December 2020 – Collinsville CUSD 10 students in kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to participate in the 2020-21 Young Authors program coordinated through the Madison County Regional Office of Education. Each year, students across Madison County compete in the Young Authors program. K-8 students are asked to create original stories – turn them into book […]
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CUSD 10 Young Authors Celebrated at 2019 Tea
Collinsville Community Unit School District #10’s finest K-8 writers were celebrated at the annual Young Authors’ Tea at Collinsville Middle School on March 26, 2019. Maryville Elementary Principal Carmen Loemker hosted the event that featured CUSD 10 Superintendent Dr. Robert Green as the special guest reader. Dr. Green shared the book It’s Not Easy Being […]
CUSD 10 Celebrates Young Authors
CUSD 10 celebrated K-8 writers at the annual Young Authors’ Tea at the Collinsville Memorial Library Center on March 15, 2018. Maryville Elementary Principal Carmen Loemker hosted the event that featured Collinsville Illinois Fire Department Chief Kevin Edmond as the “surprise reader.” Chief Edmond read Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly and James Dean. Following the […]
Webster Elementary Video Shares Tips for Young Authors
Webster Elementary School put together a video to inspire Young Authors. In the video, Webster staff walks the budding writers through the process of creating The Best Story Ever! Each year, Young Authors from across the state of Illinois compete for the opportunity to attend the Young Authors Conference. The upcoming event will be held […]