WTVP Is Proud to Announce 12 Winners and
5 Honorable Mentions in the 2011 Local PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest.
An elephant and giraffe make a daring escape from the zoo. A young turtle finally gets his game on. A girl and her dog open the hearts of their city. And three cats show off their unique styles. These are just a few of the award-winning stories written by Central Illinois students for WTVP’s "PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest."
The station is pleased to announce the following winners and their stories.
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First Place Winners
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"In the Zoo"
Jillian Bober
Metamora, Illinois
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"Moe’s Big Shot"
Jake Slaughter
Morton, Illinois
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"The Gray City"
Kaylee Grace Crow
Edwardsville, Illinois
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"My Cats"
Sarah Mayer
Eureka, Illinois
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Second Place Winners
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"The Snowman Who Went Places"
Chloe Sander
Peoria, Illinois
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"Daizy and the Butterfly"
Sai C. Mediboyina
Morton, Illinois
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Second Grade |
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"Snoopy’s Snow Day"
Meriah Fearon
Peoria, Illinois
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Third Grade |
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"A Birthday Present"
Lizel Fehr
Eureka, Illinois
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Third Place Winners
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Kindergarten |
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"The Mean Christmas"
Lindsey Ropp
Pekin, Illinois
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First Grade |
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"The Rainbow Balloons"
Grayson Mayer
Peoria, Illinois
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Second Grade |
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"The Sock Who Wanted to be a Shoe"
Simah Riaz
Lombard, Illinois
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Third Grade |
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"A Tale of Weather"
Sidney Ropp
Pekin, Illinois
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Honorable Mentions
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Kindergarten |
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"My Story Book"
Kyra Hilsabeck
Edelstien, Illinois
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First Grade |
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"The Dragon and the Dinosaur"
Mia Sterzinger
Bloomington, Illinois
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First Grade |
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"My Sister Molly"
Anna O’Brien
Canton, Illinois
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Second Grade |
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"The
Revenge Binge"
Alyssa Bivens
Bartonville, Illinois
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Third Grade |
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"The
Engineer Saver"
Nathaniel Aikman
Eureka, Illinois
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Prizes will be awarded during a winners’ celebration in the WTVP Studio. Check back later this month for footage from the party!
WTVP congratulates all the entrants for their excellent stories! And thanks to Ms. Benson at Little Friends Learning Center in Peoria, Ms. Stickelmaier at Metamora Grade School, Ms. Wolfe and Ms. Dennis at Stevenson Elementary in Bloomington, Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Vendon at Blessed Sacrament in Morton, and Ms. Khattar at Davenport Elementary in Eureka for making us your class project! And whether you enter with a class or on your own, be sure to watch next winter for another contest. We’re waiting to read your story!
There are lots more opportunities to share your stories, drawings and ideas every day at pbskids.org.
