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WGTE announces winners of
contest
Toledo: WGTE Public Media proudly
announces the winners of the 14th Annual Reading Rainbow Young
Writers and Illustrators Contest. Over 300 children from the WGTE
TV viewing area wrote and illustrated storybooks.
The Reading Rainbow Young Writers and
Illustrators Contest was open to children in kindergarten, first,
second, and third grades. Each grade level was judged separately
by a panel of educators, and entries were judged on originality,
creative expression, storytelling and integration of text and
illustrations.
The 2008 roster of winners included:
KINDERGARTEN
First Place: Natalie Nagel, Toledo, OH
Second Place: Brendan Meehan,
Pemberville, OH
Third Place: Maheen Haq, Perrysburg,
OH
FIRST GRADE
First Place: Elizabeth Ghareeb,
Temperence, MI
Second Place: Julia Schrameck, Toledo,
OH
Third Place: Noah C. Fulcomer,
Bluffton, OH
SECOND GRADE
First Place: Logan Kempf, Mount Cory,
OH
Second Place: Muna Farhan, Toledo, OH
Third Place: Khalan Tien Kim Le,
Toledo, OH
THIRD GRADE
First Place: Madison Spears,
Temperance, MI
Second Place: Ashley Fallon, Newport,
MI
Third Place: Sarah Smidi, Toledo, OH
WGTE Public Media held an appreciation
party at our studios on April 12, 2008, honoring all of the
winners and entrants of the 2008 contest. All entrants received a
certificate of recognition signed by series host LeVar Burton. The
first place winners in each grade level will be sent on to the
national contest. National winners will be announced in June 2008.
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