I am pleased as punch to tell you that the Muhlenberg Co. children, gently walked away with first place in each category, Elementary - Katie Beth Dorris from Greenville Elementary School,& Middle School- Brooke Pleasant, High School - Emilee Seaman, and Tandem Tellers - Jordin & Jonathan Pleasant - the last four students - homeschoolers sponsored by the Muhlenberg County Public Libraries who held an open event for this competition.
The Glema Center was a wonderful stage for them to tell on and Mr. Bradley Downall and his staff of volunteers, Neville and Joanne Crawford, were welcoming and helpful.
Don Creacy did an outstanding job as organizer, emcee and encourager, & he brought volunteers Mary Hamilton and Pam Holcomb (Thanks to both of them and Don for traveling so far) with him and KSA member E. J. Dewitt from Marion, met us at the Mahr Center, along with a local storyteller Mrs. Kerby Parish of Madisonville, reading teacher retired --oops, not retired, on staff at MCC teaching for Murray State University off campus classes.
The Pleasant family entries told classic fairy tales by Andersen and Grimm Bros.; Emilee's was an original story she wrote, not a fairy tale; and Katie Beth told stories that her papaw told her so we have the variety of original, interview and classic...pretty good for a first year effort. Mrs. Jill Walker Arts Teacher at Greenville Elementary as Katie's sponsor and Miss Pockets from the Muhlenberg Co. Public Libraries were very proud of the students as they performed well on that huge stage before highly trained and polished professional storytellers. It was a great day!
The Glema Center was a wonderful stage for them to tell on and Mr. Bradley Downall and his staff of volunteers, Neville and Joanne Crawford, were welcoming and helpful.
Don Creacy did an outstanding job as organizer, emcee and encourager, & he brought volunteers Mary Hamilton and Pam Holcomb (Thanks to both of them and Don for traveling so far) with him and KSA member E. J. Dewitt from Marion, met us at the Mahr Center, along with a local storyteller Mrs. Kerby Parish of Madisonville, reading teacher retired --oops, not retired, on staff at MCC teaching for Murray State University off campus classes.
The Pleasant family entries told classic fairy tales by Andersen and Grimm Bros.; Emilee's was an original story she wrote, not a fairy tale; and Katie Beth told stories that her papaw told her so we have the variety of original, interview and classic...pretty good for a first year effort. Mrs. Jill Walker Arts Teacher at Greenville Elementary as Katie's sponsor and Miss Pockets from the Muhlenberg Co. Public Libraries were very proud of the students as they performed well on that huge stage before highly trained and polished professional storytellers. It was a great day!
2 comments:
Hey, cool! That was fun. I enjoyed it. :)
~E
I do want to compliment the storyteller's success at Glema Center. Whenever we give kids a place to express themselves, they discover the selfworth that they have as they share their own voice with those around them. A wothy project to create the next generation of storytellers!
Post a Comment