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On Tuesday, October 4, Simpson Academy held their first annual school Reading Fair with approximately 500 participants from grades 1st – 11th. There were some outstanding projects for the judges to choose winners from, and the decisions were not easy! Winners were chosen from each elementary grade level and the junior high and high school divisions. First and second place winners in the Fiction and Non-Fiction categories will advance to the district competition on October 18.
1st Grade
Best Portrayal of Character
1st Place – Bentley Steed
2nd Place – Ali Hill
Fiction
1st Place – Cohen O’Neal
2nd Place – Bentley Steed
3rd Place – Vallie Polk
2nd Grade
Best Portrayal of Character
1st Place – Lizzy Speights
2nd Place – Riley Wesbrooks
Fiction
1st Place – Fox Groover
2nd Place – Riley Wesbrooks
3rd Place – Taya Milton
Non-Fiction
1st Place – Kolt Walker
2nd Place – Drew Teater
3rd Grade
Best Portrayal of Character
1st Place – Zeke Scallorn
2nd Place – Elizabeth Rushing
Fiction
1st Place – Zeke Scallorn
2nd Place – Danni Cooper
3rd Place – Wilkes Berry
4th Grade
Best Portrayal of Character
1st Place – Katie Beth Kennedy
2nd Place – Hope Daniels
Fiction
1st Place – Kristin VanCleave
2nd Place – Mollie Roberts
3rd Place – Braden Overby
Non-Fiction
1st Place – Hayes Berry
2nd Place – Denver Carter
5th Grade
Best Portrayal of Character
1st Place – Sydney Kate Russell
2nd Place – Kinley Thornton
Fiction
1st Place – Caden Clayburn
2nd Place – Callie Clayburn
3rd Place – Hope Crawford
Non-Fiction
1st Place – Barrett McKenney
2nd Place – Aubrey Yates
3rd Place – Chanse Funchess
6th Grade
Best Portrayal of Character
1st Place – Emily Wicker
2nd Place – Chloe Peterson
Fiction
1st Place – Chloe Peterson
2nd Place – Ben Leonard
3rd Place – Emma Wallace
Non Fiction
1st Place – Mattie Roberts
2nd Place – Sawyer Dunn
3rd Place – C.T. Ilgenfritz
Junior High (Grades 7-9)
Fiction
1st Place – Zach Brown
2nd Place – Hayden Cliburn
3rd Place – Wesley Boyd
Non-Fiction
1st Place – Olivia Grace Ross
2nd Place – Reagan Ishee
3rd Place – Marley Lott
High School (Grades 10-11)
Fiction
1st Place – Kyle Russell
2nd Place – Amber Rivers
3rd Place – Anna Kaitlyn Ashley
Non-Fiction
1st Place – Noah Magee
2nd Place- Jacob Shows
3rd Place – Jacquelyn Shows
