Winners of NHPTV-PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest Announced

(Durham, NH, May 23, 2011) - The secret life of a dog home alone, a light bulb that tries to get people to save electricity, and a battle between factions of movie popcorn were among the subjects of winning stories in this year's New Hampshire Public Television–PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest. NHPTV received 431 entries for this year's contest! The first-, second-, and third place winners in the six grade categories will be recognized at the NHPTV–PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest awards ceremony June 11th at the NHPTV Broadcast Center in Durham. NH children’s book illustrator Teri Weidner of Portsmouth will speak at the ceremony and offer the young writers and illustrators encouragement. Weidner is the illustrator of Say Daddy! by Mike Shoulders and Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale by Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander.The Winning Stories!Here is the complete list of the contest winners:https://nhpbs.org/kidswrite/1st PlaceKindergarten - Maybe Journey by Kyan Carrier, Wise Owl Preschool, Hollis, NH First Grade - The Lost Password of the King by Caleb Denio, Manchester, NHSecond Grade - The Talking Light Bulb by Prahlad Srinivasan, New Searles School, Nashua, NHThird Grade - Sammy Sends a Message by Garrett Weil, Chesterfield, NH Fourth Grade - Fin Finds His Voice by Eric Favreau, Manchester, NH Fifth Grade - The Great Popcorn War by Sydney DeJager, Alton, NH 2nd PlaceKindergarten - The Day That Marc and Jazz Met the Tootie Cooties by Sean Kearney, Derry, NH First Grade - When Darwin Smiled by Briar Ainscough, Arvada, CO Second Grade - Brave Blueberry's Cosmic Encounter by Arthur McLaughlin, Hollis Primary School, Hollis, NHThird Grade - The 3 Chicks & Sneaky Fox by Ethan Roberts, Bedford, NH Fourth Grade - Jungle School by Grace DeJager, Alton, NH Fifth Grade - Pi Pie by Matthew Steinhauser, Concord, NH3rd PlaceKindergarten - The Rabbit and The Tiger by Ansh Khanna, Wise Owl Preschool, Nashua, NH First Grade - Ava and Julie by Lea Mitchell, Reilly Elementary School, Lowell, MA Second Grade - The Magical Bands by Nethra Sureshkumar, Presentation of Mary Academy, Hudson, NHThird Grade- The Purple Flamingo by Sana Nadkarni, High Plain Elementary, Andover, MA Fourth Grade - Bug Wars by Adam Dustin, Bowdoin, ME Fifth Grade - When I Traveled to the Moon by Trai Jimeno, Captain Samuel Douglass Academy, Brookline, NH Here there and everywhere!Here are the top 5 cities by number of stories submitted:1. Nashua, NH - 61 entries, 13 winning stories2. Hookset, NH - 17 entries, 1 winning story3. Andover, MA - 16 entries, 6 winning stories4. Concord, NH - 16 entries, 6 winning stories5. Rochester, NH - 16 entries, 1 winning storyHow the Stories Were JudgedNHPTV, with support from NEA-NH, was one of 50 public television stations participating in this year’s PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest, which promotes the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning and celebrates the power of creating original illustrated stories. This year's NHPTV winners were chosen from among 431 entrants by a panel of judges including local educators, librarians and NEA- NH president Rhonda Wesolowski. All winning stories can be read on our NHPTV–PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest website. Contact Tamara Hindle, NHPTV Communications Coordinator, at (603) 868-4307 or email for more information.The NHPTV-PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is made possible, in part, by support from NEA New Hampshire.

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