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2023 Yumion Writing Contest Winners

2023 Yumion Writing Contest Winners
TEENY MISS WINNERS — L to R: 5th runner up - Nevaeh Church; 3rd runner up - Della Grace Love; 1st runner up, photogenic, prettiest hair, most beautiful - Henley Jernigan; Winner, prettiest dress, prettiest smile - Kenni Dixon; 2nd runner up - Ivy Adams; 4th runner up - Gemma Zambetti; People's Choice - Addy Sellers.
2023 Yumion Writing Contest Winners
TEENY MISS WINNERS — L to R: 5th runner up - Nevaeh Church; 3rd runner up - Della Grace Love; 1st runner up, photogenic, prettiest hair, most beautiful - Henley Jernigan; Winner, prettiest dress, prettiest smile - Kenni Dixon; 2nd runner up - Ivy Adams; 4th runner up - Gemma Zambetti; People's Choice - Addy Sellers.

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The annual Yumion Writing Contest was full of competition, bringing in a total of 350 entries. Though dozens of excellent stories and pictures were submitted, judges have finally come to a decision about which writings were the pick of the crop. Kindergarten through 2nd Grade • 1st Place: Emma Kate Lindsey, Sally D. Meadows Elementary School • 2nd Place: Bailey Conner, Sally D. Meadows Elementary School • 3rd Place: Skylar

Bright, North Tattnall Elementary School • Honorable Mention: Jana Morris, North Tattnall Elementary School 3rd through 4th Grades

• 1st Place: Aspen Ad ams, Lyons Upper Elementary School • 2nd Place: Sebastian Zayne Myers, Lyons Upper Elementary School • 3rd Place: Milly Grace McDaniel, Lyons Upper Elementary School • Honorable Mention: Aubrey Shaw, Lyons Upper Elementary School 5th through 6th Grades

• 1st Place: Blaine Jordan, Robert Toombs Christian Academy • 2nd Place: Tucker Smith, South Tattnall Middle School • 3rd Place: Casen Kirkley, Toombs Central Elementary School • Honorable Mention: Dakota Register, Robert Toombs Christian Academy 7th through 8th Grades

• 1st Place: Abigail Warf, Toombs County Middle School • 2nd Place: Natalie Collins, Toombs County Middle School • 3rd Place: Hayden Ford, Toombs County Middle School • Honorable Mention: Brockton Estrada, Toombs County Middle School

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