Young Southern Student Writers-Winners of 2013

This morning when I got up I didn’t feel like going to school. I got dressed, put on my shoes, and “Oh no!” I thought to myself – it was raining! I rushed to my bus stop but I missed the bus, so I had to walk to school and I was tardy and so so wet. I got in my class and when to my teacher’s desk. I said, “Can I go to the restroom?” When I go in the restroom, I got a paper towel and wrapped it around my arms. I went back to class and as soon as I got in class Mrs. Brock came over the intercom and said, “Mrs. Baggett, can I have Hannah Landolt for dismissal?” Mrs. Baggett had a look on her face like I had done something again. It was a terrifying five minutes as I walked down the hall. I saw my parents in the office. I know I did something wrong now, I was so terrified. My parents said, “Hannah,” and I felt like I was being yelled at by my teacher, but worse, so much worse. My mom told me to go outside and I said ok. When I got out there I saw a limousine and it had dark windows. The windows rolled down and it was my dad. “O.M.” I said, then he interrupted with “Are you Hannah?” “G! Yes!” I shouted. I was very excited. We went to a concert and a carnival. We rode the bumper cars, ferris wheel, and a roller coaster. We had to go home because it started to rain, and we were so wet when we got back to the limo. He took me home and said bye. I had the best time in the whole wide word. The next day, I got called back to the office…..

Hannah Landolt Grade 3 Lookout Valley Elementary 701 Browns Ferry Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37419 Mrs. Baggett

A Good Christmas

Hello and welcome to our program, “A Good Christmas.” Today we will talk to Santa about what he does and how he does it. We’re also going to learn the true meaning of Christmas. It’s time for Santa to come out and talk to us. Ho, ho, ho, Hi! I’m Santa and I’m going to talk to you about what I do and how I do it. The first thing I do is make toys for kids. We do it in a big warehouse down in the North Pole. Me and my elves build and hammer and paint all day. When Christmas comes I get on my sleigh and I fly away to all the children in the cities and towns. I land on their houses and I go down the chimney. They should have a Christmas tree up. I put all their toys in little sacks down under the tree. When they wake up in the morning they open all their presents and they have a great time. So that’s it. That’s what I do and how I do it. Now, back to you Levi. Well, now it’s time for us to learn the true meaning of Christmas. Let me get my Bible out. Ok, here it is, Luke 2:1-­‐20. This is what it says, “Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes…….” Now, there were two people. Mary and Joseph were their names. Mary was having a baby. A while back an angel come to Mary and told her she would have a baby and name him Jesus. Joseph and Mary travelled to a town called Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary went to all the inns but there were no rooms for them there. But, one of the inn keepers said “I have a stable around the back of my inn. You can stay there and have your baby.” So, Mary had her baby there and named 49