Julia B. Maitland School Young Authors

First photo Young Authors Contest, sponsored by the Nicholls Reading Council, winners at Julia B. Maitland School include, from left, Ann-Marie Guagliardo, second-grader, first place nonfiction; Ryly Aucoin, first-grader, first place fiction, and second place Louisiana Reading Association State winner; Nathan Wooters, second-grader, first place fiction, and third place Louisiana Reading Association State winner; Julio Burbante, first-grader, first place nonfiction; and Xadrian Stelly, first-grader, first place poetry. Adults, from left, are Monica Governale, first grade teacher and treasurer of the Nicholls Reading Council; and Frances Dupre, Morgan City Bank representative. Morgan City Bank funds the awards each year. Second Photo Nicholls Reading Council sponsors a Young Authors Contest. Winners at Julia B. Maitland School, from left, are Frances Dupre, Morgan City Bank representative; Ja’Laysia Bertrand, fifth-grader, first place poetry; Dalayshia Green, fifth-grader, first place nonfiction; Aja’Laia Hamilton, fourth-grader, second place fiction; Katie Hunter, curriculum facilitator and Nicholls Reading Council vice president; Javia Thomas, fourth-grader, first place nonfiction; and Jarelys Javier, fourth-grader, second place poetry. Morgan City Bank funds the awards each year. (Submitted Photos)