Youth Contest Winners 2009        

Elementary Short Story

1st Place                
Devin Kerlee               Groom ISD           The Monster Peanut
2nd Place                
Carson Ritter              Groom ISD           The Evil Game
3rd Place                
Blake Weinheimer       Groom ISD           The Snowy Summer


Elementary Poetry

Honorable Mention        
Sarah Stebbins           Amarillo, TX          A Snowmobile Ride


Middle School Short Story

1st Place                
Chason Ratliff             Silo ISD               Thank Dirt
2nd Place                
Gordon McCormack    Amarillo, TX         In The Dead of Night
3rd Place                
Abby Harkins              Amarillo, TX         The Egg Hunt


Middle School Poetry

1st Place                
JT Hassell                 Amarillo, TX          The Riddle (score 100 pts)
2nd Place                
Blaithun Haddad        Amarillo, TX           I Ran over the Taco Bell Dog
                                                         (score 99 pts)
3rd Place                
Hi Hi Newby              Amarillo, TX           First Run (score 98 pts)


High School Short Story

1st Place                
Joey Caruthers          Silo ISD                Music=Life
2nd Place                
Rebecca Ward          Pittsburg, PA         There Ends the Miller’s Tale
3rd Place                
Chelse Covington       Silo ISD                The Scarlet Rose


High School Poetry

1st Place                
Narine Wandrey         San Antonio, TX    Creek Path Found
2nd Place                
Narine Wandrey         San Antonio, TX    A Thunderstorm Tonight
3rd Place                
Bekah Roskens         Groom ISD            And All the Skies Fall Into
                                                         The Sea