Submitted by Lisa Fesenmaier
SPRING VALLEY, WI – On Thursday, February 20, Spring Valley Elementary held their annual Young Author’s event. All students from K-5th grade submitted a piece of writing to be judged and one winner was chosen from each classroom. These winners were honored with a certificate and t-shirt and also had their pieces proudly displayed for all to enjoy during the after-school event.
Along with that, families who participated got a chance to see and hear from a local published children’s book author, Jeanne Styczinski. She gave a presentation explaining her writing and illustrating process from ideas to publication.
Families also got a chance to read their own child’s writing, attend a book fair, have a book themed snack, and travel the hallways to vote on the best classroom door decorated with a children’s book. The winner of that competition was 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Sarah Blegen. She decorated her door with the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
It was another successful night celebrating writing and books!
2025 Young Author Winners
Kindergarten
All About Me by Noah Bosshart – Hartung
Winter Poem by Jaxson Berger – Manor
1st Grade
Winter Poem by Adali Smith – Borgerding
Snow by Lillian Ellefson – Dykhouse
Snow by Remi Wizykoski Fesenmaier
2nd Grade
The Bad Seed Turns Into the Grinch by Bristol Podoll – Holcomb
I Traveled Back in Time to D-Day by Asher Sauve – O’Meara
WWE Wrestlers by Lane Johnson – Stroo
3rd Grade
My Favorite Flower by Evie Stangl – Blegen
How to Build a Snowman by Beau Blegen – Pearson
Goat Simulator by Leo Arco – Trcka
4th Grade
Super Amazing Twenty by Lily Moore – Miller
The Big, the Small, and the Old by Emmett Deppe – Stevens
5th Grade
Animals Around the World by Deklan Hoolihan – Anderson
Animals Around the World by Finn Anderson – Lokker
Preserving the Oceans by Nicole Kirby – Nielsen
