Congratulations to all of the kids who submitted stories to our Winter Wild Jungle Writing Contest! We had an extraordinary pool of entrants for this contest with creative, thoughtful, and entertaining stories. All of you are winners for creating a piece and having the courage to submit it to us for judging. We did have to pick the best of the entries, however, and we are proud to present you with these stories that stood out to us for their superb writing. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did.
Category – Grades K – 3
First Place
The Adventure in the Jungle by Benjamin Telanoff, Grade 3, Santa Monica, CA
Second Place
Walking through the Rain Forest by Jack Santillo, Grade K, Alexandria, VA
Third Place
Humans in the Jungle by Christopher Bjorn, Grade 3, Orem, UT
Category – Grades 4 – 8
First Place
Dark Magic by Mallory Lane, Grade 6, Norcross, GA
Second Place
The Wild Jungle Temple by Rito Rodriguez, Grade 6, San Pablo, CA
Third Place
Revenge of the Elephants by William Ye Qin, Grade 5, Houston, TX
Honorable Mentions
Who’s in the Jungle by Jessica Shelton, Grade 6, Peachtree Corners, GA
Stone Jungle by Alexandria A. Hyers, Grade 8, Durham, NC
The Jungle Adventure by Samuel Telanoff, Grade 7, Santa Monica, CA
Category – Grades 9 – 12
First Place
Vanishing Shadows by Madeline Hire, Grade 12, Coshocton, OH
Second Place
The Whispers of the Jungle by Avani Anil Kumar, Grade 9, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Third Place
Staring AT the Tiger by Kinza Siddiqui, Grade 10, Cypress, TX
A HUGE “Thank You!†to our contest sponsor, the Lin Family!