FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Maria Pisano May 17, 2015 412-622-1459
[email protected] WQED ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ITS PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST Made Possible Locally by the EQT Foundation For the Past Six Years PITTSBURGH– WQED announced the winners of its 2015 PBS KIDS Writers Contest (made possible locally by the EQT Foundation) during a Celebration today at WQED Studios. Earlier this month, the public was invited to vote for the “Kid’s Public Choice Winner” from 16 finalists selected from over 900 entries received for this year’s contest throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New Jersey. Over 3,800 votes were submitted online via the portal, a record number. The 2015 Kid’s Public Choice Winner chosen is: Dante Coury, 7 of St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School in Upper St. Clair for his story, Pizza Guy with 689 votes. The winners of the 2015 WQED Writers Contest are: KINDERGARTEN First Place: Bear and Turtle by Brock McMullen, 6 of Amos K. Hutchinson Elementary, Greensburg Second Place: Karate Man Fights Titaniac Again! by Eli Ramirez, 5 of O’Hara Elementary, Pittsburgh Third Place: The Monster Who Scared People by Makenna Hilliard, 5 of Emily Brittain Elementary School, Butler Honorable Mention: The Cat and the Weather by Meredith Wallace, 5 of Central Elementary School, Allison Park FIRST GRADE First Place: Carmen’s Big Hairy Pinchers by Mason Smaroff, 6 of St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School, Upper St. Clair Second Place: Why Can’t I Remember? by Yul Choi, 6 of O’Hara Elementary, Pittsburgh Third Place: The Adventures of Super Rock by Aidan Casey, 6 of Wyland Elementary, Allison Park Honorable Mention: Pizza Guy by Dante Coury, 7 of St.