Huntley Unit District 158 recognizes Young Authors Contest winners

Posted April 15, 2021 11:00 pm

Submitted by Dan Armstrong

Huntley Unit District 158's Young Authors Contest winners in kindergarten to second grade include Darien Crygier, Amber Drago and Ryan Krauss, from Chesak Elementary; Lily Landgraf and Blake Cushman, from Leggee Elementary; and Reagan Rogers, Blake Lauer and Anthony Bojovic, from Mackeben Elementary. Courtesy of Mark Altmayer

At its April 15 meeting, the Huntley Unit District 158 board of education recognized 21 winners in the Young Authors Contest.

This optional program encourages students in kindergarten to eighth grade to become involved in the authoring process, using their skills to create an original written work.

Winners are invited to participate in a statewide conference sponsored by the Illinois Reading Council.

This spring, school districts and regional offices of education throughout the state are recognizing winners at the local level.

Huntley Unit District 158 winners and their winning works were:

Chesak Elementary

• Kindergarten: Darien Crygier, "The Orange Dog and the Blue Dolphin"

• First grade: Ryan Krauss, "Dreamland"

• Second grade: Amber Drago, "Kevin The Butterfly"

Martin Elementary

• Third grade: Bryan Mickelson, "The Three Reindeer"

• Fourth grade: Adriana Armstrong, "Hannah's Adventure on the Moon"

• Fifth grade: Nicholas Kasperek, "The Amazing Ninja Cat"

Mackeben Elementary

• Kindergarten: Blake Lauer, "Fred Gets Stuck"

• First grade: Reagan Rogers, "Llama Drama"

• Second grade: Anthony Bojovic, "Tyler The Walking, Talking Toothbrush"

Huntley Unit District 158's Young Authors Contest winners in third to fifth grade include Calix Ramos, Grayson Ruth and Keeli Davis, from Leggee Elementary; Nicholas Kasperek and Bryan Mickelson from Martin Elementary; Nathan Stary, Conley Elementary; Adriana Armstrong, Martin Elementary; Isabella Amador and Ava Partridge, from Conley Elementary. Courtesy of Mark Altmayer

Conley Elementary

• Third grade: Nathan Stary, "Monkey and Aye-Aye Become Friends"

• Fourth grade: Ava Partridge, "The Adventures of Corgi the Corgi"

• Fifth grade: Isabella Amador, "Disable"

Leggee Elementary

• First grade: Lily Landgraf, "Unicorn Tales"

• Second grade: Blake Cushman, "The Super Food Truck Stand"

• Third grade: Calix Ramos, "The Flushers"

• Fourth grade: Grayson Ruth, "The Great Adventure of Captain Dog"

• Fifth grade: Keeli Davis, "Magic in the Forest"

Huntley Unit District 158's Young Authors Contest middle school winners are: first row, Julieta Ceballos and Neha Gopalakrishnan from Marlowe Middle School and Tanush Gulati from Heineman Middle School. Courtesy of Mark Altmayer

Marlowe Middle School

• Julieta Ceballos, "Sunflower"

• Neha Gopalakrishnan, "The Hidden Prophecy"

Heineman Middle School

• Tanush Gulati, "The Midnight Key"

• Sruthi Guda, "House of Lightning"

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