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14th Annual Young Writers
& Illustrators Contest
Here are some fun facts about this years’ Reading Rainbow Contest! |
How Many Authors?
We had 225 entries this year.
Here’s how the entries break down by grade:
Kindergarten-49 entries
First Grade-21 entries
Second Grade-79 entries
Third Grade-76 entries |
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Girls Rule!
144 girls entered the contest.
81 boys entered the contest. |
If Only!
If only we had a dollar for every word written in all the stories submitted, we would have $37.465.
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Picture Perfect
If we wanted to hang all of pictures created for the contest, we would need 1,318 picture frames!
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What’s In A Name?
Here are the top names of the young writers and illustrators who created stories
* 5 children named Jalen/Jalin/Jaylan
* 4 children named Anna, Kayla, Carli/Carly
* 3 children named Hannah, Lauren, Noah, Tayler/Taylor
* 2 children named Alexus, Andrea, Avery, Baylee, Brooke, Christian, Colby, Destiny, Jacy, Jessica, Kaitlyn, Katie, Kaylee/Kayleigh, Logan, Sarah Beth and Tori/Torre
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What Schools Participated? |
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Here, There and Everywhere!
Where did the stories come from?
37 stories from Jackson children
23 stories from Quitman children
17 stories from Pearl children
13 stories from Brandon children
10 stories from Shubuta children
10 stories from Biloxi children
8 stories from Corinth children
8 stories from Purvis children
7 stories from Oxford children
7 stories from Ridgeland children
6 stories from Booneville children
6 stories from Columbia children
5 stories from Madison children
4 stories from Meridian children
4 stories from Ocean Springs children
4 stories from Canton children
3 stories from Baldwyn children
3 stories from Brookhaven children
3 stories from Gulfport children
3 stories from Pickens children
3 stories from Smithville children
3 stories from Stonewall children
3 stories from Waynesboro children
2 stories from Abbeville children
2 stories from Ackerman children
2 stories from Clinton children
2 stories from Edwards children
2 stories from Pachuta children
2 stories from Vicksburg children
2 stories from Water Valley Children
1 story from a child in Bogue Chitto
1 story from a child in Byram
1 story from a child in Crystal Springs
1 story from a child in Heidelberg
1 story from a child in Hernando
1 story from a child in Laurel
1 story from a child in Lucedale
1 story from a child in Philadelphia
1 story form a child in Raymond
1 story from a child in Richton
1 story from a child in Sardis
1 story from a child in Starkville
1 story from a child in Taylor
1 story from a child in Terry
1 story from a child in Tylertown
1 story from a child in Utica
1 story from a child in West Point
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What Should I Write About?
Here are the top 10 topics for submitted stories:
1. Animals-57 stories
2. Fairytales-21 stories
3. Family-13 stories
4. Sports-11 stories
5. Friends-9 stories
6. School-8 stories
7. Adventure-7 stories
8. Mysteries-6 stories
9. Parties-5 stories
10. Insects-5 stories |
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