The Newton County School System is pleased to announce the winners of the district-level, 2020 Young Georgia Authors’ Contest. Each school could submit one entry per grade level for grades kindergarten through 12 into the county competition in the form of short stories, poetry, essays, journals, personal narratives, reports, or other original student writing. Submissions were judged on four domains as reflected in the Georgia Standards of Excellence—ideas, organization, cohesiveness, and language.
Newton County School System’s winning authors will now compete against students in the Griffin RESA group, which includes the following school systems: Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spalding, and Thomaston-Upson. Representing Newton County School System are the following 2020 grade-level winners:
Young Georgia Authors Winners
| GRADE |
|
SCHOOL |
|
STUDENT |
|
TITLE OF WORK |
| K |
|
Newton County Theme School |
|
Peyton Gaddy |
|
The Lost Snake |
| 1st |
|
Mansfield Elementary |
|
Mary Claire Smith |
|
Rose and Victor |
| 2nd |
|
East Newton Elementary |
|
Kately Lane |
|
The Dragonslayers |
| 3rd |
|
Oak Hill Elementary |
|
Jenna Lee Kalland |
|
The Case of the Missing Sandwich |
| 4th |
|
Livingston Elementary |
|
Jordyn Rich |
|
Saving a Life |
| 5th |
|
Oak Hill Elementary |
|
Alexis Stephens |
|
The Boat |
| 6th |
|
Veterans Memorial Middle |
|
Harmony Moore |
|
Rebel |
| 7th |
|
Veterans Memorial Middle |
|
Demia Striggles |
|
Enough |
| 8th |
|
Veterans Memorial Middle |
|
Shaniya Desears |
|
What Friends are For |
| 9th |
|
Alcovy High |
|
Gianna Paul |
|
Haze and Flames |
| 10th |
|
Eastside High |
|
Lydia MacKenzie Bishop |
|
The Echoes of Your Room |
| 11th |
|
Alcovy High |
|
Cameron White |
|
Values of a Chick-fil-A Employee |
| 12th |
|
Newton College & Career Academy |
|
Laura-Jean Dole |
|
Catacombs of Remorse |
“Congratulations to each of the winners in the Young Georgia Authors contest,” said NCSS Superintendent Samantha Fuhrey. “Writing skills are crucial, as the ability to write well can be the ticket to better grades and greater academic achievement. In addition, the ability to write well will be a key asset once students enter the workforce and begin their career progression. I commend these students for a job well done. Our school district definitely has some very talented writers and I wish them well in the next phase of competition.”
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