District 5 Superintendent's Writing Awards Winners Announced

Lake Murray Elementary student Caroline Magee is the fifth grade district winner of the 2012-2013 District Superintendent’s Writing Awards program.

The contest is open to fifth graders in Lexington-Richland District Five, with one winner selected per school and an overall winner for the district.

Nursery Road’s Jadon Stanek and Oak Pointe’s Riley Jones were awarded honorable mentions in the contest. 

District Superintendent Dr. Stephen Hefner said, “Congratulations to these young, talented writers. Writing is an important part of our schools’ curriculum, and we are glad to encourage students to develop strong writing skills through contests like these.” 

The district also announced the names of eighth grade writing award recipients.

Chapin Middle’s Catherine O’Leary, Dutch Fork Middle’s Avery Stephens, and Irmo Middle’s Ian Bain will all be entered into the South Carolina Lieutenant Governor’s Office’s writing awards program, which is opened to eighth graders statewide. A winner will be announced in late April. 

The following is a list of the writing contests winners: 

Fifth Grade Winners:

• Ballentine Elementary — Abby Smith 
• Chapin Elementary — Hannah Bellomy 
• Dutch Fork Elementary — Amelia Grace Mills 
• H.E. Corley Elementary — Maya Rauch 
• Harbison West Elementary — Sofia Guerrero 
• Irmo Elementary — Katy Hall 
• Lake Murray Elementary — Caroline Magee
• Leaphart Elementary — J.T. Farley 
• Nursery Road Elementary — Jadon Stanek 
• Oak Pointe Elementary — Riley Jones 
• River Springs Elementary — Janette Park 
• Seven Oaks Elementary — MaKenzie McFadden 

Eighth Grade Winners

Chapin Middle — Catherine O’Leary 

Dutch Fork Middle — Avery Stephens 

Irmo Middle — Ian Bain 

Submitted by Lexington-Richland 5's Office of Public Information