Congratulations to the 2023 District Reading Fair Winners

The 2023 District Reading Fair was held on March 3, 2023, at Cardozo Middle School. The purpose of it is to provide scholars with an opportunity to highlight their favorite books through the use of a storyboard or various media source displays. The project enables scholars to connect to the core of designated Mississippi College and Career Readiness standards at each grade level. 

Congratulations to the following winners:

Family Division

Division A – Family Grades PreK - K

• 1st Place – Brogen Edwards, Obama Magnet; "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons"
• 2nd Place – Taylor Manogin, Timberlawn; "How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow"
• 3rd Place – Kyleigh Jones, McWillie; "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow"

Division B – Family Grades 1 - 2

• 1st Place – Braxton Carmichael, Obama Magnet; "Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark"
• 2nd Place – Aniya Robertson, McLeod; "Too Much Glue"
• 3rd Place – Kaleigh Tyson, McWillie; "Freckle Juice"

Individual Fiction

Division C – Individual Fiction Grade 3

• 1st Place – Lyles Tyler, Oak Forest; "The Crystal Caverns"
• 2nd Place – Chase O’Banner, McLeod; "Mr. Kazarian, Alien Librarian"
• 3rd Place – Brooklyn Johnson, Dawson; "Mud Puddle"

Division D – Individual Fiction Grades 4-5

• 1st Place – Parker Ransome, Wells APAC; "The Witches"
• 2nd Place – Henry Frazier, Green; "The Tyrell Show Season 1"
• 3rd Place – Camille Bennett, Obama Magnet; "Ways to Share Jy"

Division E – Individual Fiction – Grades 6 - 8

• 1st Place – Za’Kirah Peeples, Peeples; "A Wrinkle in Time"
• 2nd Place – Layla Henderson, New Jerusalem; "Summer of the Monkey"
• 3rd Place – Jeidyn Hulitt, Cardozo; "The Guardian of the Realm"

Division F – Individual Fiction – Grades 9 - 12

• 1st Place – NyKenzie Tillis, JPS-Tougaloo; "Monday’s Not Coming"
• 2nd Place – Karis McGowan, Murrah; "Amercanah"
• 3rd Place – De’Nahjae Trimble, Wingfield; "The Stars Beneath our Feet"

Individual Nonfiction

Division G – Individual Nonfiction Grades 3 - 5

• 1st Place – Rayjohn Oatis, Obama Magnet; "Heart & Soul"
• 2nd Place – Jeremiah Hardin, McWillie; "Mysterious Messages"
• 3rd Place – Alasia Johnson, Johnson; "Who Was Amelia Earhart"

Division H – Individual Nonfiction Grades 6 - 8

• 1st Place – Serenity Moore, Bailey APAC; "Carmen Miranda"
• 2nd Place – Kaleigh Cage, Cardozo; "Hidden Figures"
• 3rd Place – Donnell Conner, Peeples; "Tigers"

Division I – Individual Nonfiction - Grades 9 - 12

1st Place – De’Jah Granderson, JPS-Tougaloo; "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"

Group

Division J – Fiction – Grades 3 - 5

• 1st Place – Ayden Reese, Amon Smith, Jeremiah Hatfield - Smith; "Bud Not Buddy"
• 2nd Place – Derrick Payton, Lester; "Confessions of a Former Bully"
• 3rd Place – Joshua Brown, Jaylin Brown, Issabella Kelly - Oak Forest; "Miss Nelson Is Missing"

Division K – Fiction Group – Grades 6 - 8

• 1st Place – Khloe Jones, MaKayla Leflore - Blackburn; "The Voting Booth"
• 2nd Place – Jordan Marshall, Joffree Marshall – Cardozo; "Inside Tornadoes"

Division L – Fiction Group – Grades 9 - 12

• 1st Place – Zoey Taylor, Jordin Johnson – JPS-Tougaloo; "Where the Crawdads Sing"
• 2nd Place – Marshalia Ward, Tanisha Ellis – Lanier; "The Things We Cannot Say"
• 3rd Place – Cherish Burton, Robert May – Murrah; "The Darkest Minds"

Digital Media

Division E – Individual Fiction – Grades 6 - 8

• 1st Place – Haliyah Lindsey, Northwest IB; "For Black Girls Like Me"
• 2nd Place – Evan Tubwell, Bailey APAC; "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"
• 3rd Place – Lauren Kendrick, Blackburn; "Animal Farm"

Division F – Individual Fiction – Grades 9 - 12

• 1st Place – Amber A. Caston, Murrah; "American Street"
• 2nd Place – Eric Robinson, Lanier; "Spellslinger"
• 3rd Place – Shaniah Redd, JPS-Tougaloo; "We Are Not Totally Normal"

Division H – Individual Nonfiction – Grades 6 - 8

• 1st Place – Jolie Stallworth, Bailey APAC; "The Truth We Hold"

Division I – Individual Nonfiction – Grades 9 - 12

• 1st Place - Jordin Hurd, JPS-Tougaloo; "The 57 Bus"
• 2nd Place – Mariah Ewing, Lanier; "Dear Dad, It's Me"

Division K – Group – Grades 6 - 8

• 1st Place – Kristen Bratton, Nya McInnis, Lauryn Smith - Bailey APAC; "House Arrest"

Division L – Group – Grades 9 - 12

• 1st Place – Arianna Robinson, Makenzy Watson, Keely Byars - JPS-Tougaloo; "The Skin I'm In"

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