Young Author contest winners announced
Former statewide competition has gone county local
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — The 2022 Teton County Young Author Contest officially ended Wednesday, June 1 with the announcement of grade level first place and honorable mentions.
All writings, whether penned at school or at home during the 2021-22 school year were eligible. Teachers then whittled these entries down to the top pieces entered into the countywide competition.
This year, kindergarten through 12th grade teachers from all TCSD #1 schools, Jackson Hole Classical Academy, Mountain Academy, and Jackson Hole Community School submitted entries. In total, 124 entries in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry were entered.
The Young Authors Competition was originally a statewide competition held by the Wyoming State Literacy Association (WSLA). The state contest was canceled in 2020 due to COVID. The WSLA has not had staffing or enough volunteers to continue the state competition.
TCSD #1’s Young Authors Coordinators Christine Jenkins and Mel Paradis moved the local judging to a virtual competition in 2020 and have continued to do it this way since. Community volunteers were recruited. In total, 44 judges from the community read entries and graded them based on leveled rubrics.
Announcements are being made today in schools on with all winners receiving certificates and Young Authors pens and 1st place winners also receiving a Young Authors writing journal.
