Nominees for Teen Scene, Inc.’s 4th Annual Writers’ Award Banquet

Presented by the Brunswick Arts Council

Gerald Decker, Founder, President

March 1, 2024

We are happy to announce our finalists in alphabetical order for the 4th Annual Writers’ Award Banquet on April 20 at Blossoms Meeting Room in Magnolia Greens. Each of the Teen Scene finalists is invited to attend the banquet, compliments of our sponsors: DrawFire LLC, First Bank, and Deb Pickett at Signature Wealth Strategies.

Congratulations to all of our nominees and thank you for contributing your talent to Cape Fear Voices and Teen Scene.

March 17 Update: The banquet is now sold out, but you may contact [email protected] or [email protected] to be placed on a waiting list. Thank you for your support.

Cape Fear Voices

Teen Scene

Non-fiction

Makayla Proctor- ECHS- Eating Disorders

Emmy Russ- ECHS- Post Holiday Blues

Ianna Taylor- Heide Trask HS- Life as a Truck Driver’s Daughter

Creative/Fiction

Dale Dyer- ECHS- Just Another Late Night

Darius Stevenson- ECHS- A Beautiful World

Kennedy Stone- SBHS- True Paintings

Persuasive

Eila Adair- Honours Guild Homeschoolers- Shop Fair Trade this Holiday Season

Mary Said- ECHS- Is the Blocking System Really Necessary?

Aubrey Welker- ECHS- Why We Should Inform Younger Kids What a Sexual Assault Is

Poetry High School

Samantha Becker- ECHS- Where I’m From (Tie)

Lily Rae Bradley- NBHS- My Withered Roses

Lariyah Dansbury- NBHS- Addiction and Demise

Karleigh Quinn- ECHS- Stuffed Animals (Tie)

Poetry Middle School

Isabella Billings- LMS- My Prince Charming

Kaleigh Bennett- CGMS- Time Scare

Art

Jessica Gomez-Espinal- ECHS- The Cat

Kaleigh Karnes- SBHS- The Face

Darius Stevenson- ECHS- A Beautiful World

“This project was supported by the Brunswick Arts Council Grassroots Program, a Designated County Partner of the North Carolina Arts Council, which is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Example: This project was supported by the Brunswick Arts Council Grassroots Program, a Designated County Partner of the North Carolina Arts Council, which is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.”

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Gerald Decker, Founder, President

Gerald Decker is a 4-year Navy veteran with four tours to Vietnam between 1968-1971. Gerald earned a Master’s Degree from George Washington University. He worked for nine years as a U. S. Senate staffer after college and later as a Senior Manager for a small business lobby organization. Gerald also taught Political Science at the high school and college levels. He is a certified trainer in Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Gerald founded Athens/Oconee Adult Baseball, Decker Diamonds, the Leland VFW Post 12196, and Teen Scene, Inc. In addition to his work with Teen Scene, Gerald is founder and Past Commander of the Leland VFW Post 12196. The Post was the Mayor's Choice of Citizen of the Year in 2020 and was ranked #5 in the nation for 2022-2023. Since 2020, Gerald has co-written two books. The first was about his good friend and WWII veteran Alex Moskowitz. The second was published by Teen Scene, Inc. in Oct. 2021, entitled "The Great Lockdown of 2020: An Anthology." Gerald is still married to his high school girlfriend (55 years) and has two children and three grandchildren. Following a 15-year hobby of playing catcher in a men’s adult fast-pitch baseball league, his hobbies now include heating pads, grandchildren, and genealogy. Teen Scene and VFW are not hobbies. They are passions.

Cape Fear Voices/The Teen Scene

Cape Fear Voices/The Teen Scene

Cape Fear Voices/The Teen Scene

Nominees for Teen Scene, Inc.’s 4th Annual Writers’ Award Banquet

Cape Fear Voices

Non-fiction/History

Memories/Personal Essay

Creative Writing/Poetry

Humor

Teen Scene

Non-fiction

Creative/Fiction

Persuasive

Poetry High School

Poetry Middle School

Art

Cape Fear Voices/The Teen Scene

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