Creative Contest Winners

"Life in 2075" was the theme for the 10th annual Youth Creative Writing Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the Pueblo Library.  This contest was open to all students in Pueblo County from grades 3 to 12.

The students had a list of words and the last phrase of the story had to be, “The future holds unlimited possibilities!"  The 3-5 grade entries had a 400 word minimum and the 6th grade and above entries had a 1,000 word minimum.   Out of the 22 winners, three of them came from Daystar Christian School, which only has a total enrollment of seven students. For the 4th grade, Isabella Kilfoy, won 2nd place, 5th grade, Luke Velbis won 3rd place, and for 8th grade, Grant Velbis won 2nd place.

"I could not be more proud of my students," said teacher and principal, Michelle Velbis.  "They revised their stories many times to get them just right and they were very creative and thoughtful about the topic."

"It was exciting to be part of the contest because it allowed us to test our skills against other students around the city," said Grant Velbis.