Floyd County Schools announced the district winners in the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition today.
The purpose of the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition is to encourage students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes, and to recognize student achievement in arts and academics.
This prestigious competition has been engaging Georgia students for more than two decades and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K-12. The competition is sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors (GLAS) and the Georgia RESA Network with support from the Georgia Department of Education.
Students must make it through the school level, district level, and RESA level competitions in order to advance to the state-level competition. The next stage of the competition will be at the RESA level on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
Congratulations to the 13 Floyd County Schools district winners:
Kindergarten: “Dollywood” by Kate McGuire (Armuchee Primary School)
1st Grade: “Northpole” by Judah Hopper (Alto Park Elementary School)
2nd Grade: “Just a Normal Story, Right?” by Bowen Pasley (Alto Park Elementary School)
3rd Grade: “A Christmas Story” by Sidney Laseter (Model Elementary School)
4th Grade: “Missing” by Ava Starr (Alto Park Elementary School)
5th Grade: “Until Time Shall Cease” by Corban Abernathy (Model Middle School)
6th Grade: “Just Free” by Luke Casey (Coosa Middle School)
7th Grade: “New Generation” by Brianna Maples (Pepperell Middle School)
8th Grade: “One More Goodbye” by Ivy Hardy (Model High School)
9th Grade: “The Strength I Didn’t Know I Had” by Emma Lunsford (Coosa High School)
10th Grade: “Shadows” by Elinor Thomas (Coosa High School)
11th Grade: “Dreamless Sleep” by Mari Wilson (Coosa High School)
12th Grade: “Apartment 312” by Shari Torres (Armuchee High School)
