The Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum on Tuesday evening held a reception at the Little Washington Theatre to announce the winners of the 2022 Storytelling Contest. Winners, who earned cash prizes, were selected by an independent panel of judges who evaluated each submission without knowledge of the contestants’ name, grade or school.
We are also delighted to recognize the 36 other students who told stories through essays, poems, videos, music, YouTube videos, artwork and dialogues. Rappahannock County harbors enormous talent. Thank you also to the teachers and school leaders at all of our County’s schools: Rappahannock County Middle and High Schools, Hearthstone School, Belle Meade Montessori School, Wakefield Country Day School.
Winners’ work will be published in the Rappahannock News early next year.
Here are the winners:
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The middle school contestants and judges.
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
1st: Brendan Griffin, Wakefield Grade 7
2nd: Anna Padgett, Wakefield Grade 8
3rd: Saylor Pusell, Belle Meade Grade 8
Honorable Mentions:
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Owen Kazmier, Wakefield Grade 8
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McKenna Vaughn, Wakefield Grade 8
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Will Wofford, Wakefield Grade 8
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Aeo Cheng, Wakefield Grade 8
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Kaidan Thomas, Homeschooled
High School (Grades 9-12)
1st: Nikita Pryadkin, RCHS Grade 9
2nd: Taylor Schuler, Hearthstone Grade 10
3rd: Lynne Blank, Wakefield Grade 10
Honorable Mentions:
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Arielle Shepard, Wakefield Grade 10
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Gabrielle Moreno, RCHS Grade 9
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Arella Nagle, Wakefield Grade 11
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