State young author awards given to county kids

By STEPHANIE THOMPSON

People Editor

Several Green River students brought home first place and honorable mention awards from the State Young Authors Competition.

“The results for Green River are excellent. Given our small population, to have that many representative winners and honorable mentions speaks volumes for the talent and dedication of our young authors.

This is a big deal,”  Fredrick “Steve” Schwartz, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 young author’s coordinator, said.

Each district has hundreds of entries, each county then narrows that down to 39 winners who adva...