2024-2025 Regional Winners
REGION 1
Third Grade
Luciana Infante
The Mystery of Luci’s Bees
Plaza School, Teacher: Jennifer Crane, Orland, CA
Sophia Salazar
The Case of the Stolen Nuts
Plaza School, Teacher: Jennifer Crane, Orland, CA
Fifth Grade
Josephine Slattery
The Little Farm Dog
Twin Rivers Charter School, Teacher: Chelsey Slattery, Yuba City, CA
Seventh Grade
Addison Van Zant
Hotsy Totsy the Horseradish
Tulelake Junior Senior High School, Teacher: Alia Declusin, Tulelake, CA
Sicilia Steigman
Strawberry Invasion
Flournoy Elementary, Teacher: Rachel Davis, Flournoy, CA
Eighth Grade
Christy Marie Castor
Out with the Tide
Flournoy Elementary, Teacher: Rachel Davis, Flournoy, CA
REGION 2
Third Grade
Taylor Van Egmond
Buzz the Bee
Oak View Elementary School, Teacher: Patricia Rios, Acampo, CA
Loghan Elan
The New Piglet
Sacred Heart School, Teacher: Sarah Silveria, Turlock, CA
Fourth Grade
Vivian Clark
Little Pig, Big Lesson
Hickman Elementary School, Teacher: Sarah Curry, Hickman, CA
Josiah Wegner
Not Just Another Nut Story
4-H Club, Teacher: Sheila Amaral, Turlock/Stanislaus County
Fifth Grade
Andrew Mutschler
Bob the Blueberry
Dunham School, Teacher: Jenna Brennan, Petaluma, CA
Piper Withrington
Suzie Sells Eggs
Dunham School, Teacher: Jenna Brennan, Petaluma, CA
Sixth Grade
Gianna Byrd
There’s More to Compost!
Dunham School, Teacher: Katie Kidder, Petaluma, CA
Ava Forsythe
Lucky’s Life
4-H Club, Teacher: Sheila Amaral, Turlock/Stanislaus County
Seventh Grade
Claire Duty
Harvest of Hope
Hickman Charter School, Teacher: Natalia Lemos, Hickman, CA
Jayna Wenger
Chasing a Dream
4-H Club, Teacher: Sheila Amaral, Turlock/Stanislaus County
Eighth Grade
Annalisse Morris
Pipa the Pomegranate
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, Teacher: Amanda Harvey, Modesto, CA
Olivia Deveraux
Her Mother’s Dream
Hickman Charter School, Teacher: Natalia Lemos, Hickman, CA
REGION 3
Third Grade
Emily Robinson
The Missing Strawberries
Our Lady of Miracles, Teacher: Sarah Thommen, Gustine, CA
Anessa Sequeria
The Mystery of the Missing Calf
Our Lady of Miracles, Teacher: Sarah Thommen, Gustine, CA
Fourth Grade
Cash Tripp
Larry the Ladybug
Ronald Reagan Elementary, Teacher: Chris Lavagnino, Chowchilla, CA
Diego Hidalgo
Shopping for Q’hubloe
Ronald Reagan Elementary, Teacher: Chris Lavagnino, Chowchilla, CA
Fifth Grade
Lyla Ketelsen
From Blossoms to Plums
Kingsburg, CA
Natalia Hernandez
A Better Place
Visalia Montessori School, Teacher: Irela Perez, Visalia, CA
Sixth Grade
Emily Ibarra
Eye of the Cow
Ballico Elementary, Teacher: Lisa Cox, Ballico, CA
Savannah Pickinpaugh
Eggberto
Saint Anthony School, Teacher: Shannon Taylor, Atwater, CA
Seventh Grade
Brinley Martin
Barrel Racer Story
Our Lady of Miracles, Teacher: Jennifer Pacheco, Gustine, CA
Liam Matos
Isaac the Cow
Saint Anthony School, Teacher: Shannon Taylor, Atwater, CA
Eighth Grade
Kiara Velazquez
The Handy Hydraulic
Saint Anthony School, Teacher: Shannon Taylor, Atwater, CA
Gabrielle Warmerdam
Worth the Wait
Archangel Academy, Teacher: Christina Warmerdam, Hanford, CA
REGION 4
Third Grade
Lucy Potash
Buzzing Around
Los Olivos Elementary School, Teacher: Suzanne Squires, Los Olivos, CA
Zoe Guillory
The Beautiful Moon and Stars Watermelon
Ladera Palma Elementary, Teacher: Omar-Topete-Lopez, La Habra, CA
Fifth Grade
Daisy Tran
Celerunzle
Troth Street Elementary, Teacher: Aly Ryan, Mira Loma, CA
Sixth Grade
Jacob Johnson
Jonathan the Horse
Good Shepard Catholic School, Teacher: Connie Hubbard, San Diego, CA
J.W. Wilds
The Buddha’s Hand: A Tale of Resilience
Sandburg Middle School, Teacher: Rachel Bizzotto, Glendora, CA
Seventh Grade
Vivian Stoykova
Every Ending ins a New Beginning
Sandburg Middle School, Teacher: Rachel Bizzotto, Glendora, CA
Tyler Lightbourne
The French Fries Big Adventure
Sandburg Middle School, Teacher: Rachel Bizzotto, Glendora, CA