District, RESA Young Georgia Authors Announced

We are pleased to announce the system-wide winners in the 2023 Young Georgia Authors (YGA) Writing Competition for kindergarten through 12th grade. They include the following students:
 
12th Grade Dalia Darazim Glynn Academy 1st Place
12th Grade Quame Pierre Brunswick High 2nd Place
11th Grade Eva Purdy Glynn Academy 1St Place
11th Grade Ama Kodua Brunswick High 2nd Place
10th Grade Rihanna Smith Brunswick High 1st Place
10th Grade  Saniya Luckey Glynn Academy 2nd Place
9th Grade Shianne Siford Glynn Academy 1st Place
9th Grade Rayne McNeill Brunswick High  2nd Place
8th Grade Elisa Ximena Roman Peralta Glynn Middle 1st Place
8th Grade Amelia McLean Risley Middle 2nd Place
8th Grade Kadin Lane Needwood Middle 3rd Place
8th Grade  Mallory Albeck Jane Macon Middle 4th Place
7th Grade La'Desir'a Baker Jane Macon Middle 1st Place
7th Grade Icylin Wilkes Risley Middle 2nd Place
7th Grade Amelia Donovan Needwood Middle
3rd Place
7th Grade Vincent Coppola Glynn Middle
4th Place
6th Grade Caleb Covey Needwood Middle
1st Place
6th Grade Malaysia Coles Risley Middle
2nd Place
6th Grade Benjamin Settles Glynn Middle
3rd Place
6th Grade  Laurel Denham Jane Macon Middle
4th Place
5th Grade Marlayna Kwiek C.B. Greer Elementary
1st Place
5th Grade Veralynn Lee Oglethorpe Point Elementary
2nd Place
5th Grade Jocelyn Melendez Sterling Elementary
3rd Place
5th Grade Leighton Walker Glyndale Elementary
4th Place
5th Grade Charlee Williams Fish Golden Isles Elementary
5th Place
4th Grade Lettie Jones Oglethorpe Point Elementary
1st Place
4th Grade Kelaya Mobley St. Simons Elementary
2nd Place
4th Grade Aade'Zen Dupin Golden Isles Elementary
2nd Place
4th Grade Blake Faircloth Sterling Elementary
3rd Place
4th Grade Elias Bailey C.B. Greer Elementary
4th Place
4th Grade Maclaine Kiff Satilla Marsh Elementary
5th Place
3rd Grade Katelyn McClung Oglethorpe Point Elementary
1st Place
3rd Grade Luke Kapeller Satilla Marsh Elementary
2nd Place
3rd Grade Kendall Sawyer Sterling Elementary
3rd Place
3rd Grade Luke Landers C.B. Greer Elementary
4th Place
3rd Grade Genie Gowen St. Simons Elementary
5th Place
2nd Grade Raines Tippett Oglethorpe Point Elementary
1st Place
2nd Grade  Elizabeth Herrera Altama Elementary
2nd Place
2nd Grade Caylee Walker Satilla Marsh Elementary
3rd Place
2nd Grade Mckenzie Addison Burroughs-Molette Elementary
4th Place
2nd Grade Taiylor Harris Golden Isles Elementary
5th Place
1st Grade Josiah Williams Golden Isles Elementary
1st Place
1st Grade La'Niya Herrington Altama Elementary
2nd Place
1st Grade Josephine Cobb St. Simons Elementary
3rd Place
1st Grade Chandler Bridwell Satilla Marsh Elementary
4th Place
1st Grade Eisley McNab Sterling Elementary
5th Place
Kindergarten Samuel Carroll Jr. Altama Elementary
1st Place
Kindergarten Jack Callaway Oglethorpe Point Elementary
2nd Place
Kindergarten Jackson Barnett C.B. Greer Elementary
3rd Place
Kindergarten Kasey Tresvant Glyndale Elementary
4th Place
Kindergarten Hudson Knight St. Simons Elementary
5th Place
 
Of these writers below, six were selected to advance to compete at the RESA-level competition. 
  • Samuel Carrol Jr. – Altama Elementary (Kindergarten), Second Place.
  • Katelyn McClung – Oglethorpe Point Elementary (3rd Grade), Honorable Mention.
  • Lettie Jones – Oglethorpe Point Elementary (4th Grade), Second Place.
  • Caleb Covey – Needwood Middle (6th Grade), Third Place.
  • Rihanna Smith – Brunswick High (10th Grade), Honorable Mention.
  • Dalia Darazim – Glynn Academy (12th Grade), Third Place.

The purpose of the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition is to encourage students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes, and to recognize student achievement in arts and academics. This prestigious competition has been engaging Georgia students for more than two decades and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K -12. 

There are four levels of competition: school, system, RESA and state. Students must win at each level to advance to the state level competition. The competition is sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors (GLAS) and the Georgia RESA Network with support from the Georgia Department of Education.

Congratulations to all our district- and RESA-level Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition winners for 2022-2023!
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