Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 WHRO Young Storytellers Contest! We received a lot of great stories this year! Our winners were recently celebrated during an online awards ceremony, with awards presented by WHRO's Ms. Martha Reads!

Watch the Awards Ceremony:

Meet The 2022 Winners:

	Adilynn Rudolph 1st Place - Kindergarten Homeschooled, Williamsburg
	Eleanor Simmer 2nd Place - Kindergarten Birdneck Elementary, Virginia Beach
	Kylah Jaramillo 1st Place - First Grade Nansemond Parkway Elementary, Suffolk
	Willow Young 2nd Place - First Grade Kilby Shores Elementary, Suffolk
	Noelani Hendrick 1st Place - Second Grade Deep Creek Central Elementary, Chesapeake
	Keasia Carney 2nd Place - Second Grade Cradock Elementary School , Portsmouth
	Malayia Charles 1st Place - Third Grade College Park Elementary, Virginia Beach
	Gabrielle Ford 2nd Place - Third Grade Marie Ford Homeschool, Norfolk
	Violet Allen 1st Place - Fourth Grade Matthew Whaley Elementary , Williamsburg
	Taryn Vernon 2nd Place - Fourth Grade Homeschooled, Chesapeake
	Makaiah Segre 1st Place - Fifth Grade Homeschooled, Chesapeake
	Ryan Robertson 2nd Place - Fifth Grade Strawbridge Elementary, Virginia Beach

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First-Place - Overall Environmental Winners

	Miyoko Caccio First Grade K-1 Environmental Winner Saunders Elementary, Newport News
	Julia Santos Second Grade 2-3rd Grade Environmental Winner Glenwood Elementary, Virginia Beach
	Yue-Lin Chen Fifth Grade 4-5th Grade Environmental Winner Old Donation School, Virginia Beach

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Honorable Mention Winners

Brooke Kowalsky - 5th Grade
Hickory Elementary, Chesapeake

Duneya Bello - 3rd Grade
College Park Elementary, Virginia Beach

Jenna Henderlite - 2nd Grade
Hickory Elementary, Chesapeake

Kalani Brown - 5th Grade
Virtual Virginia (Norther Shores Elementary)

Kendal Little - 2nd Grade
Point O’View Elementary, Virginia Beach

Warren Braswell - 2nd Grade
Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk

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Meet Our Judges

This year our Blue Ribbon Panel consisted of members from The Youth Partnership of Southampton Roads.

	Jasmin Walters Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center
	Kimberly Murray Hampton Roads Workforce Council
	Malcolm Jones Community In Schools
	Winter Freeman Kaleidoscope Counseling & Case Management, LLC
	Carol Wilson FBI-Norfolk
	Sharon Wilson Chesapeake Public Library, Dr. Clarence Cuffee Outreach

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