We are proud to congratulate Samantha Jasinski for writing the winning entry for the Howard County Young Authors’ Contest in the category of 2nd Grade Short Stories! We applaud her great effort and creativity and wish her luck as her entry moves on to the state level judging!

We'd also like to recognize the students who received first place at the school level. Congratulations to the following Hammond Elementary winners:

Short Story Winners:
Iman Akewusola (Grade 3)
Raba Koroma (Grade 4)
Nadiya Abdi (Grade 5)
                              
Poetry Winners:
Clara Daly (Grade 1)                                   
Dylan Brooks (Grade 2)
Paige Waggoner (Grade 3)
Lavender Fu (Grade 5)

A big shout out to all who participated! We are so impressed with our young authors at Hammond Elementary, and we look forward to next year's contest!