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.
Ella Dudoussat placed first in eighth-grade fiction while at Patterson Junior High School.
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.
Kimberly Perez-Deleon place second in first-grade fiction in the Nicholls Reading Council Young Authors Contest while at J.S. Aucoin Elementary in Amelia. The Morgan City Junior High student is with M C Bank’s Emily Berry, left, and Principal Carmen Lagarde.
Anthony Calderon at J.S. Aucoin in Amelia placed second in fourth-grade poetry in the Nicholls Reading Council Young Authors Contest.
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.
The council sponsors the contest for aspiring authors in grades K-12.
First place entries advanced to the Louisiana Reading Association for state judging.
Awards were recently presented in school settings. M C Bank annual donates the trophies that are awarded.
Students receiving awards were:
—Amar Broussard placed first in fifth-grade fiction while at Bayou Vista Elementary. He received a medal and his entry was published in the Louisiana Reading Association anthology, “Les Jeunes Ecrivains,” of which he received a copy.
—Alexzander Burbante placed first in fourth-grade non-fiction, first in fourth-grade poetry and first in fourth-grade fiction while at Hattie Watts Elementary in Patterson. His fiction entry also placed at the Louisiana Reading Association level.
—Ella Dudoussat placed first in eighth-grade fiction while at Patterson Junior High School.
—Kimberly Perez-Deleon place second in first-grade fiction while at J.S. Aucoin Elementary in Amelia.
—Anthony Calderon at Aucoin placed second in fourth-grade poetry.
—Jace Hammonds placed first in second-grade poetry at Hattie Watts.
—Tre’mond Sneeze placed first in kindergarten fiction 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,” of which he received a copy.
—Jeffrey Bratsch Jr. placed first in kindergarten non-fiction at Maitland.
—A’riya Kelly placed first in kindergarten poetry at Maitland.
Entries for this year’s Nicholls Reading Council Young Authors Contest are being accepted through Jan. 20. First place entries will advance to the Louisiana Reading Association for state judging.
Any writing assignment that a teacher has given to their students, and done under their supervision, qualifies as an entry. It need not be a separate, or additional, assignment.
For more information, email the Nicholls Reading Council at read ingvg423@gmail.com.