2008 StoryMakers: Rocky Mountain PBS

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2007 StoryMakers

2008 StoryMakers

Facing the Mortgage Crisis
Colorado in the 1930s - an online exhibit
Colorado State of Mind - Budget Cuts to Higher Education
Colorado in the 1930s
National Parks
PHOTO CONTEST POLL: Vote for your favorite nature photo
The Colorado Historical Society's dioramas
Chris Kimball shares test kitchen secrets & cookies with Cooks Club
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?
Public lands in the media spotlight
A Conversation With Chris Kimball
Living La Vida Verde
New season of 'Masterpiece' - and so much more!

Masterpiece Contemporary: Collision (Part 2 of 2)
Sunday at 9pm

Mystery of Chaco Canyon
Wednesday at 8pm

Nova: Why Do We Dream?
Tuesday at 7pm

True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talker
Tuesday at 8pm

Movie: Harry and Tonto (1974)
Saturday at 8pm

Winning Stories Posted!

The winners of the StoryMakers Short Story Contest for middle schoolers have been selected! We had more than 700 entries this year – and were so impressed by the story submissions. Thanks to all who participated...keep those creative juices flowing!

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Sixth Grade
1st place Logan Weinman An Untypical Day with Cantankerous Carl
2nd place Diego Fajardo The Gringo
3rd place Lucas Bingham Stick Figures

Finalists (Sixth grade)
Laurel Bloszies Truth
Amy Zimmermann Murder on Muddy Creek
Megan Laubhan The Monster: Tierney's Story
Rebecca Martaindale Lost Moments
Rebecca Schwartz Lying to Meet You

7th Grade
1st place Callie Lang C Average
2nd place Cierra Cowden I Wrote About Him
3rd place Jeffrey Maher The Thief

Finalists (7th grade)
Jacqueline Chiastra Last Day of School
Emily Sun Rose
Jewel Regier Papa's Watch
Madeline Doak That Story
Emily Langenberg The Case of the Rotten Peaches

8th Grade
1st place Nathan Alexander The Little Red Hen, the Little Red Farm, And How the Latter Turned Blue.
2nd place Erika Davidoff Lessons From an Alley Cat
3rd place Katie Ciaglo Priceless

Finalists (8th grade)
Melanie Grundvig A Splash of Adventure
Naomi Kirschner Love is Blind
Nicole Huettl Daisies
Maren Blair The Decision of a Life Time
Ben Heberlein Twins

The StoryMakers contest was made possible by a generous $15,000 grant from the Qwest Foundation.

Qwest and Rocky Mountain PBS thank the following for
donating prizes for the winners: