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Fiction
1-2 Grade Group
Saylor Prey – 1st Place for, “The Lizard Who Wanted New Scales.”
Cole Schlais – 2nd Place for, “Finding Joey.”
Cole Schlais – 3rd Place for, “Matches.”
Trell Raddant – H.M. for, “The Dark City.”
Jacob Altenhoffen – H. M. for, “Fractured Fairy Tale.”
3-4 Grade Group
Skewnik Waukechon-Reiter – 1st Place for, “The Beauty of Nokomaeh’s House.”
Skewnik Waukechon-Reiter – 2nd Place for, “The Magical Land of Wonka.”
Charlotte Johnson – 3rd Place for, “Snowglobe Adventures.”
Jaxson Bernard – H.M. for, “A Street Cat Named Cat.”
Addison Lyons – H.M. for, “Mary’s Journey.”
5-8 Grade Group
Bailey Wild – 1st Place for, “A Secret in the Tavern.”
Abigail Jensen – 2nd Place for, “Across the Rainbow.”
Kynzlee Arndt – 3rd Place for, “The Sock Fairy.”
Emma Bonnin – H.M. for, “Sandstorm Survivors.”
Colton Farley – H.M. for, “Lost.”
9-12 Grade Group
Francesca Ullmer – 1st Place for, “Zenti.”
Francesca Ullmer – 2nd Place for, “A Fishy Fiasco.”
Francesca Ullmer- 3rd Place for, “First Impressions.”
Ava Pamonicutt – H.M. for, “Unplugged.”
Montana Ullmer – H.M. for, “Pegasus and Love.”
Nonfiction
1-2 Grade Group
Thomas Ullmer – 1st Place for, “Helping Out in Grandpa’s Woods.”
Cole Schlais – 2nd Place for, “Extinguishing Fires.”
Cole Schlais – 3rd Place for, “Trash into Treasure.”
Elijah Ryan – H.M. for, “My Rock.”
Hunter Mikle – H.M. for, “My Rock.”
3-4 Grade Group
Dakota Hoffman – 1st Place for, “My First Turkey Hunt.”
Jaxson Bernard – 2nd Place for, “S’mores at School.”
Damien Cornelius – 3rd Place for, “My Old Dog.”
Addisyn Jung – H.M. for, “Coming to Gresham.”
Brielle Arndt – H.M. for, “Christopher Columbus & The Native Americans – 1492.”
5-8 Grade Group
Oliver Ullmer – 1st Place for, “Processing Venison with Grandpa.”
Leif Bonnin – 2nd Place for, “Unbelievable Madagascar.”
Timothy Ullmer – 3rd Place for, “My First Time at the Hospital.”
Emma Bonnin – H.M. for, “Ernest Shackleton: ‘The Boss’.”
Isaac Johnson – H.M. for, “How Does ADHD affect Teens and Others in a Classroom.”
9-12 Grade Group
Willow White – 1st Place for, “Vacancy.”
Kylie Hoeffs – 2nd Place for, “Hermit Crab Essay: To-Do List ____.”
Montana Ullmer – 3rd Place for, “The Year of Gypsy.”
Willow White – H.M. for, “My Mom or My Hero.”
Jill Guenther – H.M. for, “To Blame Mayella Ewell.”
Poetry
1-2 Grade Group
Carson Bender – 1st Place for, “Sensory Poem.”
Madelyn Sincoular – 2nd Place for, “Sensory Poem.”
Sawyer Arndt – 3rd Place for, “Sensory Poem.”
Elijah Ryan – H.M. for, “Sensory Poem.”
Mia Logan – H.M. for, “Sensory Poem.”
3-4 Grade Group
Jaxson Bernard – 1st Place for, “Rainbow.”
Abigail Wattanabanjongkul – 2nd Place for, “Thailand.”
Jaxson Bernard – 3rd Place for, “Colorful Rainbow.”
William Schlais – H.M. for, “The Bear Way.”
Lexi Brady – H.M. for, “Ocean.”
5-8 Grade Group
Elizabeth Schlais – 1st Place for, “I Used to Think.”
Elizabeth Behnke – 2nd Place for, “Understanding.”
Elizabeth Schlais – 3rd Place for, “My Path.”
Emma Bonnin – H.M. for, “The Tortoise and the Hare.”
Elizabeth Schlais – H.M. for, “A Mouse’s Life.”
9-12 Grade Group
Claire Wegner – 1st Place for, “Honey.”
Jay Brei – 2nd Place for, “Powerlifting.”
Melynda Spiegel – 3rd Place for, “Potato Chips.”
Lily Wudstrack – Honorable Mention for, “Weather.”
Noah Suehring – Honorable Mention for, “Tight.”
Certificates and cash prizes will be handed out to the winning students at 1:00 p.m. on May 19, 2024 at the Mielke Arts Center in Shawano. Students and teachers can sign up for our door prize drawings, which are autographed books. The public is invited. If there’s any questions call John Mutter, Jr. – 715-524-4520.
