Students from Pella, Pella Christian, and Sully Christian were celebrated Monday for their efforts in the Three Rivers Reading Council annual writing contest.

2023 Three Rivers Writing Contest Winners

Poetry
3rd Grade:
– 1st place: The Magic Snowman – Katie Zylstra; Sully Christian School
– 2nd place: That Yeti – Olivia Pothoven; Lincoln Elementary School; Pella
– 3rd place: My Mighty God – Adrianna Vos; Sully Christian School

4th Grade:
– 1st place: My Awesome Dog – Shae Van Weelden; Sully Christian School
– 2nd place: Lily – Gwen Zylstra: Sully Christian School
– 3rd place: My Poem – Logan DeVries; Sully Christian School

5th Grade:
– 1st place: Bio Poem – Hazel Belzer: Pella Christian Grade School

6th Grade:
– 1st place: Seasons – Jenna Hoksbergen; Pella Christian Grade School
– 2nd place: Where Is America? – Natalie Brown; Jefferson Intermediate School; Pella
– 3rd place: Hope – Bethany Kramer; Jefferson Intermediate School; Pella

7th Grade:
– 1st place: Bravery – Jenna Beyer; Pella Middle School

8th Grade:
– 1st place: What Can a Butterfly Do? – Morgan Sheredy; Pella Christian Grade School
– 2nd place: My Honest Poem – Logan VanDenBroek: Pella Christian Grade School
– 3rd place: Talk – Clara Huyser: Pella Christian Grade School
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Short Stories
3rd Grade:
– 1st place: The Lost Gem of Long Ago – Emory Campbell; Lincoln Elementary School; Pella
– 2nd place: The Day I Found Her – Audrey Eich; Southeast Elementary School; Ankeny
– 3rd place: A Chance – Olivia Pothoven; Lincoln Elementary School; Pella

4th Grade:
– 1st place: The Adventures of James Berry and Harry Lewis – Thomas Huitink; Pella Christian Grade School
– 2nd place: Rowan’s Forest – Isaac Ulferts; Pella Christian Grade School
– 3rd place: The Adventures of Aiden DeVries – Henry Rus: Pella Christian Grade School

5th Grade:
– 1st place: The Liberty Treasure – Asher Swanson; Pella Christian Grade School
– 2nd place: Lilianne – Adrielix Bautista Meleciano; Pella Christian Grade School
– 3rd place: Australian Adventure – Kloe Volk; Pella Christian Grade School

6th Grade:
– 1st place: Heat Waves – Emmerich Olin; Jefferson Intermediate School; Pella
– 2nd place: Hunt for the Ogres – Maddie Hooyer; Pella Christian Grade School
– 3rd place: Don’t Look Down – Elizabeth DeMuth; Jefferson Intermediate School; Pella