
Hannah Crockett
Mikayla Shauers
Xochitl Alvarado
Abbi Jo Mikesell
AbiGayle Shockey
Acacia Kattan
Addison Hager
Addison Keller
Adyson Huffman
Aiden Rauzi
Alex Croft
Alivia Cordova
Anthony Cordova
Aubrey Yantis
Austin Olivia
Autumn Guffey
Ava Garner
Avery Hanberg
Azaia Ruiz
Bailey Amundsen
Bailey Anderson
Bethany Alvey
Bonnie Anderson
Bradoc Powell
Braxton Feldmeier
BreeAnna Sweeney
Bridgette Stratton
Brielle Hunsaker
Brynn Bider
Cael Evans
Caelen Clemmensen
Carter McBurnett
Cash Carlson
Cayden Aragon
Chely Mendoza
Cheyenne Mooney
Conner Politi
Corbin Parry
Deegan Smith
Delia Salayandia
Devlin Lester
Donovan Gree
Elisabeth Nelson
Elizabeth Pergande
Emery Woodruff
Emily Nieto
Estefania Cuellar
Esther Jensen
Eva Asper
Evie Long
Faith Bowen
Gabriella Aaron
Grace Gatti
Greg Gallegos
Guadalupe Turrubiates
Hailey Johnson
Hailey Stocks
Haylee Hembree
Isac Martinez
Jace Olson
Jayden Johnson
Jaylee Reese
Jillian Hauenstein
Joseph Glasglow
Josue Garcia
Justus Bell
Kaden Garcia
Kaden Marvell
Karter Wickersham
Kellen McBurnett
Kiera Layne
Kyle Woodbury
Kynzi Damori
Lacey Lovato
Laila Martinez
Landon Wharton
Landry Fausett
Lilac DeCastro
Lily Hiser
Marshall Bowen
Mason Barker
Mason Werkele
Matthew Sleight
Max Parker
Max Phillips
Melissa Gollaher
Mersadie Carroll
Morgan Wells
Natalie Sleight
Orlando Gonzalez
Oswaldo Benitez
Owen Taft
Paige Layne
Parker Constantino
Paulina Orozco
Payton Eaton
Ricardo Fernandez
Ryker Clark
Santino Rivas
Shayla Hamilton
Shelby Schoenfeld
Slater King
Sophia Brizzi
Stephanie Jensen
Tahlia Knudsen
Teague Powell
Victoria Wahl
Weston Hanberg
Will Carlson
William Bybee
Yajahira Torres
Yakeline Gonzalez
Yascara Hernandez
Zach Schoenfeld
Zachary Croft
Zjin Bybee
Zoe Scmidt
Zoey Carrillo
Carsten Gerrard
Eliza Lowell
Griffen Garner
Harmanee Geddie
Kaelen Swenson
Wyatt Christensen
Alexa Moldenhauer
Alyxa Martin
Aspen Borton
Bianca Quezada
Cameron Ribordy
Cassandra Rath
Cathenne Morrow
Chloe Harford
Griffin Romero
Jayci Palink
Kayden Leftwich
Kyler Robertson
Luke Tate
Lynlee Slater
Madyson O'Dell
Mia Farnsworth
Michael Rubich
Olivia Fletcher
Paul Ross
Ryan Zotti
Sage Romero
Saylor Pecolar
Skyler Riddle
Timothy Baker
Joey Blacki
Cody Briscoe
Aubrey Bryan
Wyatt Carribou
Tygerson Clark
Daygen Dickinson
Kaden Duckwitz
Kendrick Hoskins
Christopher Johnson
Maelynn Konop
Brylon Pilkington
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