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May 10, 2004 |
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READING RAINBOW’S
10 th Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest
Regional Winners Announced
Statewide – On Saturday, May 8, 2004 , NJN Public Television recognized the regional winners ofReading Rainbow's Tenth Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest at a special awards ceremony at Barnes & Noble at Princeton MarketFair in Princeton . Over 1,100 children from throughout New Jersey and surrounding areas, grades K-3, submitted entries to the contest that encourages students to write and illustrate stories. The NJN winners’ stories will be entered in the national Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.
The winners of Reading Rainbow’s Tenth Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Regional Contest in New Jersey are:
Kindergarten
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Sorasicha Nithikasem,
Livingston |
Luna and Friends’ Trip |
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Brandon Grant,
Old Bridge |
My Car and Me |
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First-Grade
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Annabella Waszkiewicz,
Lincoln Park |
Looking For Happiness |
| Runner Up (Tied) |
Catherine Walsh Imossi,
Gladstone; |
The Shirt |
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Hanna Rehnstrom,
Boonton |
The Snail Who Thought He Was Late For Work |
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Second-Grade
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Joshua Fonticoba,
Williamstown |
The Beautiful Woods |
| Runner Up: |
Katherine Milideo,
Wenonah |
The Eruption of Rigatoni Town |
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Third-Grade
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Noelle LiVolsi,
Middletown |
Mr Big Nose |
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Julia Wieczorek,
Milltown |
Binny Across America |
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| Best Illustration: |
Devon Shaffer,
Parsippany |
A Garden’s Dream |
Contest judges included Rozlyn Anderson, Merrill Lynch; Debbie Conway, NJEA; Pamela Craven, Avaya, Inc; Lucille Davy, Governor’s Council; Pat Georgantas, Community Leader; Vernon Hammond, CLU Agent, Ferrara Financial Group and NJN Community Advisory Board Member; Mrs. Wallie Hammond, Development Editor, Peterson’s Thompson Corporation; Heidi Smith, NJ Family Care; Shirley Ward, PSE&G; and Dr. Harris Vernick, Retired Physician and Educator. Gail Vernick serves as chair of the contest.
Winners of the national contest will be awarded Reading Rainbow library sets and related feature books. Funding for the Reading Rainbow’sTenth Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest is provided by Barnes & Noble, Six Flags Great Adventure and Panasonic. Personal donations of savings bonds will be given to the winners by Dr. and Mrs. Vernick and Vernon Hammond.
Hosted by Levar Burton, Reading Rainbow is a popular, Emmy award-winning PBS series that brings the pleasure of reading to life. This children’s favorite, which airs on NJN weekday mornings at 10:30 am , is part of NJN’s Ready to Learn program, which is designed to promote a love for reading and to help prepare children for success in school. Visit the Reading Rainbow web site at www.njn.net.
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