Contests and Awards

2012 PBS Kids Go Writer's Contest

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is proud to announce the winners for the MPB PBS KIDS KIDS GO! Writers Contest.   All first place winners will be entered into the national PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest, where they will compete against area winners from across the county. Want some fun facts about this year's entries? Click here!

Kindergarten:

1st Place - Marissa Wingerter of Gulfport, Miss. for "Greeny Caterpillar's Big Change"

2nd Place - Anna Arzate of Crystal Springs, Miss. for "The Sick Elephant"

3rd Place - Bobby Watts of Lumberton, Miss. for "Captain Goldstorm and the Secret Treasure"

First Grade:

1st Place - Audrey Brust of Hattiesburg, Miss. for "The Flower Story"

2nd Place - Marley Breland of Lucedale, Miss. for "The Day I Met a Mermaid"

3rd Place - KayleeGrace Wildmon of Booneville, Miss. for "It's Not About the Crown!"

Second Grade:

1st Place - Morgan Gerrie of Moss Point, Miss. for "MoMo the Monkey"

2nd Place - Sadie Pohl of Bay St. Louis, Miss. for "My Cupcakes"

3rd Place - Conner Norvell of Gulfport, Miss. for "The Adventures of Pizza Man"

Third Grade:

1st Place - Alayna McCullough of Flora, Miss. for "The Littlest to the Biggest"

2nd Place - Kylie Carruth of Brandon, Miss. for "The Adventures of Hannah the Wolf"

3rd Place - Garon Malone of Hattiesburg, Miss. for "Bob's Great Idea"

Staff Pick:

Rakesia Wilson of Crystal Springs, Miss. for "A Friend"

The contest, presented locally by MPB with national funding support from Studentpublishing.com, encourages children in grades K-3 in Mississippi and across the country to celebrate the power of language and creativity by creating and submitting original stories and illustrations.  MPB was one of sixty-three (63) public television stations across the country that participated in this year’s contest. 

“I’d like to congratulate the winners of the writing contest. Reading and writing are complementary skills that help students develop cognitive ability that will last them a lifetime. Writing is an art that outwardly demonstrates the ability to imagine and to explore,” said Ronnie Agnew, Executive Director of Mississippi Public Broadcasting.“Mississippi is known for its writers. By encouraging students to express themselves through the written word, it’s my hope that we’re fostering a love for a craft that will continue our state’s rich tradition in producing some of the world’s best writers.“

The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is produced annually by PBS KIDS and managed and created by WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto, and is a part of PBS KIDS Raising Readers, a national initiative that uses the power of public media to build the reading skills of children ages two to eight.  More information on PBS KIDS Raising Readers and the PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest can be found at pbskids.org/read.