Several Liberty Park Middle School students placed first, second or third in statewide and local contests.
Kellyn Murch, a sixth-grade student, placed second in the Homewood Public Library poetry contest. This contest was open to sixth- through 12th-grade students, and there were more than 165 entries.
In the first Alabama Virtual Library Council video contest, sixth-grade students MaKayla Leak, Eigen Escario and Elena Hamrick placed first with their story of how they used AVL. Students Lexi Green and Soleil Ruggiero placed second, and Kayla Miller and Marie Harris placed in the top nine. The contest was open to patrons of all ages throughout the state of Alabama. Judges evaluated the videos on creativity and quality of video. The top nine videos were posted to the Alabama Virtual Library’s Facebook page for the public’s vote.
Matthew Coleman placed second at the state level in the Letters About Literature Contest, and Ella Russell placed third at the state level. This contest was sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Affiliate State Center for the Book organizations. Both students will receive gift cards and will be recognized at a reception at the University of Alabama.
-Submitted by Linda Rummell
