LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County Public Schools produced nearly a dozen winners in KET's 2026 Young Writers Contest, with Rosa Parks Elementary leading the way with five award-winning entries.

The annual KET competition invites students in grades Pre-K through high school to submit original works in various categories, encouraging creative expression and literacy development. This year, the contest received 1,491 total entries across the state, with over 50 winners chosen.

Rosa Parks Elementary earned top honors with victories spanning multiple categories. Parmis Nikou won first place in the elementary intermediate persuasive writing category, while Anvi Kanuri secured second place in the same division. The school also claimed second place in the persuasive writing civics category through Lillian Tekulve and third place through Trishan Ram. Annie Wilkie rounded out the school's strong showing with a third-place finish in elementary intermediate poetry.

Other FCPS students also succeeded across different grade levels. Erin Sinkovits of Meadowthorpe took first place in elementary intermediate graphic novel. Lucie McCaffrey of Lafayette won first place in high school graphic novel, while her classmate Alice Lugauer earned third place in high school short story.

Additional winners included Annalise Carlson of Ashland, who placed second in elementary intermediate short story, and Emma Clark of SCAPA at Bluegrass, who earned second place in the middle school persuasive writing category. Elizabeth "Ellie" Waddell of Cassidy completed the list with third place in elementary intermediate persuasive writing.

The complete results and winning entries are available on the KET Education website.