April 2021 – Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 honored this year’s Young Authors with special yard signs delivered to their homes.
“We had 41 students participate K-8. Winners were chosen in categories of K-2, 3-4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. Each elementary chose winners from their school,” said Principal Stephanie Pulse, the district’s Young Authors Program coordinator, “The winners each received a yard sign, a certificate and a book set of their choice. The ROE [Regional Office of Education] also sent them a certificate, a congratulatory letter from the Regional Superintendent and a link for a virtual storyteller/entertainer performance. Every participant received a certificate and a book.”
Click HERE to view an album of the 2020-21 winner’s photos.
Young Author Participants & Winners 20/21 School Year
| School | Name | Grade | |
| Summit | Gram Stelmach | 3 | |
| Summit | Shelby Lynn Brown | 4 | Winner |
| Jefferson | Milo Reid | K | Winner |
| Jefferson | Lillian Gottschalk | 3 | Winner |
| Jefferson | Tessla McCallister | 4 | |
| Webster | Victoria Jessup | 4 | |
| Webster | Esme Malo | 4 | Winner |
| DIS | Owen Reid | 5 | |
| DIS | Jackson McBride | 6 | |
| DIS | Lola Bronnbauer | 5 | |
| DIS | Houston Gurley | 5 | |
| DIS | Gauge Hensley | 5 | |
| DIS | Lilah Hornacek | 5 | |
| DIS | Sergio Herrera | 5 | |
| DIS | Josephine Lasswell | 5 | |
| DIS | Loresa Berisha | 5 | |
| DIS | Thomas Doherty | 5 | |
| DIS | Zayne Goff | 6 | |
| DIS | Isabella Ortiz | 5 | |
| DIS | Kenia Figueroa-Gonzalez | 5 | |
| DIS | Jack Thomas | 5 | |
| DIS | Kenzie Fritsch | 5 | |
| DIS | Logan Wright | 5 | |
| DIS | Nicholas Hasamear | 5 | |
| DIS | Mia Origliosso | 5 | |
| DIS | Jerrica Jessup | 6 | |
| DIS | Loni Waterman | 5 | |
| DIS | Madiana Everright | 6 | |
| DIS | Nathan Garcia | 5 | |
| DIS | Avery Baugher | 5 | |
| DIS | Landon Gudac | 5 | Winner |
| DIS | Layne Smith | 6 | Winner |
| Maryville | Holden Smith | 4 | |
| Maryville | Kayla Bohnemeier | 3 | |
| Maryville | Annie Forys | 4 | Winner |
| Maryville | Mollie Forys | 2 | Winner |
| Renfro | Karsyn McClain | 2 | |
| Renfro | Morgan Harris-Golliday | 4 | |
| Renfro | Leah Rea | 3 | |
| Renfro | Lila Anderson | K | |
| Renfro | Aiden McBride | 2 | |
| Renfro | Jameson McBride | 4 | |
| Renfro | Makenna Burgess | K | |
| Renfro | Kenneth Andrews | 1 | Winner |
| Renfro | Claire Burgess | 4 | Winner |
| Twin Echo | Addison McNamer | 1 | Winner |
| Twin Echo | Lucas McNamer | 4 | Winner |