2008 Winning Entries in Sassafras Youth Writing Contest

High School Fiction 1st Place - "Trinity" by Courtney Carver 2nd Place - "Land of Literature" by Christie Hightower 3rd Place - "Walking With Prehistoric Beasts" by Christopher Kapelet High School Non-Fiction 1st Place - "My faith in the cause of learning" by Mark Green 2nd Place - "Daddy’s Girl" by Christie Hightower 3rd Place - "The Day of the Blizzard" by Jenny Wehunt High School Poetry 1st Place - "Eclipse" by Christie Hightower 2nd Place - "9-11" by Danielle Stanger 3rd Place - "Tears of Grief" by Heather Wentworth Middle School Fiction 1st Place - "JIMMY" by Brianna Russell 2nd Place - "How I Saved My Family" by Crystal Bailey 3rd Place - "The Holocaust" by Lynn Tran Middle School Non-Fiction 1st Place - "To Bethlehem We Go" by Kara Rumble 2nd Place - "Basketball" by Kristen Garner 3rd Place - "Margaret Mitchell" by Kyleigh Garrett Middle School Poetry 1st Place - "With a Pen" by Kara Rumble 2nd Place - "Doors" by Kristin Sunduall 3rd Place - "Just Jokes" by Branden McClain