Students at Patterson Elementary Magnet School competed in its first annual Word Wizard of the Year contest. Students turned in "Power Word Proof" sentences over a five-week period to strengthen their vocabulary. Over 100 students entered the contest. The winners listed below turned in the most sentences.

1st place - Word Wizard of the Year - 4th grade - Asheanna Brown - Mrs. Norton's class - 428 sentences

2nd place - 4th grade - Jacob Rogers - Mrs. Skelton's class- 278 sentences

3rd place - 3rd grade - Travis Beck - Mrs. Jones' class - 81 sentences