Story of the Week
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Scholastic NZ writing competition

We are pleased to announce the winners of this competition, run in New Zealand schools by Scholastic NZ in partnership with the Royal New Zealand SPCA and Smarter than Jack.
The following winners receive a $20 Scholastic book voucher for themselves and a set of six Smarter than Jack books for their classroom:
- Elise Campbell (Royal Oak Primary, Auckland)
- Emily Dee (home school, Auckland)
- Emma Blake (Wanganui East, Wanganui)
- Erin Hughes (Makarewa School, Invercargill)
- Jessica Rozencwajg (Mangorei School, New Plymouth)
- Jordana Gurney (Point View School, Auckland)
- Jorge Feunzalida (Riverview Primary School, Kerikeri)
- Joseph Muldoon (Gisborne Central School, Gisborne)
- Kate Lunn (Morrinsville Primary School, Morrinsville)
- Kimberley Cottam (North Loburn School, Rangiora)
- Meiyung Su (Sommerville Intermediate, Howick)
- Mikayla Lewis (Our Lady of the Snows School, Methven)
- Rebecca Mower (Papakura Central School, Auckland)
- Renadya Vai'i (Vaiala Beach School, Western Samoa)
- Reece Harwood (Motupipi School, Takaka)
- Rosie Crozier (Balaclava School, Dunedin)
- Zac Munns (Tutira School, Hawkes Bay)
The following runners up recieve a $20 Scholastic book voucher:
- Ella Torrie (Gisborne Central School, Gisborne)
- Jade Fancourt (Vaiala Beach School, Western Samoa)
- Jasmine Carpenter (Riverview Primary School, Kerikeri)
- Joe Palmer (Riverview Primary School, Kerikeri)
- Jonathon Wright (North Loburn School, Rangiora)
- Julia Musgrave (Royal Oak Primary, Auckland)
- Olivia Nyland (Gisborne Central School, Gisborne)
- Sam MacKay (Tutira School, Hawkes Bay)
- Thomas Bertenshaw (Royal Oak Primary, Auckland)
Congratulations from Smarter than Jack, the SPCA and Scholastic NZ!