Samuels Public Library announces Holiday Writing Contest winners

Samuels Public Library is proud to announce the winners of the 43rd annual Holiday Writing Contest:

Kindergarten:

• Danny Maciag, First Place, Homeschool
• Nora Lo, Second Place, Mountain Laurel Montessori School
• Annabelle Baldwin, Third Place, Homeschool

First Grade:

• Teddy Gunn, First Place, John XXII Montessori Center
• Benjamin Fletcher, Second Place, Wakefield Country Day School
• Marley Found, Third Place, Wakefield Country Day School

Second Grade:

• Joey Maciag, First Place, Homeschool
• Naomi Winter, Second Place, Mountain Laurel Montessori School
• Beatrice Hoffman, Third Place, Wakefield Country Day School

Third Grade:

• Lydia Wunsch, First Place, Homeschool
• Charlotte Hightower, Second Place, Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary
• Claire Catron, Third Place, Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Fourth Grade:

• Mia Maciag, First Place, Homeschool
• Eliza M. Cobb, Second Place, Wakefield Country Day School
• Gabriel Edwards, Third Place, Dominion Ridge Academy

Fifth Grade:

• Mary G. Lane, First Place, St Annes Cottage School
• Frankie McCarthy, Second Place, Chelsea Academy
• Alise Maurer, Third Place, Chelsea Academy

Sixth Grade:

• Brennan Oldfield, First Place, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Ella Sauvager, Second Place, Randolph Macon Academy
• Seraphina Bise, Third Place, Homeschool

Seventh Grade: 

• David Otyenah, First Place, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Madelyn Sneed, Second Place, Wakefield Country Day School
• Leo McMahon, Third Place, Wakefield Country Day School

Eighth Grade:

• Monica Farinholt, First Place, John Paul the Great
• Irene Schwartz, Second Place, St. Edith Stein
• Sarah Tutton, Third Place, Dominion Ridge Academy

Ninth Grade:

• Raven Milenkevich, First Place, Homeschool
• George Beasley, Second Place, Chelsea Academy

Tenth Grade:

• RJ Johnson, First Place, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Kendra Thompson, Second Place, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Mason Smedley, Third Place, Dominion Ridge Academy

Eleventh Grade:

• Autumn Hovest, First Place, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Taylor Knapp, Second Place, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Amanda Genari, Third Place, Warren County High School

Twelfth Grade:

• Taryn Henry, First Place, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Maya Tutton, Second Place, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Jo DuVall, Third Place, Dominion Ridge Academy

Artwork Winners:

• Abigail Garris, Fifth Grade, Mountain Laurel Montessori School
• Abby Rizzo, Fifth Grade, A.S. Rhodes
• Daniel Winter, Fifth Grade, Mountain Laurel Montessori School
• Felicity Murray, Ninth Grade, Homeschool
• Allison Baldwin, Seventh Grade, Homeschool
• Sage Milenkevich, Fourth Grade, Homeschool
• Marie E. Funk, Fifth Grade, Dominion Ridge Academy
• Davis Conway-Dixon, First Grade, Wakefield Country Day School