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On November 5, 2025, Mendenhall Elementary School held its annual reading fair. The projects
completed were from either fictional or nonfictional books that the students chose to read. The
K-6th grade students were to complete the projects according to the guidelines set forth by the
Mississippi Department of Education. Students either worked alone, in a group of two or three,
or with the help of family members. The projects were judged in each specific division. The
judges for the reading fair were Cheryl Saffle, Betsy Sullivan, Aleta Sullivan, Judy Byrd, and
Cindy Sullivan. The staff at Mendenhall Elementary was extremely excited to have students
reading and preparing projects about good books. The next step for the first, second, and third
place winners is the Simpson County District Reading Fair to be held on February 5, 2026 at
Magee Elementary.
The winners are:
Kindergarten Fiction Family Division A
1st – Remington Smith
2nd – Naomi Lemus
1st-2nd grade Fiction Family Division B
1st – Zachary Allen
2nd – Xylin & Dillyn Wells
3rd – Dean Fontanille
3rd Grade Individual Fiction Division C
1st- Whitley Evans
2nd- Erin Fontanille
4th-5th grade Individual Fiction Division D
1st – Mayleigh Emfinger
2nd – Colten Wiley
3rd – Tie- Gurfateh Walia and Ralph Johnson
6th grade Individual Fiction Division E
1st – Levi Brewer
2nd – Tylin Newsome
3rd- Meaghan Willis
3rd, 4th, 5th grade Individual NF Division G
1st – Keeston Rhodes
2nd- Jordyn Middleton
6th Grade grade Individual NF Division H
1st – Eli Barefoot
2nd- Ethan Granderson
3rd- Noah Draughn
3rd 4th, 5th grade Group Fiction Division J
1st- Audra Evans & Aubryn Warren
6th grade Group Fiction- Division K
1st – Jhanna Showers & Caylee McGee
2nd – Karys Gentry, Sara Brown, & Tueli Barnett
