Sunset student a regional winner of Young Georgia Authors competition
Published 12:00 pm Monday, April 24, 2023
- Sunset Elementary Student Nathan Grady Handfield is pictured holding a certificate after being named a regional winner in the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition.
MOULTRIE – Sunset Elementary Student Nathan Grady Handfield is a regional winner in the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition.
Grady is in the fourth grade, and he won the regional competition with his poem “My Volcano Turtle Pet,” a poem about the adventures of a pet turtle with a volcano on his back, according to an announcement from the Colquitt County School District.
The purpose of the Young Georgia Authors writing competition is to encourage students to develop an enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes, and to recognize student achievement in arts and academics, the school district said. This prestigious competition has engaged Georgia students for over two decades and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K-12.
The competition is sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors and the Georgia RESA Network with support from the Georgia Department of Education.