Dalton Public Schools hosted a virtual awards ceremony for Young Georgia Author winners. The school, district and RESA winners were announced in a Facebook live video. You can view the video at this link.

The winners are listed below. District level winners are marked with an asterisk (*) and the RESA winner is underlined.

Kindergarten:

• Aristeo Diaz Nunez - Blue Ridge School
• Nora Blackwell - Brookwood School
• Ka'mora Whatley - City Park*
• Jancarlo Ruiz-Arvizu - Park Creek
• Yaresly Lopez - Roan School
• Finley Souther - Westwood School

First Grade:

• Kevin Menjivar - Blue Ridge School
• Lyla Link - Brookwood School*
• Autumn Porter - City Park School
• Adair Hernandez - Park Creek School
• Ariana Guzman Lopez - Roan School
• Callie Ward - Westwood School

Second Grade:

• Cristian Pineda - Blue Ridge School
• Brody Wright - Brookwood School
• Raiyah Chadwick - City Park School
• Anali Ambrocio De Leon - Park Creek School
• Sophia Astrain - Roan School
• Cate Norwood - Westwood School *

Third Grade:

• Nestor Ortiz - Blue Ridge School
• Maycie Voiles - Brookwood School
• Zoey Pacheco - City Park School
• Abby Lopez - Park Creek School
• Brisa Moreno - Roan School*
• Jimi Mainor - Westwood School
  

Fourth Grade:

• Juan Carlos Orellana Alvarez - Blue Ridge School
• Meredith Hester - Brookwood School
• Madison Stanley - City Park School*
• Erick Olvera - Park Creek School
• Kamea Goodlett - Roan School
• Wells Wilkerson - Westwood School

Fifth Grade:

• Paulina Miguel-Martin - Blue Ridge School
• Kaylen Chitwood - Brookwood School
• Andrea Najera - City Park School*
• Leah Trejo - Park Creek School
• Jaida Carter - Roan School
• Presley Roberts - Westwood School

Sixth Grade:

• Hannah Ortiz - Dalton Middle School
• Soraya McEuen - Dalton Middle School
• Sarah Villalobos - Dalton Middle School
• Carly Bramlett - Dalton Middle School
• Valeria Alvarez - Dalton Middle School
• Victoria Amaro - Dalton Middle School
  

Seventh Grade:

• Axel Ponce - Dalton Middle School
• Jayda Estrada - Dalton Middle School
• Saige Elrod - Dalton Middle School
• Ella Hill - Dalton Middle School
• Izayiah Johnson - Dalton Middle School
• Abdul Hadi - Dalton Middle School

Eighth Grade:

• Max Cowan - Dalton Middle School
• Isabella McNeely - Dalton Middle School
• Kemara Washington - Dalton Middle School
• Jerry Bruce Hennon - Dalton Middle School
• Jazmin Nunez - Dalton Middle School
• Vanessa Lopez - Dalton Middle School

Ninth Grade:

• Emmy Vong - Dalton High School
• Bella Salaices - Dalton High School
• Vianey Vidana - Dalton High School
• Vanessa Ruby Chavez - Dalton High School
• Anjleena Mutahir - Dalton High School
• Monica Calderon - Dalton High School
• Angelly Lemus-Delgado - Morris Innovative High School
• Jasper Harrison (Chloe) - Morris Innovative High School
• Isabel Vela - Morris Innovative High School
• Itzal-Mayel Velazquez - Morris Innovative High School
  
  

Tenth Grade:

• Dylan Spaulding - Dalton High School
• Brooke Schlisner - Dalton High School
• Nathan Haynes - Dalton High School
• Eduardo Quezada - Dalton High School
• Daphne Vital - Dalton High School
• Alina Neely - Dalton High School
• Elisa Reyes - Morris Innovative High School
• Emma Heinek - Morris Innovative High School
• Trinity Santiza - Morris Innovative High School
• Zander Matthews - Morris Innovative High School
• Jaquelin Perez - Morris Innovative High School
• Elijah Silas Mock - Morris Innovative High School
  

Eleventh Grade:

• Adrianna (Hope) Parker - Dalton High School
• Kobe Stokes - Dalton High School
• Jennifer Urizar - Dalton High School
• Lea Moreno - Dalton High School
• Abbie Burt - Dalton High School
• Wendy Pelayo - Dalton High School
• Elba Lainez - Morris Innovative High School
• Tai Lewis - Morris Innovative High School
• Hannah Cox - Morris Innovative High School
• Marisa Elizabeth Mendez - Morris Innovative High School
  
  

Twelfth Grade:

• Jack Henry Forthman - Dalton High School
• Raymundo Moncayo - Dalton High School
• Josue Salaices - Dalton High School
• Austin Burt - Dalton High School
• Cynthia Castillo - Dalton High School
• Karina Rodriguez Segura - Dalton High School
• Aubry Saunders - Morris Innovative High School
  
  

You can read the writing of the winners at these links:

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade
• Fifth Grade
• Sixth Grade
• Seventh Grade
• Eighth Grade
• Ninth Grade
• Tenth Grade
• Eleventh Grade
• Twelfth Grade