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2009 Reading Rainbow
Contest Winners

15th Annual Reading Rainbow Contest

Thank you to all of the talented Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade authors that participated in this year’s contest. We had over 650 entries! Your stories were wonderfully creative and beautifully illustrated. The judges were very impressed with all of the entries and we consider everyone “a winner” for taking the time to write and illustrate their very own masterpiece. Information for the 2010 contest will be on the HoustonPBS website January 2010. Remember to keep writing and illustrating!

For information about future Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contests visit
http://www.houstonpbs.org/houstonpbskids/contests.html

Read the 2009 1st place stories below and see the list of authors who were recognized as honorable finalists.

FIRST PLACE WINNERS

Click on the pictures to read the stories.

Story Kindergarten
Evan Kerr, Baytown
William B. Travis Elementary


Story First Grade
Maia Tolentino, Sugar Land
The Honor Roll School

Story Second Grade
Chriseina Zhang, Houston
Alief Montessori Cmty School

Story Third Grade
Syamantak Payra, Friendswood
P. H. Greene Elementary

Kindergarten Honorable Finalists

Beth Athaide (Houston) River Oaks Baptist School
Megan Cowan (Houston) Moore Elementary School
Kendall Dragotta (Bellaire) Awty International School
Sophie Gleadell (Tomball) Willow Creek Elementary
Sara Hill (Spring) Sacred Heart Catholic School
Divya Joshi (Houston) Askew Elementary
Thalia Pullin (Houston) School at St. George Place


First Grade Honorable Finalists

Noor Ayoubi (Houston) Darul Arqam School Southwest
Mason Broussard (Baytown) St. Francis Christian Academy
Isabella Hsu (Bellaire) Horn Elementary
Rushda Iffat (Houston) Darul Arqam School Southwest
Clement Lee (Pearland) Massey Ranch Elementary
Cheryl Lim (Houston) Longfellow Elementary School
Kevin Menendez (Houston) Second Baptist School
Madison Mueller (Houston) Homeschool
Amaru Ordonez-Jacobson (Alvin) Melba Passmore Elementary
Arial Pinion (Crosby) Barbers Hill Primary
Annie Rule (Missouri City) Quail Valley Elementary
Akash Shah (Sugar Land) Rita Drabek Elementary School
Gianna Soliz (Rosharon) Homeschool
Neeharika Venuturupalli (Houston) T.H. Rogers School


Second Grade Honorable Finalists

Audrey Dial (Pearland) Eagle Heights Christian Academy
Amanda Gorham (Houston) Brookwood Elementary School
Julia Harter (Spring) Brill Elementary
Aditi Jindal (Houston) Montessori School of Downtown
Seth Mireles (Houston) West University Elementary
Morgan Morris (Kingwood) Bear Branch Elementary
Mallori Morte (Kingwood) Christian School of Kingwood
Harakh Patel (Sugar Land) Settlers Way Elementary School
Adarsha Pokkulandra (Houston) Post Elementary
Gargi Samarth (Katy) Bonnie Holland Elementary
Narmeen Virani (Houston) Armand Bayou Montessori
Jade Wentland (Katy) Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary


Third Grade Honorable Finalists

Josue Corleto (Seabrook) Homeschool
Cossette Czarnopis (Tomball) Czarnopis Family Homeschool
Lana DuBas (Bellville) Faith Academy of Bellville
Abigail Elias (Pearland) Montessori School of Downtown
Camille Giuffre (Houston) The Branch School
Caleb Johnson (Sugar Land) Home Ed Plus
Katie O’Pella (Houston) The Branch School
Ashley Perez (Sealy) Homeschool
Zoe Pham (Bellaire) Horn Academy
Daphne Stubblefield (Houston) St. Mark's Episcopal School
Jared Trozzo (Houston) Second Baptist School
Precious Vargas (Richmond) McNeill Elementary School
Natalie Villalobos (Katy) McRoberts Elementary


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