Bixby Students Earn National Recognition in Writing Contest

BOULDER June 6, 2008--Three students from Bixby School became finalists this week in the ‘Nonfiction Challenge’, a nature writing and illustration contest sponsored by Buck and Diana Wilde, authors and photographers published by Scholastic and McGraw-Hill.
Megan Banich, 3rd Grade, Will Toon, 4th grade, and Noah Sherwin, 5th grade graduate, entered the contest along with other Bixby students after the Wildes visited the school to share their knowledge about the wetlands. Students were inspired by the photography presented and motivated to write stories after hands-on work with the authors at nearby Bridgewalk Pond.

(More photos on Bixby’s website at: www.bixbyschool.org/elementary_activities.php?page=Three)

Other national finalists hale from as far away as Pittsburgh, PA and Seattle, WA. Winning authors and artists in the elementary and middle school grades will be awarded cash prizes.

Buck and Diana live in Sun Valley, Idaho and visit schools from coast to coast, enriching language arts and science with ‘curious connections to nature.’ Their books, which are published in four languages, feature captivating Wilde Images and are used by schools in over thirty countries. For more information, visit http://www.wildeimage.com.

Bixby is an independent, nonprofit school serving PreK – 5th grade children. Its mission is: to cultivate critical thinking; promote independence and self-confidence; instill empathy, respect, and responsibility; and inspire a love of learning. www.bixbyschool.org