Amar Broussard placed first in fifth-grade fiction in the Nicholls Reading Council Young Authors Contest while at Bayou Vista Elementary. He received a medal and his entry was published in the Louisiana Reading Association anthology, “Les Jeunes Ecrivains.” The Patterson Junior High student is with Almetra Pierce-Stansbury, assistant principal.
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Tre’mond Sneeze placed first in kindergarten fiction in the Nicholls Reading Council Young Authors Contest while at J.B. Maitland in Morgan City. His entry also placed at state. He received a medal and his entry was published in the Louisiana Reading Association anthology, “Les Jeunes Ecrivains.” He now attends Hattie Watts in Patterson and is with Charles Foulcard, assistant principal.
Alexzander Burbante placed first in fourth-grade non-fiction, first in fourth-grade poetry and first in fourth-grade fiction in the Nicholls Reading Council Young Authors Contest while at Hattie Watts Elementary in Patterson. His fiction entry also placed at the Louisiana Reading Association level. The Patterson Junior High student is with Courtney Andrews, assistant principal.
Jace Hammonds placed first in second-grade poetry at Hattie Watts Elementary in Patterson in the Nicholls Reading Council Young Authors Contest. He is with Charles Foulcard, assistant principal.
Jeffrey Bratsch Jr. placed first in kindergarten non-fiction and A’riya Kelly placed first in kindergarten poetry at J.B. Maitland in Morgan City. They are with Principal Tonia Verrette.
Nicholls Reading Council gives young author awards
The Nicholls Reading Council Young Authors Contest for 2019-20 was unable to hold its awards ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions.