Annual writing competition features MSD students
- Aspiring young writers across the district will be recognized at a celebratory event in May. Chosen from entries from 24 schools, 32 students in the McMinnville School District students won recognition in prose or poetry categories.
All student winners, their parents, educators and friends are invited to attend the free Paper Gardens book release and celebration on Tuesday, May 9, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg.
Authors will receive a copy of the Paper Gardens 2023 book and will be given the opportunity to read their entries at the celebration.
Winners include
- Hazel Potts, Grandhaven
- Haley-Elizabeth Potts, Grandhaven
- Gisele Martins, Grandhaven
- Jalen Nhonung, Grandhaven
- Carly Morris, Grandhaven
- Samuel Gordon, Grandhaven
- Hannah Malmstrom, Wascher
- Christen Lewis, Wascher
- Henry Paterson, Memorial
- Adele Gamble, Memorial
- Alexander Chitty, Memorial
- Claire Chitty, Memorial
- Reese Vaughan, Columbus
- Sailor Houston, Columbus
- Yaneli Ramirez Alva, Buel
- Maggie Elliot, Newby
- Micah Johnson Soderlund, Patton
- Lyra Paine, Patton
- Elsa Davies, Patton
- Caisa Cochran, Patton
- Ewtai Bills, Patton
- Magdalena Scheese, Patton
- Sean Borrowman, Patton
- Kinley Wittke, Duniway
- Zander Park, Duniway
- Meigan Liebelt, McMinnville High
- Alex Ervin, McMinnville High
- Kristin Bauzon, McMinnville High
- Klaus Zimmerling, McMinnville High
- Madigan Nyburg, McMinnville High
- Tristan Vogel, McMinnville High
- Natalie Zimmerling, McMinnville High
The Paper Gardens creative writing contest has been sponsored by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County for 30 years. This year Paper Gardens received 431 prose and poetry entries from Yamhill County students and adults. The complete list of Paper Gardens authors is posted on the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County website.