Hall of Fame

Grandparent of the year

winners

2023 – Judy Blume [PDF]
2021 – Oswaldo Cerro [PDF]
2020 – Linda Lowe [PDF]
2019 – Pastor, Dr. Annette M. Stubbs and Bishop Dr. Cal H. Stubbs [PDF]
2018 – Lily Rios
2017 – Darika Aliage
2016 – Jack and Gail Adams

paula hawkins award

winners

student essay 

winners

2021 Theme: “My Family, My Compass”

Grade K-2

1st Place, Aedan Ekman, Age 5, Grade K, Audubon Park K-8
2nd Place, Jeffrey Phillips, Age 7, Grade 1, Home School
3rd Place, Haven Bennett, Age 6, Grade K, Home School
Honorable Mention, Beckham Bennett, Age 8, Grade 2, Home School

Grade Level 3-5

1st Place, Eduardo Barazarte, Age 8, Grade 3, Metrowest Elementary
2nd Place, Gracie Dickson, Age 10, Grade 5, Sand Lake Elementary
3rd Place, Levi Trumbly, Age 11, Grade 5, Sunshine Elementary
Honorable Mention, Elle Kendall, Age 10, Grade 5, Arbor Ridge K8
Honorable Mention, Kaiden Lui, Age 9, Grade 3, Arbor Ridge

Grade Level 6-8

1st Place, Isabella Plumb, Age 11, Grade 7, Bridgewater Middle School
2nd Place, Sakshi Tripathy, Age 12,  Grade 6, Hunters Creek Middle School
3rd Place, Ella Slattery, Age 11, Grade 6, Bridgewater Middle School
Honorable Mention, Mackenzie Ruel, Age 14, Grade 8, Bridgewater Middle School
Honorable Mention, Sophie Casey, Grade 8, Bridgewater Middle School

Grade Level 9–10

1st Place, Dakota Shearrion, Age 16, Grade 10, Colonial High School
2nd Place, Derick-Dat Phan, Age 15,  Grade9, Apopka High School
3rd Place, Marisela Arias, Age 15, Grade 9, Apopka High School
Honorable Mention, Ethan Vanness, Age 15, Grade 9, Apopka High School
Honorable Mention, Sierra James, Age 15, Grade 9, Apopka High School

2020 Theme:  “My Family:  My Heroes”  (I can be a hero in my family when …) 

Grade Level K-2 Winners

1st Place, Emma Doyle, Age 7, Grade 1, Brookshire Elementary
2nd Place, Ashton Rahter, Age 8, Grade 2, Thornebrooke Elementary
3rd Place, Faye Ekman, Age 7, Grade 1, Audubon Park K-8
Honorable Mention, Joshua Phillips, Age 8, Grade 2, Home School
Honorable Mention, Zola Chong-You, Age 7, Grade 1, Sally Ride Elementary

Grade Level 3-5 Winners

1st Place, Sherlyn Reyes, Age 9, Grade 4, Lancaster Elementary
2nd Place, Nathan Rahter, Age 10, Grade 5, Thornebrooke Elementary
3rd Place, Titus Phillips, Age 11, Grade 5, Home School
Honorable Mention, Micah Cushman, Age 9, Grade 4, Home School
Honorable Mention, Liz Matos-Santiago, Age 10, Grade 4, Cheney Elementary
Honorable Mention, Sophie Walterscheid, Age 9, Grade 3, Brookshire Elementary

Grade Level 6-8 Winners

1st Place, Natalie Miesak, Age 14, Grade 8, Bridgewater Middle School
2nd Place, Mayte Reyes-Compean, Age 12, Grade 7, Walter Middle School
3rd Place, Kennedy Narine, Age 14, Grade 8, Howard Middle School
Honorable Mention, Brock Heston, Age 14, Grade 8, Maitland Middle School
Honorable Mention, Alexis David, Age 14, Grade 8, Southwest Middle School

Grade Level 9-12 Winners

1st Place, Blake Thompson, Age 14, Grade 9, Home School
2nd Place, Annabella Calderon, Age 16, Grade 10, Boone High School
3rd Place, Layla Richardson, Age 15, Grade 9, East River High School
Honorable Mention, Erik Williams, Age 17, Grade 11, University High School
Honorable Mention, Madeline Rahter, Age 15, Grade 10, Olympia High School

Special Needs Winners

1st Place, Cheyenne Crump, Age 13, Grade 7, Union Park Middle School
2nd Place, Colin Martello, Age 10, Grade 5, Innovation Montessori Charter

2019 Theme:  “Family:  Be Present” 

Grade Level K-2 Winners

1st Place, Sofia Hernandez, Age 6, Grade 1, Laureate Park Elementary School
2nd Place, Charli Muniz, Age 8, Grade 2, Laureate Park Elementary School
3rd Place, Autumn Erickson, Age 5, Kindergarten, Independence Elementary School
Honorable Mention, Brigham Scherer, Age 7, Grade 1, Thornebrooke Elementary School
Honorable Mention, Norah Smith, Age 8, Grade 2, Zellwood Elementary School

Grade Level 3-5 Winners

1st Place, Nathan Rahter, Age 9, Grade 4, Thornebrooke Elementary School
2nd Place, Joshua Scherer, Age 10, Grade 4, Thornebrooke Elementary School
3rd Place, Katherine Rybicki, Age 11, Grade 5, Whispering Oak Elementary School
Honorable Mention, Sneha Fernando, Grade 5, West Creek Elementary School
Honorable Mention, Kennedy Walker, Grade 4, Whispering Oak Elementary School

Grade Level 6-8 Winners

1st Place, Sofia Alkhammal, Grade 8, Chain of Lakes Middle School
2nd Place, Erin Araya, Age 13, Grade 7, Good Shepherd Catholic School
3rd Place, Enzo Ribeiro, Age 13, Grade 8, Hunter’s Creek Middle School
Honorable Mention, Vinh Nguyen-Luu, Age 13, Grade 7, Good Shepherd Catholic School
Honorable Mention, Jaden Lewis, Age 12, Grade 6, Renaissance Charter School at Crown Point
Honorable Mention, Bevin Fernando, Age 13, Grade 7, Hunter’s Creek Middle School

Grade Level 9-12 Winners

1st Place, Macy Johnson, Age 15, Grade 10, Freedom High School
2nd Place, Sara Bayarchuluun, Age 17, Grade 11, Freedom High School
3rd Place, Justin Kelleher, Age 16, Grade 11, Olympia High School
Honorable Mention, Seif Alyosef, Grade 10, Freedom High School
Honorable Mention, Campbell Goff, Age 15, Grade 9, Timber Creek High School

2018 Theme:  “I should practice kindness with my family because…”

Grade Level K-2 Winners

1st Place, Arthur Wang, Age 8, Grade 2, Lake Highland Prep
2nd Place, Brigham Scherer, Age 6, Kindergarten, Thornebrooke Elementary
3rd Place, Tajuan Mills, Age 8, Grade 2, Andover Elementary

Grade Level 3-5 Winners

1st Place, Joshua Scherer, Age 9, Grade 3, Thornebrook Elementary
2nd Place, Julia Baker, Age 9, Grade 4, Dommerich Elementary
3rd Place, Chloe Joyce, Age 9, Grade 5, Stonelakes Elementary

Grade Level 6-8 Winners

1st Place, Juan Pablo Gaztambide, Age 12, Grade 7, Windermere Prep
2nd Place, Loren Richardson, Age 11, Grade 6, Corner Lake Middle
3rd Place, Natalie Zarth, Age 12, Grade 6, Sunridge Middle

Grade Level 9-12 Winners

1st Place, Madi Crowley, Age 15, Grade 10, Lake Highland Prep
2nd Place, Blake Burlakoff, Age 17, Grade 11, Windermere Prep
3rd Place, Sana Sheik, Age 15, Grade 10, Lake Highland Prep

2017 Theme:  “I should unplug and connect with my family because . . .”

Grade Level K-2 Winners

1st Place, Angel Jimenez, Age 7, Grade 1, Meadow Woods
2nd Place, Joshua Scherer, Age 8, Grade 2, Thornebrooke
3rd Place, Aaray Srinivasan, Age 6, Grade 1, Thornebrooke
Honorable Mention, Adelyn Pippin, Age 6, Grade 1, Thornebrooke
Honorable Mention, Gavin Browning, Age 6, Grade 1, Deerwood

Grade Level 3-5 Winners

1st Place: Reagan O’Brien, Age 9, Grade 3, Homeschool
2nd Place: Kresley Reynolds, Age 9, Grade 3, Audubon Park
3rd Place: Evelyn Tewson, Age 10, Grade 4, Hope Charter
Honorable Mention: Jacob Rambarran, Age 10, Grade 4, Hope Charter
Honorable Mention: Ella Burnette, Age: 9 Grade 4, School: Hope Charter

Grade Level 6-8 Winners

1st Place, Emily Echevarria, Age 13, Grade 7, Homeschool
2nd Place, Anna Lin, Age 14, Grade 8, College Park
3rd Place, Sarah Duncan, Age 12, Grade 6, Arbor Ridge
Honorable Mention, Ian Dominguez, Age 12, Grade 6, Glenridge
Honorable Mention, Joseph Thompson, Age 13, Grade 8, Orlando Science

Grade Level 9-12 Winners

1st Place, Mary Seifein, Age 15, Grade 10, Lake Highland
2nd Place, Eric Acosta, Age 15, Grade 10, Lake Highland
3rd Place, Keith Bates, Age 15, Grade 9, Lake Highland
Honorable Mention, Annabelle Echevarria, Age 16, Grade 10, Homeschool
Honorable Mention, Joshua Fu, Age 15, Grade 10, Lake Highland

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winners

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