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Virginia Festival of the Book Announces 1999 Poster Contest Winners

Charlottesville, VA (Mar. 9, 1999) -- Organizers of the Fifth Annual Virginia Festival of the Book and Altrusa, who sponsored the annual festival poster contest, announced the statewide winners today.

They are as follows:

At the elementary level

  • 1st: Chelsea Curtin, Broadus Wood Elementary School, Earlysville
  • 2nd:Ting Chen, Hugh Mercer Elementary School, Fredericksburg
  • 3rd: Pooja Kirpekar, Woodbrook Elementary School, Charlottesville

Middle School

  • 1st: Josh Dehoux, Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews
  • 2nd: Kara Drummond, Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews
  • 3rd: Laura Watts, Central Middle School, Charlotte Court House

High School, all from the Arlington Career Center in Arlington,

  • 1st: Erick Rodriguez,
  • 2nd: Alex Beard
  • 3rd: Ingrid Schwaiko

Honorable mentions

  • Andrea Malerba, Central Middle School, Charlotte Court House
  • Michael Evans, Brunswick County Senior High School, Lawrenceville

The poster contest is an opportunity for children in grades K-12 to become involved in the Festival's annual celebration of books and promotion of literacy through their artwork. Altrusa of Charlottesville has sponsored the contest in the past, but this year the contest was expanded throughout the state and other chapters of Altrusa became involved as sponsors. Altrusa is an international community service organization that espouses volunteerism, service and fights for literacy and against AIDS.

Three winners in each age category (K-4, 5-8, 9-12) were chosen in each region of the state. The regional first place winners were judged in the final, statewide round of the contest. The winners receive a signed book by a Festival author, and the finalists receive gift certificates from their local bookstores. Four of the winning entries will be made into note cards to be sold during the festival. All proceeds are used to help fund the Virginia Festival of the Book. Winning entries will be on display at the Central Library in Charlottesville during the Festival.

Special thanks to Josef Beery, Edith Arbaugh, and Sheila Metcalf.

The complete list of regional winners follows.

 

VABook! Regional Poster Contest Winners

Central Virginia Region

Elementary

  • 1st: Chelsea Curtin, Broadus Wood Elementary, Earlysville, pictured
  • 2nd: Pooja Kirpekar, Woodbrook Elementary, Charlottesville
  • 3rd: Annie W. Gunter, Woodbrook Elementary, Charlottesville

Middle School

  • 1st: Jocelyn Alena Spaar, Village School, Charlottesville
  • 2nd: Ashleigh Crowther, Covenant School, Charlottesville
  • 3rd: Ruth Rowe, Lylburn Downing Middle School, Lynchburg

High School

  • 1st: Anya Groner, Western Albemarle High School, Crozet
  • 2nd: Amy Keeling, Western Albemarle High School, Crozet
  • 3rd: Erin Dinan, Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville

Honorable Mention

  • Harrison Yates, Charlottesville Catholic School

Chesapeake Virginia Region

Middle School

  • 1st: Kara Drummond, Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews
  • 2nd: Josh Dehoux, Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews
  • 3rd: Danny DeNio, Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews

High School

  • 1st: Jeremiah Santiago, Menchville High School, Newport News

The Chesapeake Region VABook! Poster Contest is sponsored by in part by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Chesapeake Virginia Regional Council.

Northern Virginia Region

Elementary

  • 1st: Ting Chen, Hugh Mercer Elementary School, Fredericksburg
  • 2nd: Ashley Barleston-Ellis, Hugh Mercer Elementary School, Fredericksburg

High School

  • 1st: Erick Rodriguez, Arlington Career Center
  • 2nd: Alex Beard, Arlington Career Center
  • 3rd: Ingrid Schwaiko, Arlington Career Center

The Northern Virginia Region VABook! Poster Contest is sponsored by in part by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Northern Virginia Regional Council and the Arlington Arts Center.

Piedmont Virginia Region

Elementary

  • 1st: John M. Miller, Pioneer Christian School, Midlothian
  • 2nd: David Friedrichs, Home School, Midlothian
  • 3rd: Anna Grace Friedrichs, Home School, Midlothian

Middle School

  • 1st: Andrea Malerba, Central Middle School, Charlotte Court House
  • 2nd: Laura Ashton Sellers, Salem Church Middle School, Charlotte Court House
  • 3rd: Laurel Watts, Central Middle School, Charlotte Court House

High School:

  • 1st: Michael Evans, Brunswick County Senior High School, Lawrenceville
  • 2nd: Rom Chan, J.R. Tucker High School, Richmond
  • 3rd: Ken Graves, Brunswick County Senior High School, Lawrenceville

The Piedmont Region VABook! Poster Contest is sponsored by Altrusa of Martinsville in cooperation with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Piedmont Virginia Regional Council and the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.

Southwest Virginia Region

Elementary

  • 1st: Jessica Holly Burke, Elydale Elementary, Ewing
  • 2nd: Jennifer Hope Burke, Elydale Elementary, Ewing
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Middle School

  • 1st: Emily Grace Burke, Elydale Elementary, Ewing

The Southwest Virginia VABook! Poster Contest is sponsored in part by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Southwest Virginia Regional Council and the Tazewell Public Library.