2005 Local Contest Winners:

Kindergarten: Katie Stephenson of Gladstone
"A Dog Named Jessica" [view 200k pdf*]

First Grade: Katie Wyman of Gladstone
"The Leprechaun" [view 132k pdf*]

Second Grade: Jade Driscoll of Iron Mountain
"My Family" [view 152k pdf*]

Third Grade: Kyra Levesque of Escanaba
"You Surf Like a Girl!" [view 364k pdf*]

TV 13's Honorable Mention:

Kindergarten: Morgan Verbeke of Marquette
"Aliens in Marquette" [view 300k pdf*]

First Grade: Karlie Mayville of Escanaba
"My Kody Dog" [view 352k pdf*]

Third Grade: Olivia Wilson of Norway
"Rose's Dog Show Dilemma" [view 220k pdf*]

Third Grade: Taylor Rovin of Marquette
"Weather Cookbook" [view 352k pdf*]

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Children from kindergarten to third grade were invited to write and illustrate their own stories and enter them in the Eleventh Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. These stories were judged locally and the winners were submitted to the national contest.

Visit the Reading Rainbow Web site