2000 Lieutenant Governor's Writing Awards
5th Grade District Winners
| Abbeville | Ben Guyette | Cherokee Trial Elementary |
| Aiken | Lauren Rickabaugh | Belvedere Elementary |
| Allendale | Cedron Smith | Allendale Elementary |
| Anderson 1 | Lauren McClure | Wren Elementary |
| Anderson 2 | Nathan Bouchillon | Wright Elementary |
| Anderson 3 | Annsley Marie Troxell | Starr Elementary |
| Anderson 4 | Jamie Ables | La France Elementary |
| Anderson 5 | Allison Jarriel | Calhoun Elementary |
| Bamberg1 | Brandon Bamberg | Richard Carroll Elementary |
| Bamberg 2 | Kayona Williams | Denmark-Olar Elementary |
| Barnwell 19 | Denise Lashay Williams | Macedonia Elementary |
| Barnwell 29 | William Cody Pruitt | Williston-Elko Middle School |
| Barnwell 45 | Jessa Hollingsworth | Barnwell Elementary |
| Beaufort | Tiffany Carey | Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary |
| Berkeley | Renea Neal | College Park Elementary |
| Calhoun | Sally Hughes | Sandy Run Elementary |
| Charleston | Amie Carver | Sullivan's Island Elementary |
| Cherokee | Michael Norton | Corinth Elementary |
| Chester | Rodraco Ealey | Lewisville Elementary |
| Chesterfield | Douglass Ross Campbell | Chesterfield Middle School |
| Clarendon 1 | LaQuandra Denee Borden | Scott's Branch Elementary |
| Clarendon 2 | Zachary Anderson | Manning Elementary |
| Clarendon 3 | Trey Daniels | Walker-Gamble Elementary |
| Colleton | Teaeshia Kirkland | Ivenia Brown Elementary |
| Darlington | Elizabeth Flowers | St. John's Elementary |
| Dillon 1 | Jean Marie McGirt | Lake View Middle |
| Dillon 2 | Alyssa Leigh Richardson | Gordon Elementary |
| Dillon 3 | Shelley Anne McCormick | Latta Elementary |
| Dorchester 2 | Reid McCollum | Summerville Elementary |
| Dorchester 4 | Amy Shelby | Harleyville-Ridgeville School |
| Edgefield | Ryan Williams | W. E. Parker Elementary |
| Fairfield | Kendra Crumblin | McCrorey Liston Elementary |
| Florence 1 | Taylor Pipkin | Moore Intermediate |
| Florence 2 | Jennifer Tyler | Hannah-Pamplico School |
| Florence 3 | Whitley Mims | Scranton Elementary |
| Florence 4 | Capreace McIntosh | Brockington Elementary |
| Florence 5 | Galyn D. Collins | Johnsonville Middle School |
| Georgetown | Brian Thomas Owens | Deep Creek Elementary |
| Greenville | Becca Payne | Fountain Inn Elementary |
| Greenwood 50 | Keelan Danielle Fagan | Pinecrest Elementary |
| Greenwood 51 | Abby King | Ware Shoals Elementary |
| Greenwood 52 | Jasmine Michelle Holloway | Ninety Six Elementary |
| Hampton 1 | Hannah Willis | Fennell Elementary |
| Hampton 2 | Nathaniel Jenkins | Estill Middle School |
| Horry | Stormi Chadwick | Homewood Elementary |
| Jasper County | Rhonda Webber | Ridgeland Elementary |
| Kershaw | Lisa Morris | Midway Elementary |
| Lancaster | Michael Rossi | Buford Middle School |
| Laurens 55 | Lauren A. Hendricks | Sanders Elementary |
| Laurens 56 | Jessica Lynn Knight | Clinton Elementary |
| Lee | Ashley Reynolds | Bishopville Junior High |
| Lexington 1 | Tyler Stoltz | Lexington Intermediate |
| Lexington 2 | Cayla M. Fralick | Pineview Elementary |
| Lexington 3 | Chandler Aaron | Batesburg-Leesville Elementary |
| Lexington 5 | Daniel Spence | Irmo Elementary |
| Marion 1 | John Quenlen Duncan, II | Marion Intermediate |
| Marion 2 | Thomas K. Francois-Smith | Palmetto Elementary |
| Marion 3 | Shakeerah Aiken | Rains Centenary Elementary |
| Marion 4 | Marquis Gause | Britton's Neck Middle |
| Marlboro | Brooke Pruitt | Blenheim Elementary/Middle |
| McCormick | Dustin Hall | McCormick Middle School |
| Newberry | Ashley Cannon | Gallman Elementary |
| Oconee County | Jarred Sparks | Code Elementary |
| Orangeburg 3 | Shakela Middleton | St. James Gaillard Elementary |
| Orangeburg 4 | Alex Heaton | Edisto Elementary |
| Orangeburg 5 | Emily Harrold | William J. Clark Middle |
| Pickens | Shana Madden | Ben Hagood Elementary |
| Richland 1 | Shynique Canzater | Edward E. Taylor Elementary |
| Richland 2 | Jamie Covelli | North Springs Elementary |
| Saluda | Courtney Alison Lake | Hollywood Elementary |
| Spartanburg 1 | Sarah Corn | New Prospect Elementary |
| Spartanburg 2 | Brandon Justin Brown | Cooley Springs-Fingerville |
| Spartanburg 3 | Leslie Michele Chastain | Pacolet Elementary |
| Spartanburg 4 | Joseph Hiram McAbee | Woodruff Elementary |
| Spartanburg 5 | Brittany Anderson | Beech Springs Intermediate |
| Spartanburg 6 | Calli Lawson | Roebuck Elementary |
| Spartanburg 7 | Susanne Parker | Pine Street Elementary |
| Sumter 2 | Monica Mitchell | High Hills Elementary |
| Sumter 17 | John Eric Schneider | Alice Drive Elementary |
| Union | Tyler Adams | Jonesville Elementary |
| Williamsburg | Karen D. Canty | St. Mark Elementary |
| York 1 | Michael Tiblier | Hickory Grove-Sharon |
| York 2 | Tina Marie Adams | Crowders Creek Middle |
| York 3 | Elise Harbin | Finley Road Elementary |
| York 4 | Brithny Boyue Zhang | Banks Street Elementary |
| Shauna Marie Walton | St. Mary Help of Christians | |
| Lore Williams | St. Joseph's Catholic School | |
| Joseph Hartley | St. Mary's School | |
| Kristi Fontenot | The Village School | |
| Stephen Edward Wilkins | St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School | |
| Eddy Jurgielewicz | Nativity Catholic School | |
| Graham E. Gintz | Hilton Head Preparatory School | |
| Allison Meadows Dorman | All Saints' Episcopal Day School | |
| Samantha Dianne Sherrill | Wilson Hall | |
| Leona Parr | Hartness-Thornwell Elementary |