NYS PTA Announces Winners of Every Child Reads Student Contest 2026

Students were challenged to create a poster, video, or essay to express their feelings on why literacy is critical to health and wellness, and these awards serve as a means to honor students who demonstrate this theme.
 
Through this contest, NYS PTA received 85 entries from students of all grade levels. Of these 85 entries, 1 grand prize winner and 10 student entries were awarded prizes based on their submission of a video, poster, or essay on the topic of “Why is reading important for your health & wellness?”.
Student NameGradeRegionEntry Type
Maya ReynoldsSpecial artistCentral HudsonVideo
Evelyn ParkPre-K-2SuffolkPoster
Reyansh MajhiPre-K-2WesternPoster
Sofia SultanPre-K-2WEPRPoster
Mika Radell3-5TaconicPoster
Oliver Langarica Batista3-5SoutheasternVideo
Thalia Pugh3-5WesternPoster
Azian Tauqeer3-5NassauVideo
Marietta Hilton6-8SuffolkPoster
Zuri Stephenson6-8NassauVideo
Aroush Ali6-8Central HudsonPoster

All Literacy Contest Entries:

Student NameGrade CategoryEntry TypeLink to Sumbission  
Deen AkhtarPre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1ukfy7pL9a8Ip5cRiBgTzp1N-MBlRIkln
Layla AkhtarPre-K-2Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1y70-MmnWHWzOr40ReGqtiNr2X8ffIdxC
parvinder singh singhPre-K-2Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1f9XCM_U7oUcRa4Mgjv9lWo67nYeAZRXo
Mary FrielPre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1uNQ-APT8jUdlYXDv5_VzjEeJ2s593Tv-
Mary FrielPre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1lz1kAKNCqd4gmyAb44OpsPKamMq3woy6
Ryan RosatoPre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1icdeLnmUjIJgPSsZT8fjxqiRGUHBHL9b
Jonathan JosePre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1W0XsTxO5Z5EX3xiuUR1ZuHdLMvsTfxVU
Axel Samuel samuelPre-K-2Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1voXrf64PsrV3alV1cRbEH03qNKV87Wh1
Faryal AnsariPre-K-2Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1Cv3-qkW-IbLNT0xaIWG6InF7ZjhlAsuZ
Alexander TarasevichPre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1dZNtr2fuWYMTI3XWKQJPGmVT2QKhhqAu
Mason Pierre-louisPre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=16UmtdOLAFtXvz0ldNlh8IjFBUUATGfw_
Evelyn ParkPre-K-2Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1gmvTkI4pqUITXh6nT0XdGvG0YTTimKcc
Arshia Shrestha ShresthaPre-K-2Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1DJRjcd-1EOh2Yl-TXBbY9thLv2I9HHJB
Ranjodh KaurPre-K-2Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1QpjaxVmb2WDMl6DaM9kSYCOzzkHkJMgC
Emaan TauqeerPre-K-2Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1p-Elh8_7PJZnbS0hsd9uH96gIShSfWWr
Julian McKenziePre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1KpBrfw5nNgHPmGf-QRzQCirf7LfW-GFB
Cailey PolanishPre-K-2Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1id8Wkn9S71giJINthlIevHb-7IqtzL8V
Etta Gray BeckmannPre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1mKZGq5HXjc3u2zkFsW9oE4z2k9uovoti
Judah SoriaPre-K-2Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1UQx_LrLZAjt2h5saHi-sg8VfBzQHXq7J
Student NameGrade CategoryEntry TypeLink to Sumbission  
Rachel Wasserman3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1cThdATy0qZS59XZ1jKdiNKRyODCltzxw
Oliver Langarica Batista3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1djQh-8lq5t3f5H00Bx9gLffk3uiZZyUc
Iriomwenosa Michelle Obasuyi3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1qAMLvFfNzoO2-eeM_QKktUS2_v8Q1uGR
Anika Parikh3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1L3gOASuhcBcwmWaDe032O1ZXfpUT9XZD
Luciana Perdomo3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1MEPlyMfqHwObAiUL9QvCIShyrWy5R_HC
Chelsea Deshane3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1yYyfvYurniNvlvru77a8GNmexjgG-g8m
Chelsea Deshane3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1b8JHhQw8YqSSVzTf1TTAjCu95Klk2uLZ
Avnoor Kaur3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1_wMfqe571l4ryXFjHE_A7sXt75yABmAS
Mika Radell3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1yJH7pQKq_b85Cu3-h_qQI4kFfnPnDksr
Arianna Rosato3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1TjPKvRX49PiB6H0Ws06foctUCmEagzRt
Arianna Fraser3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1R7kSkFCaoC-MCZzrxeP_vL51xYxgKAZ_
Radha Deshpande3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1lFz4nJVwCkk7XOfSy8iHNaX39YnE45z-
Austin Batista3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1qcO6Go76mv5yRBKAem1H6FN6HBtnMzCU
Lianna Varghese3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1uyEoL9zGIwyoNYIvpTrgYJ6CyHwofcZC
Kaylee Brown3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1nZ6S5EMzP3-ogIK_oRgfbwHbIq2G8evs
Thalia Pugh3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=13wAEcZdk9c_ZoqKc-KgldoufipMWW55Z
John Buyuktosunoglu3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1yF0SNVJ9CrGJ4AE_OY-Em0HRumdES5Hv
Natalia Stoenescu3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1_C7AdBieteppECvrLmlHbnoakslXL1JI
Ayana Thomas3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1ULnOCPIDRvM8RxFNGiSoVvL-cmAjHJL1
Mellodi Rutty3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1n2L8uBzthmnt4acripipxi8zMW9weppU
Azlan Tauqeer3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1LkprMbNLrrsEnRmMTGZLQM_vp_HxEJ0S
Grace Belizaire3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1HAiMxEVpX9DS9zcKPdiV0YFQ32U2eDBG
Logan Martinez3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1ajVXudV0GcAAocd3G_UV_l90wVP13lVP
Alison Angulo3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1bC64m-En3G-0XTAgwffmzrg1qpTDcBUe
Hailey Bauer3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=15ZnZzjQGwIydqy7vcBcuHarHvrAv51Zp
Hadassah Devenstar3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1P7PnpkyV5cNImfFUYyeGY-OC9OiIJB2u
Rohan Deonarain3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=15FS4_-qHPGtx2J__OrDe5gSfF44_4Bq1
Sebastian Roldan3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1ijZQnWyAhDO8bMQyqAlZxgfFM-7loSet
Michael Mathew3-5Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1K1A7Awl22T1wTr8gt_GAuOHnmkur_rb-
Veer Sukul3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1ny3zF7f5n67rk4jdtsfSIAxttA28Mue_
Leila Moussa3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1yiTxilmyzW8JH-m8E4mRpYkSj0gL13pg
Obadiah Bryan3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=15m5wO5a3OOlcFJl5pkcPTYPMPTytK6lK
Ezekiel Bryan3-5Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1z3DPX4bZQwe8PUbOCEi-Q0oynMINfOez
King Mattocks3-5Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1Lsmj3PPLHoJHt0I-RQiwbFgUuOX6BEi9
Student NameGrade CategoryEntry TypeLink to Sumbission  
Aydin Ahmed6-8Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1f58c8MiJVqRLoHAJkZs3IRVNBRjYMIfT
Blake Sutherland6-8Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1qjHgyrL5IFk74_ZY0frvtXWRZttqwbMt
Elena Sanchara6-8Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1jm0Ab5KEXXeHZdsUyXm9oN_vgXkbqggK
Marietta Hilton6-8Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1NtdNCZeiarBuJ6HuQFCVcXdqjHeJjbxv
Amalia Sepulveda Aponte6-8Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZZs2OTiuyfL7QRSgPCee2HPSAnjOHmlr
Anaya Sachdeva6-8Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=13qbYQEoTurmPM9o8oC5D3MXx_tznNgNs
Irelyn Massey6-8Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1hbm9OTuOkYw1PSrZSFAROgT_Vhy-IHZq
Zuri Stephenson6-8Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1UCFEVmRQCXF4qLtFtAz96wKATRpEWhRK
Aroush Ali6-8Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1HPVYIE4mj2yEZQevisHapq-QEN_d7glN
Lilly Bella Szep6-8Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1eyjXqfadECzzxftcTbq1CRuAZ-T0-Hx4
Evie Koo6-8Posterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1mtnVmo0N3NFC18_xdCZd2j4B-5ReNIvE
Mariam Moussa6-8Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1uAl1w-v5KEIl85VXee0vMUFWst3lQnBh
RJ Lash6-8Essayhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=17iPV4KfxJ3jwiMVS1YtEs-GxuiJr6Z7o
Salvatore Pursino6-8Videohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1lQ7SsQI7CDfCNtFlUkrQZ9f0kEbX1qoM
Student NameSchool Grade CategoryEntry TypeLink to Sumbission  
Asees KaurShaw Avenue School Special ArtistVideohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1UdLYl7g9ckBrBt707fYoLuhy-EctCQhR
Niara GilmoreNorth main elementary Special ArtistVideohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=17KTZrk34RNmHGYvlSpJ8eS6ZSs_yM_j6
Myles SantiagoSt Philip and St James SchoolSpecial ArtistPosterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1eqJpage5RO6o21VwfYad8lo-6BNDYkw-
Daniela Saltzer DAgostinoJFK elementary school Special ArtistPosterhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1yGFwZ8i9mfxgy9RdZseZOOqlBjsI6INr
Maya ReynoldsCottage Lane ElementarySpecial ArtistVideohttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1My6seULRc1Gq262GoLBH0Ff2BhWop8pl