The winners of the annual Young Authors' Contest, sponsored by the Washington County Reading Council, were honored May 4 at an awards dinner. Author Mary Downing Hahn was the guest speaker.
The following students were recognized for their poems:
· Second grade - Makenzie Highbarger of Fountaindale Elementary School
· Third grade - Maddie Huff of Eastern Elementary School
· Fourth grade - Julius Smead of Fountaindale Elementary School
· Fifth grade - Morgan Kenworthy of Paramount Elementary School
· Sixth grade - Vantarra Edwards of Western Heights Middle School
· Seventh grade - Heather Lewis of Northern Middle School
· Eighth grade - Laura Wagner of Northern Middle School
· Ninth grade - Aaron Hetzer of Clear Spring High School
