Raleigh County School District

Congratulations to our 2025–26 Young Writers winners! We are proud to recognize these talented students for their creativity, hard work, and outstanding writing achievement: Isla Grose — Shady Elementary — County 1st Lilah Whitely — Stanaford Elementary — County 2nd Bailey DiLorenzo — Daniels Elementary — County 3rd Kyrah Fortuna — Shady Elementary — County 1st Maddix Dillon — Maxwell Hill Elementary — County 2nd Colton Bias — Shady Elementary — County 3rd Kelsi Bailey — Maxwell Hill Elementary — County 1st Eliza Sargent — Shady Spring Middle School — County 2nd Leah Wood — Shady Elementary — County 3rd Rohan Patel — BEST — County 1st Zoe Bothwell — Independence Middle School — County 2nd Jill Moore — Shady Spring Middle School — County 3rd Madison Toler — Liberty High School — County 1st Benson Gao — Woodrow Wilson High School — County 2nd Liam Woodard — Mount Hope — County 3rd Nevaeh Dunn — Liberty High School — County 1st Abby Atterson — Independence High School — County 2nd Autumn Cook — Woodrow Wilson High School — County 3rd Congratulations to each of these young writers. Your voices, ideas, and creativity are worth celebrating, and we are proud of the way you represented your schools and Raleigh County.