The judging is finished, and we've named the winners of the WHRO Young Storytellers Contest. As with all events this year, our annual awards show looked a little different, but we are excited to honor these young writers.
We received approximately 100 entries from local students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Students wrote stories that were fact, fiction, poetry, or prose. Stories were judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling, and integration of illustrations, and one first-place and one second-place winner were chosen from each grade level.
Watch the archived virtual awards show below.
2020 Winners
Kindergarten
First Place - Madison Holman
“Rosie the Mermaid”
Cape Charles Christian School, Cape Charles
Second Place - Savannah Gross
“The Princess”
Achilles Elementary, Hayes
First Grade
First Place - Grayson Zimmerman
“The Magical Adventures of Grayson and Bubba”
Carver Elementary, Newport News
Second Place - Elizabeth Porter
“Beth Goes to Camp”
Greenbrier Primary, Chesapeake
Second Grade
First Place - Siddhant Samtani
“My Friend Sharko”
Old Donation School, Virginia Beach
Second Place - Bernadette Loeffert
“Water Classroom Adventure”
Saint Mary Star of the Sea, Hampton
Third Grade
First Place - Tra Pham
“Just with Juice to Make Magic”
Larchmont Elementary School,Norfolk
Second Place - Jayd Gladden
“The Funny Pizza”
Atlantic Shores Christian, Chesapeake
Fourth Grade
First Place - Ariadne Stephens
“The Goddess Group”
Grafton Bethel Elementary School, Yorktown
Second Place - Elle Pero
“Mystery in the Meadow”
Old Donation School, Virginia Beach
Fifth Grade
First Place - Erin Magruder
“The Wonders of Dance”
Seaford Elementary, Yorktown
Second Place - Jack Vander Burg
“The New York Penguin”
Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk