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First Place
Casey, Age 12
Hastings Middle School
Columbus, Ohio

Casey won:

	A school visit from the author, Judith St. George
	A $100 gift certificate to use toward a celebratory event during the author's visit.
	A signed set of Judith St. George books

Casey submitted a wonderfully detailed essay called “Consider the Presidents.” She not only gave very specific facts to back up her president choices, but she also provided quotes that each of the presidents said. She even included a list of her sources to show that her facts were accurate. Casey’s was very informative and was fun to read, Casey’s picture of her new Mount Rushmore was also very detailed and depicted the presidents very accurately. Click on the drawing above to read her essay.

Second Place

Stephanie, Age 9
Crab Orchard Elementary
Crab Orchard, West Virginia

Garrett, Age 10
Huntsville Intermediate
Huntsville, Texas

Stephanie and Garrett won:

	A 30 minute classroom conference call with Judith St. George
	A $100 gift certificate to use toward a celebratory event during the author's visit.
	A signed set of Judith St. George books

Stephanie entered a well-written essay titled “The Black Hill’s New Faces.” I really liked how she started her essay by giving some background information on Mount Rushmore. She wrote a very persuasive essay that kept the reader’s attention by including many interesting facts on the presidents that she chose.

Garrett not only wrote a well thought out essay, but his picture was also amazing! His drawing was very detailed and resembled the presidents perfectly. It was obvious that Garrett spent a lot of time on his writing and drawing. Click on the drawings above to read their essays.

Third Place

Caley, Age 10
Genet Elementary
East Greenbush, New York

Mohammed, Age 10
Pine Bush Elementary
Pine Bush, New York

Caley and Mohammed won:

A signed set of Judith St. George books

Caley was the only contestant who thought out of the box and decided to use another medium besides a drawing. For her Mount Rushmore she made a papier-maché model of her new and improved mountain with her new presidents on it.

Mohammed entered a wonderful drawing of his new Mount Rushmore. His pictures were very detailed and look very authentic to their actual pictures. He also had many solid facts to back up his presidents that he chose to be on his mountain. Click on the drawings above to read their essays.

Great job to everyone who entered and congratulations to our winners!