2010 Youth
Writing Contest Results
Contest Manager — Kristine A. Plansky
The 2010 KAC Youth Contest had three categories:
Poetry, Fiction and Non-fiction.
See also: 2010 Youth Writing Awards Event Photos
Poetry Judges
Karen Rappoport (1-7) is a recently retired teacher with a doctorate in children’s drama. She has supported the Newspapers in Education project, proofread books for adults, and worked at getting children’s authors to Manhattan, Kansas.
Debra Schapaugh (1-12) is a Title One teacher in the Manhattan-Odgen School District. She has achieved Master Teacher Certification. For Mrs. Schapaugh, writing forms the foundation for the teaching of reading and helps her bring out the best in students.
Katherine Swenson (1-12) has a master’s degree in education and currently teaches first grade in the Manhattan-Odgen School District. She effectively uses writing to teach reading and has worked with Mrs. Rappoport to bring children’s authors to Manhattan.
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| 1-2 grade Poetry |
| 1 |
Anna Christmas |
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The Deadness on the Hill |
| 2 |
Cassidy Williams |
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Horses |
3-4 grade Poetry |
| 1 |
Ben Whitney |
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Color Poems |
| 2 |
Jenri Conley |
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On a Weird Morn at Corning Church |
| 3 |
Alex King |
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Goodbye Summer |
| HM |
Sydney Sagehorn |
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My Pet Duck |
| HM |
Connor Sutton |
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Lord Brocktree |
| HM |
Sebastian Hickok |
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Sea Draconis |
5-6 grade Poetry |
| 1 |
Zach Winterman |
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The Error |
| 2 |
Anna Grendah |
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Silver Lining |
| 3 |
Kara Nixon |
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Just Sit and Watch |
| HM |
Jeremy Sitz |
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Down the Slope |
| HM |
Lindsay McQuin |
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I Am |
| HM |
Catherine DeVillier |
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Fancy, the Little Dog |
7-8 grade Poetry |
| 1 |
Wren Howerton |
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Smile |
| 2 |
Sha Noah Davis |
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The Way We Should Be |
| 3 |
Sydney Nelson |
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Tomorrow |
| HM |
Will Katz |
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Do We Listen |
| HM |
Elizabeth Watson |
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Ode to Music |
| HM |
Kayla Marple |
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In the Morning’s Hazy Glow |
9-12 grade Poetry |
| 1 |
Tristan Opie |
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The Undefeatable Foe |
| 2 |
Clark Wininger |
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The Boy |
| 3 |
Mikaela Harris |
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Rain and Wine |
| HM |
Chelsey Haden |
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The Runaway |
| HM |
Robbie Winslow |
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Sabotage |
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Fiction Judges
Patricia Bonine (5-12) taught writing at the middle school/high school level for 35 years and, recently retired, is concentrating on her own writing. She is a member of Kansas Authors Club, the Write Stuff, and Kansas Writers Association.
Katherine Swenson (1-4) has a master’s degree in education and currently teaches first grade in the Manhattan-Odgen School District. She remembers her mother, Marie Peterson, an honoree of the Kansas Teacher Hall of Fame located in Dodge City, Kansas, incorporating writing experience in her grade school classrooms in Oakley and Monument, Kansas. Mrs. Swenson has continued the tradition of using writing to teach reading and has worked with other teachers to bring children’s authors to Manhattan.
1-2 grade Fiction
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| 1 |
Cassidy Williams |
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The Two Lazy Sisters and One Cowgirl |
3-4 grade Fiction |
| 1 |
Alex King |
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Medusa’s Hair |
| 2 |
Ryan Harra |
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The Age of Men |
| 3 |
Sydney Sagehorn |
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Alphabet Soup (And How I Survived, Sort Of) |
| HM |
Kaman Simmons |
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Mr. Tum the Lonely Giant |
| HM |
Peyton Vincze |
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The Best Way to Shampoo a Hydra |
5-6 grade Fiction |
| 1 |
Terri Nutsch |
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The Day the Experiment was RUINED |
| 2 |
Zac Scott |
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The Day My Pinky Finger Went Mad |
| 3 |
Jeremy Sitz |
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The First Toy in Space |
| HM |
Mark Mondt |
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The Venus Twinkie Trap |
| HM |
Alisha Gupta |
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A Helping Hand |
7-8 grade Fiction |
1 |
Stephen Brown |
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Everest |
| 2 |
Mia Haden |
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Cry |
| 3 |
Amanda Harra |
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Riding Lessons |
| HM |
Wren Howerton |
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What’s Lurking Behind the Church Pews? |
9-12 grade Fiction
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| 1 |
Cole Fox |
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Tough Changes |
| 2 |
Faith Thompson |
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Drive By |
| 3 |
Whitney Horn |
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The Silver Lining |
| HM |
Chelsey Haden |
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Come Nightfall |
| HM |
Janice Alleyne |
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A Song for Mama |
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Nonfiction Judge
Cecilia Harris (1-12) is a professional freelance writer who is the author of two books, Historic Homes of Abilene and Abilene's Carousel. She also writes regularly for KANSAS!, Sunflower Living, and The Greyhound Review magazines and has been published in Midwest Living, Territorial, Kansas Heritage, and Greyhound Monthly (England) magazines. Other work includes press releases, travel feature stories, video scripts, brochures, museum display texts, and newsletters.
1-2 grade Non-fiction |
| 1 |
Cassidy Williams |
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First Communion |
3-4 grade Non-fiction |
| 1 |
Evan Byers |
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The Day My Grandpa Died |
| 2 |
Peyton Williams |
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Weekend at KU |
| 3 |
Chandler Dowd |
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Is He the Pizza King |
| HM |
Reilly Haverkamp |
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The Dolphin |
| HM |
Kaman Simmons |
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The World of the Sperm Whale |
5-6 grade Non-fiction |
| 1 |
Carina N. Smith |
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My First Rollercoaster |
| 2 |
Hunter Williams |
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My Trip to Washington, D.C. |
| 3 |
Sadie Polson |
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Bump! Set! Spike!: All the Way to Victory |
| HM |
Maddie Simmons |
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The Teddy Bear President |
| HM |
Lindsay McQuinn |
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Haiti Earthquake |
7-8 grade Non-fiction |
| 1 |
Jenny Crowther |
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A Quick Rise from Poverty |
| 2 |
Mia Haden |
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Untitled |
| 3 |
Ann Yu |
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Cherished Time |
| HM |
Elizabeth Watson |
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French is More Than a Language |
9-12 grade Non-fiction |
| 1 |
Chelsey Haden |
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A Sister’s Love |
| 2 |
Jessica Hermesch |
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Paper Bag Tumble |
