Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools:
Floyd County Schools announced the district winners in the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition on Thursday.
The purpose of the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) 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.
This prestigious competition has been engaging Georgia students for more than 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 (GLAS) and the Georgia RESA Network with support from the Georgia Department of Education.
Students must advance through the school-level, district-level, and RESA-level competitions to qualify for the state-level competition. The next stage of the competition will be at the RESA level on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
Congratulations to the 13 Floyd County Schools district winners:
Kindergarten: “If I Was President” by Alaina Kilgore (Armuchee Primary)
1st Grade: “Rainbows by Maybrie Mathis (Johnson Elementary School)
2nd Grade: “Helpful Dinosaurs by Ava Leverette (Model Elementary School)
3rd Grade: “First Snow Ever” by Caris Chapman (Model Elementary School)
4th Grade: “It Takes Guts” by Sidney Laseter (Model Elementary School)
5th Grade: “Unordinary” by Kali Burdick (Armuchee Elementary School)
6th Grade: “Malerie” by Aubree Hinman (Armuchee Middle School)
7th Grade: “Community” by Lilian Perry (Armuchee Middle School)
8th Grade: “Somewhere South of Extraordinary” by McKenzie Cordle (Coosa High School)
9th Grade: “Please Don’t Go” by Ivy Hardy (Model High School)
10th Grade: “To Be Pretty, To Be Loved” by Sara Pack (Model High School)
11th Grade: “Peeling off the Pith” by Ava Lee (Armuchee High School)
12th Grade: “The Becoming of a Senior” by Erika Touchstone (Armuchee High School)
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