Lillie Story Wins First Place ______________ Learn more about past "Literary ______________ Lillie is a Freshman at Lincoln Community High School. She in involved with Swim Team, Speech Team, Soccer Team and the winter Guard Flag Squad. Lilly enjoys spending time with friends and family and loves to read and write stories. Lillie says she chose the drawing "Major League to write about because, "To me the person standing on the base of the baseball field was a girl. It reminded me of the time I went out for the boys wrestling team. It was a boys sport and they didn't accept me joining at first. Gut [...]

Shelby Kotteman Wins second place for her essay..."Girls Trip" __________________________ Learn more about past "Literary _______________________ Shelby is a Junior at Lincoln Community High School and an active participant in National Honor Society, Future Educators of America, Spanish Club, library Club, and has been a Peer Leader both her freshman and sophomore years. She had perfect attendance both her freshman and sophomore years and included in the Who's Who Among American High School Students in 2006 and 2007. Shelby received the Lincoln Jaycees Outstanding Young Citizen Award in 2004. She was nominated for and attended the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington D.C. in 2005, 2007, and 2008. and [...]

David Fulton Wins Third Place Learn more about "Literary David is a Junior at Lincoln Community High School and participates in concert, marching hands, FFA, school drama department plays, book review committee, and National Honor Society. David also supports his community through his church choir, youth group band, local bluegrass band, and other community services. As a 4-H member he has won various awards through the years. David says he chose this drawing because it depicted agriculture. According to David..."Agriculture is my background and it is how I connect to home life. The title of this drawing is Checking the . I think this drawing [...]

"Art always tells us a story." In fact I believe there are two stories to be told...the one that inspires the artist and the one that inspires the viewer. My hope each year is that through the writing process students will develop a greater appreciation for fine art of all types, and learn to view an original drawing, a painting, or even a piece of sculpture with a questioning mind. This years contest has had several hurdles. The teacher who usually handles the contest had some medical issues and as you know I've had mine as well. The contest usually takes place during the first semester but this year, winners [...]

The Winning Essays and Poems for the 2008 Literary Contest have been posted. As Promised last month the winning essays of these three young authors have been posted to my blog. This is the second year that I have sponsored this Literary Contest at Lincoln High School and it continues to grow. There were many more entries this year, and the quality of the writings submitted by the students just keeps getting better and better. The students entries are individually judged by a select group of teachers and the winners are announced in assembly. Now they get to see them published. The drawings shown below are [...]

The Extraordinary Pencil "Sponsors High School Literary Contest" I am pleased to announce the winners of "The Second Annual High School Literary Contest". It is always fascinating to see which pieces of art are chosen by the students and learn why they were inspired by the piece. As I have said before, there are two stories to be told...the one that inspired me, the artist, and the one that inspires the viewer. _____ First Place: Kelsey Dallas $50.00 Kelsey is a Senior at Lincoln Community High School and enjoys participating in soccer, tennis, and band...she is also a member of The National Honor Society, [...]

The Extraordinary Pencil "Sponsors High School Literary Contest" _____ This is the second year that I have sponsored the literary contest at our local High School. The information was submitted to the students some time ago...with the contest closing before Thanksgiving. We did it earlier this year in order to avoid the end of the year activities. I would expect to be announcing the winners sometime in December and posting their poems and essays in January, along with a short biography about the author. As before, High School students are ask to submit a Poem or Descriptive Essay, using [...]

The Winning Essays and Poems for the 2007 Literary Contest have been posted. As promised last month the winning essays of these young authors have been posted to my blog. This is the first year that I have sponsored the Literary Contest and was pleased with the number of applicants that were received. The entries are individually judged by a select group of teachers, then the results are sent to me. I posted just a short exurb from the winning entries last month. I just posted the winning essays and poems on my blogspot...now you can read the winning entries in their entirety. Click on the [...]

The Extraordinary Pencil "Sponsors High School Literary Contest" I am pleased to announce the winners of "The First Annual High School Literary Contest". It was interesting to see which of my drawings the students chose and how it stimulated their imaginations. In all cases the student was affected by the art in a way that I had never thought of. As I have said in the past, there are two stories to be told...the one that inspires the artist and the one that inspires the viewer. Every piece of art has many stories to tell if we simply stop long enough to observe. [...]

The Extraordinary Pencil "Sponsors High School Literary Contest" _____ High School students are ask to submit a Poem or Descriptive Essay...using one of my Pencil Drawings as their subject and inspiration. There are over forty drawings on my website now and as I finish my spring collection more will be added. The deadline for their entry is May 15, 2007. The contest will be presented to the students after Easter break. I would expect to be announcing winners on or before June 1. 2007. There is $100 in prize money to be divided between the first, [...]