Congratulations to winners of the 2016 Write To Win Contest! We had almost 500 entries this year. We hope the contest's popularity and prestige will grow and grow. Congratulations especially to the teachers whose students won. Competition was tough this year. Winners will be honored at the Amazing Zoo Race this Thursday and the spring Secondary Conference next Thursday at OCU. PRIMARY Primary PoetryNely Gutierrez, Grade 1“Drops in My Bucket”Lake Park ElementaryPutnam City SchoolsCharlotte Fieker, Teacher Carsyn Deligans, Grade 1“Reading”McKinley Elementary, NormanAnn McMillen, Teacher Primary Personal NarrativeKate Plummer, Grade 2“Christmas Cookies”Whitebead Elementary, Pauls ValleyJoni Hamilton, Teacher Primary Short StoryAiyanna DeHaven, Grade 2“Mt. St. Helens”Dale Public SchoolJeanna Dickinson, Teacher 1st Grade SentenceBrendan Smith“Responsibility”Lake Park Elementary, Putnam CityCharlotte Fieker, Teacher 2nd Grade Sentence Ally Poyner, Grade 2“The Robber”Whitebead Elementary, Pauls Valley Joni Hamilton, Teacher Primary Descriptive Paragraph Brooklyn Vo, Grade 1“Winter”Lake Park Elementary, Putnam CityElaina Luecke, Teacher Intermediate Intermediate Poetry Adelind Hamilton, Grade 5“Adventures in Pages”Whitebead School, Pauls ValleySandi Hebert, Teacher Logan Mackey, Grade 4“The Jaguar”Plaza Towers Elementary School, MooreNikki McCurtain, Teacher Natalia Jackson, Grade 5“Blessed Reminders”Mustang Horizon IntermediateKristin Whitmore, Teacher Brody DeVaughan, Grade 5“Baseball”Binger-Oney ElementaryRae Payne, Teacher Intermediate Writing across the CurriculumChase Caram, Grade 5“The Never-Ending Road”Dale ElementaryKelly Lempges, Teacher Intermediate EssayMalachi Lewis, Grade 4“Living the Dream To Inspire the World”Grace Academy, EnidFelicia Campbell, Teacher Intermediate Short StoryLucy Hall, Grade 5“The Forest of Delphi” Heritage Elementary, EdmondJenae Standingwater, Teacher Jackson Coates, Grade 5“Jerry and Larry”Whitebead School, Pauls ValleySandi Hebert, Teacher Brie Harlow, Grade 5“Nalumine’s Mark”Plaza Towers ElementaryKimberly Marshall, Teacher Intermediate Descriptive ParagraphJackson Hurt, Grade 4“Number Zero Is My Number One”Charles Evans Elementary, ArdmoreCallie Pollard, Teacher Destiny Romriell, Grade 5“A Walk in the Park”Plaza Towers elementary, MooreKimberly Marshall, Teacher Intermediate Flash Fiction Teegan RodgersSpartan IIWhitebead School, Pauls ValleySandi Hebert, Teacher Intermediate Personal Narrative“The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma”Chloe Drew, Grade 5Lake Park Elementary, Putnam CityDonna McMullen, Teacher “The Ghost”Callie Babcock, Grade 5Whitebead School, Pauls ValleySandi Hebert, Teacher Middle School Middle School Poetry Alaina Babcock, Grade 8 “Move Me”Central Junior High School, MooreShelly K. Durham, Teacher Cierra Ring, Grade 6“Just Because I’m a Girl”Whitebead Elementary, Pauls Valley Shelby Blackwood, Teacher Taylor Spencer, Grade 6“Just Because I’m Quiet”Whitebead Elementary, Pauls Valley Shelby Blackwood, Teacher Deacon Davidson, Grade 6“Just Because I’m Black” Whitebead Elementary, Pauls ValleyShelby Blackwood, Teacher Alyssa Johnson, Grade 7“Being You”Moore West Junior High SchoolJuli Gatlin, Teacher Nivedita Jayasekar, Grade 8“The Storm of Life”Deer Creek Middle SchoolChelsea Neighbors, Teacher Middle School SentenceChristopher Ray, Grade 6“The Eraser”Weatherford Middle SchoolPat Lightfoot, Teacher Meghan Corbett, Grade 8“She Supposed”Central Junior High School, MooreShelly Durham, Teacher Middle School Descriptive ParagraphJaxson Jennings, Grade 6“Underground House”Weatherford Middle School Maranda Wilson, Teacher Lakin Green, Grade 6“Red Dirt Road”Weatherford Middle SchoolMaranda Wilson, Teacher Taylor Spencer, Grade 6“Fear”Whitebead Elementary, Pauls Valley Shelby Blackwood, Teacher Ryan Shields, Grade 6“The Battle”Weatherford Middle SchoolMaranda Wilson, Teacher Kulsoom Ghias, Grade 8“To Be Alone”Deer Creek Middle SchoolChelsea Neighbors, Teacher Middle School Writing across the Curriculum“J.F.K.”Mackenzie Copeland, Grade 7Weatherford Middle SchooJessica Pool, Teacherl “Cuff of a cousin’s coat”Jordan BurksLongfellow Middle SchoolTraci Argo, Teacher Middle School Essay“Crushed”Hannah Strickler Grade 7Weatherford Middle SchoolJessica Pool, Teacher Middle School Personal Narrative “The Long Shot”Eric Wheeler, Grade 7Weatherford Middle SchoolJessica Pool, Teacher “Dogless Days of Summer”Evan Smartt, Grade 8Whittier Middle School, NormanLeah Esker, Teacher Middle School Short Story“The End”Lindsay Hollis, Grade 8East Middle School, Ponca CityCherie Hampl, Teacher “Lurking in the Shadow”Julie Dawkins, Grade 8Deer Creek Middle SchoolChelsea Neighbors, Teacher “Am I Pretty?”Caitlyn Newman, Grade 8Deer Creek Middle SchoolChelsea Neighbors, Teacher “The Rattlesnake’s Pride—A Folk Tale”Ashli Simpson, Grade 7Whittier Middle School, NormanElaine Agee, Teacher Middle School Flash Fiction“The Gift”Kayla Stutzman, Grade 7Weatherford Middle SchoolJessica Pool, Teacher “Awake”Chandler Dean, Grade 8Deer Creek Middle SchoolMaggie Melson, Teacher High School High School PoetryAddison Roberson, Grade 11“Silence”Norman North High SchoolLezlie Christian, Teacher Rachel Chandler, Grade 12“Nothing”Bethel High School, ShawneeBrianne Johnson, Teacher Katie Purvis, Grade 10“One-Sided Conversations”Deer Creek High SchoolJason Stephenson, Teacher 12th Grade SentenceCourtney Ostenberg, Grade 12“Empty Promises”Owasso Ram AcademyJennifer Keogh, Teacher High School Descriptive ParagraphMackenzie Cejka Grade 12“Good Morning, Sunshine”Bethel High School, ShawneeBrianne Johnson, Teacher Bryce Slagell, Grade 10“My Seclusion”Hydro-Eakly High SchoolAlayna Leppke, Teacher High School Personal Narrative“Fatal Attraction”Taylor Austin, Grade 12Deer Creek High SchoolJason Stephenson, Teacher “The Most Important Jolly Rancher”Kayleigh Bertram, Grade 12Bethel High SchoolBrianne Johnson, Teacher High School Flash Fiction“A Brush with the Enemy”Gunnar Drake, Grade 10Hydro-Eakly High SchoolAlayna Leppke, Teacher High School Essay"My Dragon"Cheyenne Lee, Grade 12Hydro-Eakly High SchoolMrs. Alayna Leppke High School Short Story“Dad Jokes”Andrew Barton, Grade 12Deer Creek High SchoolJason Stephenson, Teacher “Naveed's Cricket Bat” Zainab Sandh, Grade 12 Norman North High School Lezlie Christian, Teacher “Love”Keygan Veeley, Grade 12Bethel High School Brianne Johnson, Teacher Teacher Teacher Poetry Jason Stephenson, Teacher “Taking Cover” Deer Creek High School Teacher SentenceAdrianna Cook, Teacher“The Wall”Broadmoore Elementary, Moore Teacher Personal Prose“Operation Fiery Vigil” Tammy GibbsRed Oak Elementary, Moore “The Friendliest Killer in Iowa”Mrs. Adrianna CookBroadmoore Elementary The secondary and elementary anthologies will be available on amazon.com.Search "2016 Secondary Anthology of Winning Writing" by Students and Teachers of Oklahoma."2016 Elementary Anthology of Winning Writing" by Students and Teachers of Oklahoma Janis Cramer, Contest CoordinatorAnthology Editor 3116 Pinecrest Bethany, OK 73008 Phone and Fax: 405-495-4903 iPhone: 405-250-5400