Volume 6, #9
May 2002

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Winners of the 8th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest

PBS 45 & 49 and Pet Supplies "PLUS" congratulate the 541 entrants, 12 local winners and 22 honorable mentions in the kindergarten, first-, second- and third-grade categories of the Reading Rainbow 8th Annual Young Writers & Illustrators Contest. Grand prize and second- and third-place stories will be available to read on the PBS 45 & 49 Web site (http://www.pbs4549.org) as of May 1, 2002.

Kindergarten Winners
Grand Prize
Mitchell Mellott of Stow, Sgt. Penguin and the Stolen Trout

Second Place
Kellie Campbell of Northfield, Will Annie Get an Angel?

Third Place
Elijah Harrison of Akron, The Four Little Knights

Honorable Mentions
Hannah Nicole Friedrick of Medina, Pink is My Favorite Color!

Wylie Ricker of New Springfield, The Day the Builders Came

Sanjana V. Srikanth of Hudson, Are There People in My Body?

1st Grade Winners
Grand Prize
William Randolph of Lisbon, Mr. and Mrs. Thumbprint

Second Place
Andrew Lumpp of Poland, About Me

Third Place *TIE*
Hannah Cowie of North Canton, My Grandpa

Arielle McNamee of Louisville, My Great Grandma!

Honorable Mentions
Maria Jos Araujo of North Canton, My Adventure

Greta Frost of Newton Falls, Me and My Dog

Nicholas Greenaway of Struthers, Whale and Dolphin

Katie Livick of North Canton, Katie in the Attic

Jarad Miller of Atwater, My Pet Hamster

Amy Roshak of North Canton, Amy, Her Sister and the Monster

Caly Russo of North Canton, Calys Book Adventure

Jesse Allan Ryan of Massillon, The Itsy Bitsy Caterpillar

Phylicia Jean Thomas of Lorain, Getting to Know Me

2nd Grade Winners
Grand Prize
Shannon McMillen of Warren, The Paper That Traveled

Second Place
Katie Cavoli of Hudson, The Adventure of Bob the Snowman

Third Place
Stephanie Penix of Akron, A Letter to Josie

Honorable Mentions
Joel M. Griffith of Mantua, Fresh Poems

Frankie Matranga of Newton Falls, The Leprechaun Who Had Bad Luck

Jack S. Monda of Boardman, The Mixed Up Day

Brayden Sweitzer of Akron, The Three S Rock Group

3rd Grade Winners
Grand Prize
Kayleigh A. Rupert of West Salem, Tammy and the Poachers

Second Place
Bethany Christiana Dill of Akron, The Ruby Ring

Third Place
Adrianne Bastas of North Canton, Chins in Space!

Honorable Mentions
Brett Fisher of North Canton, Brett Gets His Crest

Jordan Hall of New Castle PA, The Three Little Martians

Adam Nash of Garrettsville, The Lucky Dinosaur

Erica Piper of Cuyahoga Falls, Flash the Purple Mouse

Evelina Patrice Sweitzer of Akron, The St. Patricks Day Surprise

Emmitt C. Thompson of Akron, Ernie the Onion-head