SCCPSS Student Declared Overall Winner of Statewide Fair Bear Writing Contest

Marshpoint Elementary student Dorothy Dean has been named the Overall Grand Prize Winner of this year’s Fair Bear Writing Contest. Dorothy was one of 3,349 students who submitted an essay statewide in the competition.  There were 32 system winners and statewide 1^st-3^rd place winners at each grade level (4^th, 5^th and 6^th).

The Fair Bear Writing Contest, a tradition since 1994, invites students to hone their creative writing skills by writing a creative story inspired by “Fair Bear,” an American black bear that roamed near the Georgia National Fairgrounds in the 1980s and early 1990s. Sightings of the bear captured the attention of residents for over a decade and the bear became the mascot of the Georgia National Fair.

Each year’s competition has a different theme. This year’s was “Fair Bear is a First Responder.” Dorothy was initially named the overall 4th Grade Winner in the state back in April. The Grand Prize winner was announced at the Fair during the Fair Bear Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 4^th.

As part of her overall first-place 4^th grade finish, Dorothy was awarded a $100 cash prize and tickets for her family to attend the Georgia National Fair, with an additional $150 cash prize going to her school.  As the Overall Grand Prize Winner, Dorothy, whose teacher was Mr. Kenneth Miller, received a plaque and a $250 cash prize with an additional $250 cash prize and plaque going to her school.  Dorothy was not the only winner from Marshpoint Elementary. Savannah Acey was named the Savannah-Chatham Public School district’s 5th grade winner!

Congratulations to Marshpoint Elementary School and their very talented students!