WCVE Education

With over 160 entries from students in grades K-3, the judges of WCVE’s PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest discovered, rather quickly, that they had their work cut out for them.  It was not an easy task to narrow the entries down to only 12, but after hours of deliberation, they were ready to announce their first, second, and third place winners.

On April 25, 2010, the winners from each grade level were invited to the studios of WCVE PBS for an awards ceremony honoring their achievements.  Clifford, the Big Red Dog, was on-hand to meet and greet his fans…and to congratulate the young authors for a job well done.

The winners read their stories to an audience of family, friends and teachers.  Afterwards, light refreshments were served, and Shannon Foor, from Pony Express Caricatures, created a caricature as a memento for each child who attended the ceremony. Digital versions of each story, read by the winner, can be found on classroomclips.org.

Because the goal of the contest is to encourage, challenge and reward effort, every child who submitted an original story was recognized for their participation with a Certificate of Appreciation.

Thanks to all who helped make this year’s PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest a rousing success