Berlin, MD – The Eastern Shore Literacy Association (ESLA) recently announced that 22 Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) students earned finalist status in the Young Authors Contest for poetry or short story. According to ESLA Young Authors’ Contest Chair, Dr. Brian Cook, there were over 300 entries from 19 area schools, both public and private. Each finalist finished in the top three of their respective category/grade levels.
2024 ELSA Young Authors’ finalists from WPS:
Grade 1, Short Story – 3rd place Nicole Sebastian
Grade 2, Short Story – 2nd place Ryder Whitlock
Grade 3, Short Story – 3rd place tie Dev Pillai
Grade 4, Short Story – 2nd place tie Anya Murukutla
Grade 5, Short Story – 1st place Sloane Smith, 2nd place Tejal Pillai and 3rd place Serena Jaoude
Grade 6, Poetry – 2nd place Lea Jaoude and 3rd place Alessia Ziman
Grade 6, Short Story – 1st place Lea Jaoude and 2nd place tie Claire Cooper
Grade 7, Short Story –1st place Juliet Webster
Grade 8, Poetry – 2nd place tie Ellie Phillips
Grade 8, Short Story – 2nd place tie Hayden Wagner
Grade 9, Poetry – 3rd place tie Emma Nordstorm
Grade 9, Short Story – 1st place Sydney Parker and 3rd place Mia Jaoude
Grade 10, Poetry – 1st place Marina Farlow
Grade 10, Short Story – 1st place Jude Damouni, 2nd place Catherine Cullen and 3rd place Jamie Nguyen
Grade 11, Short Story –1st place Lydia Schwartz and 2nd place Will Wells
ESLA is a non-profit organization that supports Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties with the purpose of promoting a literate society by bringing together a network of people dedicated to sharing knowledge and information about literacy through programs and services. ESLA is an affiliate of the State of Maryland Literacy Association (SoMLA), a leading literacy organization in Maryland comprised of over 1,500 members in 17 active chapters.
Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.