As well as providing a venue for professional artists, the Crosstie Festival encourages young amateurs to develop their creativity in various ways. Cleveland schoolchildren have been busy lately drawing and painting, writing poetry and short stories. Winners in the Children’s Art and Creative Writing contests, sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary of Cleveland, will be announced at the Festival at 3:00 p.m. on the Jazz stage. Their work will be displayed for all to enjoy. Children across Bolivar County as well as North Sunflower Academy are invited to participate. All schools will receive information and a contact person will be established from each school.

2010 Children’s Art and Writing Contest

ART WINNERS

BEST OF SHOW

1^st Place - Kaid King 2^nd grade - North Sunflower Academy -  “Guitar Hero”

2^nd Place - Maranda Pate 4K - Central Delta Academy - “Clowning Around”

3^rd Place - Bailey Davis 7^th grade - North Sunflower Academy - “Leaf”

K-4

1^st Place - Chancelor Birge 4K - Nailor - “Flowers”

2^nd Place - Dawson Shive 4K - Bayou Academy - “What a Bird”

3^rd Place - Marleigh Mancini 4K - PDS - “Creamed Corn”

5K/1^st

1^st Place - Peyton Young 1^st grade - Bayou Academy - “My Neighborhood”

2^nd Place - Carlie Rogers 1^st grade - Hayes Cooper - “ Cool Cat”

3^rd Place - Gracie Starnes 5K - North Sunflower Academy - “Mandy”

2^nd - 3^rd Grade

1^st Place - Shelby Pruitt 2^nd grade - Central Delta Academy - “Aspen Trees”

2^nd Place - Ava Lubin 3^rd grade - Hayes Cooper - “The Vet”

3^rd Place - Emma Grace Short 2^nd grade - Bayou Academy - “Tall Birds”

4^th - 6^th Grade

1^st Place - Letresha Jones 6^th grade - Parks - “Standing Out”

2^nd Place - Lana Ray 6^th grade - North Sunflower Academy - “Winter Scene”

3^rd Place - Arian Williams 6^th grade - Pearman - “Swimming Free”

7^th - 9^th Grade

1^st Place - Lauren Dickerson  9^th grade - North Sunflower Academy   “RetroSwirls”

2^nd Place - Mary Holland 9^th grade - Indianola Academy - “Flower”

3^rd Place - Madison Williamson 8^th grade-North Sunflower Academy-“Cottonboll”

10^th - 12^th Grade

1^st Place - Terry Brown 11^th grade - Eastside High School - “Six Pair”

2^nd Place-Anna McClain Grittman 10^th grade-Bayou Academy “BlackSheepGuitar”

3^rd Place - Megan Kaye Donahoe 11^th grade - Indianola Academy “Soccer Star”

SCULPTURES WINNERS

BEST OF SHOW

1^st Place - Summers Hardy 4K - Hayes Cooper - “Monster”

2^nd Place - Joanna Aguzzi 4^th grade - Bayou Academy - “Hopper the Bunny”

3^rd Place - Nathan Harris 9^th grade - Indianola Academy - “The Dude”

K-4

1^st Place - Summers Hardy 4K - Hayes Cooper - “Monster”

2^nd Place - Juan Valencia-Tun 4K - Bayou Academy - “Smiley”

3^rd Place - Spencer Hardin “Prayer Cross” 4K - PDS “Prayer Cross”

5K/1^st                                     

1^st Place - Reaves Norquist 1^st grade - PDS “Prayer Cross”

2^nd Place - Quincee Clark 1^st grade - Bayou Academy “Rainbow Fish”

3^rd Place - Jacob Henley 1^st grade - North Sunflower Academy “The Big Giraffe”

2^nd - 3^rd Grade

1^st Place - Parker Beck 2^nd grade - North Sunflower Academy “You’re Out”

2^nd Place - Nathan Williams 3^rd grade - North Sunflower Academy “Skatepark”

3^rd Place - Rhodes Morgan 3^rd grade - PDS - “Prayer Cross”

4^th - 6^th Grade

1^st Place - Katie Taylor 5^th grade - Bayou Academy - “Pirateship”

2^nd Place - Christina Morris 5^th grade - PDS - “Cupcake”

3^rd Place - Nat Jones 6^th grade - Bayou Academy - “Bullfrog”

7^th - 9^th Grade

1^st Place - Nathan Harris 9^th grade - Indianola Academy - “The Dude”

2^nd Place - “Colby Parker 8^th grade - Bayou Academy - “Pencils & Eraser”

3^rd Place - Malik Ross 8^th grade Margaret Green Junior High - “Imagine”

10^th - 12^th Grade

1^st Place - Diamond Bell 11^th grade - Eastside High School - “Butterfly Fantasy”

2^nd Place - Austin Yates 11^th grade Indianola Academy - “ Fargo ”

3^rd Place - N/A

POETRY WINNERS

BEST OF SHOW

1^st Place - Trey Mullins 6^th grade - PDS - “The Pitcher”                      

2^nd Place - Kori Pate 6^th grade - Central Delta Academy - “Teardrops”

3^rd Place - Matt Young 11^th grade - Indianola Academy - “The Leaves Ball”

K-3rd Grade

1^st Place - Tate Rogers 5K - Hayes Cooper - “Mean Mosquitoes”

2^nd Place - Carlee Jones 3^rd grade - PDS - “Crosstie Festival”

3^rd Place - N/A

4^th - 6^th Grade

1^st Place - Kori Pate 6^th grade - Central Delta Academy - “Teardrops”

2^nd Place - Trey Mullins 6^th grade - PDS - “The Pitcher”

3^rd Place - Jasmine Shepard 6^th grade - Hayes Cooper - “Love”

7^th - 9^th Grade

1^st Place-Knosha Hawthorne 8^th grade-McEvans Elementary-“Can’t Stop MeNow”

2^nd Place - McKinion Skeen 8^th grade - Margaret Green Junior High - “Grateful”

3^rd Place - Miracle Hurns 7^th grade - MGJH - “We Need Each Other”

10^th - 12^th Grade

1^st Place - Matt Young 11^th grade - Indianola Academy - “The Leaves Ball”

2^nd Place - N/A

3^rd Place - N/A

SHORT STORY WINNERS

BEST OF SHOW

1^st Place - Hiba Tahir 8^th grade - MGJH - “Fast Food”

2^nd Place - Josh Waldbieser 6^th grade - PDS - “The Wet Competition”

3^rd Place - Mary Madeline LaMastus 6^th grades - Hayes Cooper - “Too Fast”

K-3rd Grade

1^st Place - McKenzie McGarrh 2^nd grade - PDS - “How to live happily ever after”

2^nd Place - N/A

3^rd Place - N/A

4^th - 6^th Grade

1^st Place - Morgan Morrison 5^th grade - Bayou Academy - “Unpopular Petunia”

2^nd Place - Emma Hardy 5^th grade - Hayes Cooper - “Must Be Luck”

3^rd Place - Josh Waldbieser 6^th grade - PDS - “The Wet Competition”

7^th - 9^th Grade

1^st Place - Hiba Tahir 8^th grade - MGJH - “Fast Food”

2^nd Place - Mary Van Daley 7^th grade - MGJH - “A Very Busy Teenage”

3^rd Place - N/A

10^th - 12^th Grade

1^st Place - N/A

2^nd Place - N/A

3^rd Place - N/A

Creative Writing Contest

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