2021 Young Authors
The Monroe-Randolph Young Authors’ Conference is a celebration of the written work of children in kindergarten through eighth grade. The purpose of the conference is to support classroom teachers in their effort to encourage and to improve students’ abilities in writing, reading, listening and sharing, and to recognize the accomplishments of young authors. The Young Authors’ Conference emphasizes language as a vehicle for communication with others. The Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education regrets not being able to hold an In Person Conference this year. However, we are excited to share with you the students who submitted works as this year's Young Authors.
Please check back here frequently as we have Jeff Blair, host of The People Speak program on WHCO, reading a selection of students' stories from below! Jeff is a voice actor that narrate books, does cartoon voices and animated movie voice-overs. Stories that have been read will have a hyper-link on the story title.
Please check back here frequently as we have Jeff Blair, host of The People Speak program on WHCO, reading a selection of students' stories from below! Jeff is a voice actor that narrate books, does cartoon voices and animated movie voice-overs. Stories that have been read will have a hyper-link on the story title.
Click below to hear Kelton Davis, Regional Superintendent of Schools, interview Jeff about his voice work.
As soon as we have completed this, we will notify teachers and all our Facebook followers. So you may want to follow us on Facebook.

Chester Grade School
Ryker R |
1st Grade |
Mrs. Martinez |
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Hunter B |
3rd Grade |
Mrs. Gielow |
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Edwin M |
3rd Grade |
The Nine Colors of the Rainbow |
Mrs. Gielow |
Emma B |
4th Grade |
The Moon Crystal |
Mrs. Jany |
Hadlie C |
4th Grade |
Doggie Friends |
Mrs. Surman |
Harlow E |
4th Grade |
10 Interesting Sea Animals Facts |
Ms. Mena |
Connor G |
4th Grade |
Obsidian Love <3 |
Ms. Mena |
Logan H |
4th Grade |
The Boy Who Loved Baseball |
Mrs. Surman |
Kaylee L |
4th Grade |
Panda Field Trip |
Mrs. Surman |
Peyton M |
4th Grade |
The Book About a Fairy and a Neverbeast |
Mrs. Surman |
Abby C |
5th Grade |
Super Sally |
Mrs. Liefer |
Kaylee C |
5th Grade |
The Archery Girls |
Mrs. Shaver |
Alden D |
5th Grade |
The Long Lost Tools |
Mrs. Liefer |
David I |
5th Grade |
Tornado Jose |
Mrs. Handel |
Kaylin J |
5th Grade |
The Story of Lovergirl |
Mrs. Shaver |
Alyvia M |
5th Grade |
Addy Mae the Helper |
Mrs. Handel |
Isabela R |
5th Grade |
Lucy's Troubles |
Mrs. Handel |
Alyssa S |
5th Grade |
The Tales of Tiny Mighty Sarah Lee |
Mrs. Liefer |
Avery W |
5th Grade |
The Story of Bigfoot |
Mrs. Shaver |

Columbia - Eagleview Elementary
MIles C |
Kindergarten |
Mrs. Urke |
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Rory W |
Kindergarten |
The T. Rex Party: Rexy Tooth Scar Stomp |
Mrs. Mize |
Carson W |
Kindergarten |
Kelsey Wandered Off |
Mrs. Urke |
Charlie B |
1st Grade |
Sam and Cam's Fun Christmas |
Mrs. Wierschem |
Ethan B |
1st Grade |
Mrs. Search |
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Elliana M |
1st Grade |
Hot Pepper Pie |
Mrs. Biffar |

Columbia - Parkview Elementary
Autum L |
2nd Grade |
Mrs. Buetlemann |
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Delaney M |
2nd Grade |
The Mystery of the Carrots |
Mrs. Reddick |
Barrett N |
2nd Grade |
The Triple B's |
Mrs. Barnett |
Hayes W |
2nd Grade |
All Around Columbia |
Mrs. Wantuck |
Elizabeth E |
3rd Grade |
Blu's Story |
Ms. Weilbacher |
Charli F |
3rd Grade |
The Two Dancers |
Mrs. Touchette |
Chase N |
3rd Grade |
Piggy Bank |
Mrs. Dent |
Quinn T |
3rd Grade |
Mrs. Radosevich |
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Landon E |
4th Grade |
Anxiety: A Kids Point of View |
Mrs. Kushner |
Kinley T |
4th Grade |
Mrs. Meyers |
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Audrey W |
4th Grade |
Young Authors |
Mrs. Webb |
Mabry W |
4th Grade |
The BEYOUtiful Girl |
Mrs. Rule |

Prairie du Rocher Elementary School
Brynnley R |
2nd Grade |
Fun Facts About Giraffes |
Mrs. STeibel |
Paxton L & Max M |
3rd Grade |
A Caveman Ice Age Quest |
Mrs. Roy |
Caleb K |
3rd Grade |
Anasazi & Iroquois History |
Mrs. Roy |
Landen C |
3rd Grade |
My Cat is Mean... My Dog is Nice |
Mrs. Roy |
Lane F & Austin K |
3rd Grade |
The Cool Equipment Book |
Mrs. Roy |
Madison L |
3rd Grade |
Mrs. Roy |
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Cort D & Brody R |
3rd Grade |
The History of Cowboys |
Mrs. Roy |
Emily M & Allison P |
4th Grade |
My Dog Milo |
Mrs. Fortner |
Conner D & Wyatt M |
4th Grade |
The Big Race |
Mrs. Fortner |
Brinley M & Peyton S |
4th Grade |
The Escape |
Mrs. Fortner |
Aiden K |
4th Grade |
The Escape Room |
Mrs. Fortner |
Tripp F |
4th Grade |
The First Super Bowl |
Mrs. Fortner |
Drew M & Adam W |
4th Grade |
The Life of a 17 Year Old Man |
Mrs. Fortner |
Jackson P |
4th Grade |
Mrs. Fortner |
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Madison C & Caleb M |
4th Grade |
Zoology |
Mrs. Fortner |
Jake T |
5th Grade |
The Dark Soldier |
Mr. Volkmar |
Sage P |
5th Grade |
The Kingdoms |
Mr. Volkmar |
Annah A & Ariha R |
7th Grade |
The Untold Story |
Mrs. Popejoy |

Red Bud Elementary
Skylar M |
Kindergarten |
I Love Puppies |
Mrs. Miear |
Lilyana H |
1st Grade |
Comet's Adventure |
Mrs. Nelson |
Greyson K |
2nd Grade |
The Kipping Cops |
Mrs. Parson |
Ava C |
3rd Grade |
The Haunted School |
Mrs. Mueth |
Ava D |
4th Grade |
Short |
Mrs. Daniels |
Luke M |
5th Grade |
War Stories |
Mrs. Lossos |
Jeda F |
8th Grade |
Darkness |
Mrs. Nobbe |
Alaina S |
8th Grade |
Experiment 23 |
Mrs. Nobbe |

Sparta - Evansville Attendance Center
Bailea L |
Kindergarten |
The Deer and the Kid |
Ms. Martin |
Mia M |
1st Grade |
Emma's Adventure |
Mrs. Wilson |
Liam M |
1st Grade |
The Boy Who Gets Everything He Wants |
Mrs. Wilson |
Avrie L |
2nd Grade |
How I Got My First Deer |
Mrs. Fullerton |
Kaitlyn S |
4th Grade |
Titanic in Kids Version! |
Mr. Lochhead |
Serenitee Z |
4th Grade |
The Night... |
Mr. Lochhead |

Sparta Lincoln School
Cate C |
1st Grade |
How Sprinkles and Tiny Became Best Friends |
Mrs. McMaster |
Will C |
1st Grade |
The Giants and the Ninja |
Mrs. McMaster |
Hadley M |
1st Grade |
The Adventures of Hadley's Cows |
Mrs. Hess |
Ellie A |
2nd Grade |
The Space School Bus |
Mrs. Mueller |
Madeline C |
3rd Grade |
Arthur the Astronaut |
Mrs. Sroka |
Parker K |
3rd Grade |
Kit Cat's Amazing Adventure |
Mrs. Sroka |
Marliyah A |
4th Grade |
The Worst Day of My Life |
Ms. Beelman |
Lukas B |
4th Grade |
Hide It Up |
Ms. Beelman |
Hank B |
4th Grade |
The Great Llama Adventure: Part Two |
Mrs. Buch |
Tyrus C |
4th Grade |
The Best Birthday Ever |
Ms. Beelman |
Hailey H |
4th Grade |
My Pets |
Mrs. Buch |
Makayla H |
4th Grade |
Brownie Such a Good Horse |
Ms. Beelman |
Jaxon M |
4th Grade |
The Mystery |
Ms. Beelman |
Layla M & Mollie S |
4th Grade |
Diary of a McDonald's Cheeseburger |
Ms. Beelman |
Tommy S |
4th Grade |
The Story of the Centy |
Ms. Beelman |
Cooper S |
4th Grade |
The Prehistorik |
Ms. Beelman |
Emilia E |
5th Grade |
The Imposter |
Mrs. Brown |
Brooke G |
5th Grade |
The Mines |
Mrs. Schenk |
Lilly H |
5th Grade |
Zero |
Mrs. Brown |
Evan S |
5th Grade |
Bear and Dog |
Mrs. Brown |
Kamari W |
5th Grade |
A Poem for You |
Mrs. Schenk |
Shannon S |
7th Grade |
Down the Rabbit Hole |
Mr. Zander |
St. John Lutheran School, Chester
Ryder L |
1st Grade |
Woods Walk |
Mrs. Lochhead |
Miley B |
2nd Grade |
The Glowing Elephant |
Mrs. Schwarz |
Kinsely H |
3rd Grade |
The Girls Who Help Clean Up to Help the World |
Ms. Hartman |
Jack L |
4th Grade |
The Snow Nightmare |
Mrs. Kirkpatrick |

Steeleville Elementary
Callyn W |
Kindergarten |
What Lemur Loves |
Mrs. Petrowske |
Clara N |
1st Grade |
(untitled) |
Mrs. Wedemeyer |
Tinsley W |
1st Grade |
My Family |
Mrs. Wedemeyer |
Landry B |
2nd Grade |
The Life of the Puppies |
Mrs. Mayer |
Connor C |
2nd Grade |
The Child in the Wild |
Mrs. Mayer |
Eva S |
2nd Grade |
Birds |
Mrs. Mayer |
Brady B |
3rd Grade |
The Week-Long Snow Day |
Mrs. Armstrong |
Caydence M |
3rd Grade |
The Girl with 500 Legos |
Mrs. Armstrong |
Rylan B & Rielyn S |
4th Grade |
Bert's Story |
Mrs. Wine |
Hillari C & Austin D |
4th Grade |
A Boy and His Best Friend |
Mrs. Wine |
Elliot K |
4th Grade |
Bunnies |
Mrs. Wine |
Alex K |
4th Grade |
Sparky and Maddie |
Mrs. Wine |
Philip W |
5th Grade |
Bucket List for Life |
Mrs. Klingeman |

St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Red Bud
Katelyn H |
1st Grade |
The Beagle Brothers |
Mrs. Trost |
Hazel H |
2nd Grade |
Super Luke |
Mrs. Trost |
Maci M |
2nd Grade |
A Unicorn |
Mrs. Trost |
Malori M |
2nd Grade |
Binx the Black Cat |
Mrs. Trost |
Miranda M |
2nd Grade |
Max is the Best |
Mrs. Trost |
Emma E |
3rd Grade |
The Big Delay |
Mrs. Barbeau/Mrs. Timmons |
Charlie M |
3rd Grade |
Basketball, My Favorite Sport! |
Mrs. Barbeau/Mrs. Timmons |
Lance N |
3rd Grade |
Can Dreams Come True? |
Mrs. Barbeau/Mrs. Timmons |
Liam O |
3rd Grade |
The Best Birthday Ever! |
Mrs. Barbeau/Mrs. Timmons |
Griffin S |
3rd Grade |
Safe At Home |
Mrs. Barbeau/Mrs. Timmons |

Valmeyer Elementary/Junior High
Valmeyer Elementary/Junior High
Christian G |
Kindergarten |
The Boy Behind the Mask |
Mrs. Crook |
Henry J |
1st Grade |
Two Friends |
Mrs. Brewer |
Landon K |
1st Grade |
Superheroes to the Rescue |
Mrs. Brewer |
Owen R |
1st Grade |
The Snow Goose Hunt |
Mrs. Clayton |
Riley S |
1st Grade |
Nature's Beauty |
Mrs. Clayton |
Julia M |
3rd Grade |
Myths & Legends |
Mrs. Juelfs |
Lily R |
3rd Grade |
The Duck and the Deer |
Mrs. Juelfs |
Kaylee M |
6th Grade |
The Trot Treo |
Mrs. Stutsman |
Evan R |
7th Grade |
Trapped in 42 |
Mrs. Brutton |

Waterloo - Zahnow Elementary
Elliot K |
1st Grade |
Stuck in a Treehouse |
Mrs. Grohmann |
Madeline M |
1st Grade |
Gary's Busy Day with Friends |
Mrs. Hopkins |

Waterloo - Rogers Elementary
Avery B |
2nd Grade |
Falling In |
Ms. Hampton |
Tessa K |
2nd Grade |
Banana Dolphins |
Mr. Smith |
Sage M |
2nd Grade |
The Name of Wonder |
Mr. Smith |
Chloe M |
2nd Grade |
Lightning Girl |
Mrs. Esker |
Preston S |
2nd Grade |
The Greatest of All |
Mr. Smith |
Bahtiar B |
3rd Grade |
My Secret Dragon |
Mrs. McCarthy |
Zoey B |
3rd Grade |
The B Team |
Mrs. Minnaert |
Payton C |
3rd Grade |
Jill's Amazing Adventure |
Mrs. McCarthy |
Shelby D |
3rd Grade |
The Zoo Fox and the House Cat |
Mrs. A. Augustine |
Aubrey F |
3rd Grade |
The Goddess of Griffins |
Mrs. Minnaert |
Ryan G |
3rd Grade |
A Day in the Life of Ryan |
Mrs. Gaubatz |
Isabella G |
3rd Grade |
Holidays in a Year |
Mr. Prather |
Makayla K |
3rd Grade |
The Puppy Daycare |
Mrs. Gaubatz |
Hailey N |
3rd Grade |
The Moon |
Mrs. Otten |
Bentley R |
3rd Grade |
Jinx the Cat |
Mr. Prather |
Maizy S |
3rd Grade |
Frank |
Mr. Augustine |
Harper S |
3rd Grade |
What to Expect With a New Puppy |
Mr. Augustine |
Brantley T |
3rd Grade |
Leroy's Journey to Barkalona |
Mr. Prather |
Andrew W |
3rd Grade |
If You Give a Cat a Baseball |
Mrs. Norton |

Waterloo - Gardner Elementary
Hudson B |
4th Grade |
On the Run |
Mrs. Reifschneider |
Makenna E |
4th Grade |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
Mrs. Diener |
Ben H |
4th Grade |
Scary School Bus |
Mrs. Diener |
Lydia H |
4th Grade |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Mrs. Cooper |
Luke K |
4th Grade |
42 |
Mrs. Cooper |
Lillian K |
4th Grade |
Space Dogs |
Mrs. Ahrens |
Rebecca K |
4th Grade |
All About Horses |
Mrs. Reifschneider |
Annabel L |
4th Grade |
The Discovery |
Mrs. May |
Elanor M |
4th Grade |
Unicorn Power |
Mrs. Reifschneider |
Korryn M |
4th Grade |
Lightning |
Mrs. Diener |
Charlotte N |
4th Grade |
The Survivor |
Mrs. May |
Kenzie N |
4th Grade |
Billy and the Coronavirus |
Mrs. Reifschneider |
Ty S |
4th Grade |
The Lava Pit - Part Two |
Mrs. Diener |
Tessa S |
4th Grade |
Anne Frank the Wonder |
Mrs. Cooper |
Leah S |
4th Grade |
Pegasus |
Mrs. Diener |
McKenna S |
4th Grade |
The Dream |
Mrs. Reifschneider |
Nyla V |
4th Grade |
Spike It |
Mrs. May |
Candace Z |
4th Grade |
What If No One Had Any Money |
Mrs. Reifschneider |
Elizabeth D |
5th Grade |
The Living Doll(s) |
Mrs. E. Augustine |
Kayla D |
5th Grade |
2 Months Away |
Mrs. Longust |
Alexis D |
5th Grade |
The First Time I Babysat. |
Mrs. Espenschied |
Drake D |
5th Grade |
The Adventures of Drake the Dragon |
Mrs. Lavoie |
Addison F |
5th Grade |
The Underwater Unicorn |
Mrs. Lloyd |
Charly F |
5th Grade |
The Cat and the Broken Leg |
Mrs. Biffar |
Liam G |
5th Grade |
The Super Power |
Mrs. Lavoie |
Ava G |
5th Grade |
The Crazy Cattle Show |
Mrs. Lavoie |
Liam G |
5th Grade |
The Light is Rising |
Mrs. Lloyd |
TJ H |
5th Grade |
The Chickens School Project |
Mrs. Biffar |
Brady H |
5th Grade |
The Adventures of Olympus |
Mrs. Lavoie |
Claire H |
5th Grade |
The Girl Gang |
Mrs. Lloyd |
Annabelle K |
5th Grade |
The New Place |
Mrs. Espenschied |
Elizabeth K |
5th Grade |
Piece of My Heart |
Mrs. Hoffmann |
Paige K |
5th Grade |
Wizard War |
Mrs. Espenschied |
Addison L |
5th Grade |
Mansion in the Faded Tape |
Mrs. Lavoie |
Juliana M |
5th Grade |
My Life As a Cat, Dogs Best Friend |
Mrs. Longust |
Arabella M |
5th Grade |
Runaway Chicken |
Mrs. Longust |
Jonah M |
5th Grade |
The Transformation |
Mrs. Espenschied |
Molly M |
5th Grade |
(untitled) |
Mrs. Espenschied |
Raelynn P |
5th Grade |
The Hidden Door |
Mrs. Biffar |
Mason S |
5th Grade |
A Dinner Gone Wrong |
Mrs. Espenschied |
Kaylee T |
5th Grade |
Panda |
Mrs. Espenschied |
Henry W |
5th Grade |
The Attack |
Mrs. Lloyd |
Cayla Z |
5th Grade |
Planet Plouch |
Mrs. Longust |

Waterloo Junior High
Carly D |
6th Grade |
The Phoenixes' Fight |
Mr. Beck |
Emily V |
6th Grade |
Pass It On |
Mrs. Pontious |
Ali E |
7th Grade |
The Harp |
Mrs. Brandt |
Erica C |
8th Grade |
Perfect |
Mrs. Brandt |
Mia P |
8th Grade |
Opposites Unite |
Mrs. Day |