Congrats to 2026 the Regional Grades 3rd-5th Literacy Festival Winners

Griffin RESA Announcement

(Grades 3-5 Winners)

Poetry Recitation 3rd Grade Winners

First Place – Elleigh Hassan, Pike County Elementary, Pike County Schools

Second Place – Ian Bidwell, Sara Harp Minter Elementary, Fayette County Schools

Third Place – Violette Funk, Austin Road Elementary, Henry County Schools

Poetry Recitation 4th Grade Winners

First Place – Savannah Phillips, Pike Elementary, Pike County Schools

Second Place – Logan Smith, Huddleston Elementary, Fayette County Schools

Third Place – Daxton Guined, East Lake Elementary, Henry County Schools

Poetry Recitation 5th Grade Winners

First Place – Reagan Sharpe, Pike County Elementary, Pike County Schools

Second Place – Zanzillus McBride, North Fayette Elementary, Fayette County Schools

Third Place – Matthias Deacon, Newton County STEAM Academy, Henry County Schools

Ready Writing 3rd Grade Winners

First Place – Aurua Cassell, East Lake Elementary, Henry County Schools

Second Place – Hadassah Sivell, Daughtry Elementary, Butts County Schools

Third Place – Tanner Hardy, Pike Elementary, Pike County Schools

Ready Writing 4th Grade Winners

First Place – Gianna Hardeman, Upson Lee Elementary, Upson County Schools

Second Place – Olivia Reinhardt, Lamar County Elementary School, Lamar County Schools

Third Place – Zaiyah Brown, Daughtry Elementary, Butts County Schools

Ready Writing 5th Grade Winners

First Place – Jordan Russell, Porterdale Elementary, Newton County Schools

Second Place – Alana Holliday, Pike Elementary, Pike County Schools

Third Place – Jayde Zavala, Lamar County Elementary School, Lamar County Schools

Drama (Grades 3-5) Winners

First Place – Futral Road Elementary, “The Day the Crayons Quit,”

Griffin-Spalding Schools

Second Place-Austin Road Elementary, “Saving Oz,” Henry County Schools

Third Place- Porterdale Elementary, “Wickedly Wonderful: Zelphira’s Tale at Porterdale Academy,” Newton County Schools