2000 Lieutenant Governor's Writing Awards
8th Grade District Winners
| Abbeville | Gary C. Holmes | Dixie High School |
| Aiken | Kaitlin Lindburg | Kennedy Middle School |
| Allendale | Nateria Cochran | Allendale-Fairfax Middle |
| Anderson 1 | Cameron A. Hucker | Wren Middle School |
| Anderson 2 | Kelsey Michael Rice | Belton Middle School |
| Anderson 3 | Angela Jane McCown | Starr-Iva Middle School |
| Anderson 4 | Paige Quarles | Riverside Middle School |
| Anderson 5 | Emily Jackson | McCants Middle School |
| Bamberg 1 | Lauren Ashley Halter | Bamberg-Ehrhardt School |
| Bamberg 2 | Andrea Yvette Greggs | Denmark-Olar Middle School |
| Barnwell 19 | Brandy Sue Sanderlin | Blackville Middle School |
| Barnwell 29 | Phillip Dale Gordon | Williston-Elko Middle School |
| Barnwell 45 | Corey Claytor | Guinyard-Butler School |
| Beaufort | Ashley Hayes | Robert Smalls Middle School |
| Berkeley | Angela Chester | College Park Middle School |
| Calhoun | Tanisha Glover | John Ford Middle School |
| Charleston | Constance Suggs | Fort Johnson Middle School |
| Cherokee | Peter Johnson | Granard Middle School |
| Chester | Byron Agee | Lewisville Middle School |
| Chesterfield | Cierra Jade Adams | Chesterfield Middle School |
| Clarendon 1 | Tyree T. Ragin | Scott's Branch High School |
| Clarendon 2 | Chris Bullard | Manning Middle School |
| Clarendon 3 | William Jeffery Evans, Jr. | East Clarendon Middle School |
| Colleton | Raymond L. Jacobs, III | Forest Circle Middle School |
| Darlington | Taylor Weaver | Darlington Junior High |
| Dillon 2 | Helen Dew | J. V. Martin High School |
| Dillon 3 | Randy Christopher Gibson | Latta Middle School |
| Dorchester 2 | Joseph Montoya | Gregg Middle School |
| Dorchester 4 | Lauren A. Miles | St. George Middle School |
| Edgefield | Valerie Kneece | Merriwether Middle School |
| Fairfield | Maurice Anthony | Fairfield Middle School |
| Florence 1 | Lindsey E. Kitterman | Southside Middle School |
| Florence 2 | Amad Rashad Spears | Hannah-Pamplico Middle School |
| Florence 3 | Elizabeth Antoinette Burgess | Ronald E. McNair Junior High |
| Florence 4 | Jarrod L. Jackson | Johnson Middle School |
| Florence 5 | Jessica L. Wall | Johnsonville Middle School |
| Georgetown | Whitney Clair Kessler | Waccamaw Middle School |
| Greenville | Laura Mathis | Greenville Academy |
| Greenwood 50 | Tiara Sharece Johnson | Northside Middle School |
| Greenwood 51 | Christopher Michael James | Ware Shoals High School |
| Greenwood 52 | Jeremy Hodges | Edgewood Middle School |
| Hampton 1 | Mary Elizabeth Johns | North District Middle School |
| Hampton 2 | Brudetra Dobson | Estill High School |
| Horry | Tommy Reynolds | Loris Middle School |
| Jasper | Sheena Campbell | Ridgeland Middle School |
| Kershaw | Kelton Banks | Camden Middle School |
| Lancaster | Heather Langley | Indian Land Middle School |
| Laurens 55 | Jordan D. Sherer | Gray Court-Owings Middle |
| Laurens 56 | Erik Jason Askea | Bell Street Middle School |
| Lee | Tiffany Henry | Mount Pleasant Middle School |
| Lexington 1 | Joelle Head | Gilbert Middle School |
| Lexington 2 | Ashley Cooper | Fulmer Middle School |
| Lexington 4 | Kelli Nichole Gregory | Sandhills Middle School |
| Lexington 5 | Kavita Koppa | Irmo Middle School |
| Marion 1 | John Huang | Johnakin Middle School |
| Marion 2 | Kimberly Lewis | Palmetto School |
| Marion 3 | Me'Lisa Jovan Reed | Terrell's Bay High School |
| Marion 4 | Rayshawn Graves | Britton's Neck High School |
| Marlboro | Charles F. Stanton, Jr. | Clio Elementary/Middle |
| McCormick | Vertoria Lagroon | McCormick Middle School |
| Newberry | Michael Broom | Whitmire High School |
| Oconee | Sarah Deonarine | Oakway Middle School |
| Orangeburg 3 | De'Korcia White | Holly Hill Middle School |
| Orangeburg 4 | Troy Black | Carver-Edisto Middle School |
| Orangeburg 5 | Diana S. Bloome | North Middle School |
| Pickens | Elizabeth Szypulski | R. C. Edwards Middle School |
| Richland 1 | Mary Beth Ward | Hand Middle School |
| Richland 2 | Jessica Boyd | Dent Middle School |
| Saluda | Lari Natasha Coleman | Riverside Middle School |
| Spartanburg 1 | Kyle Jackson | Mabry Junior High School |
| Spartanburg 2 | Jennifer Lee Yehl | Boiling Springs Middle School |
| Spartanburg 3 | Stephanie Michelle Saja | Middle School of Pacolet |
| Spartanburg 4 | Laura Simpkins | Woodruff Middle School |
| Spartanburg 5 | Ashley Faith Gwinn | D. R. Hill Middle School |
| Spartanburg 6 | Lindsey Roper | R. P. Dawkins Middle School |
| Spartanburg 7 | Rachel Bolin | McCraken Junior High School |
| Sumter 2 | Craig W. Klavon | Furman Middle School |
| Sumter 17 | Sarah Riggs | Alice Drive Middle School |
| Union | Porsha Rice | Sims Junior High School |
| Williamsburg | Danielle Smith | Kingstree Junior High School |
| York 1 | Sharanda Garvin | York Junior High School |
| York 2 | Jessica Lauren Stewart | Clover Junior High School |
| York 3 | Lauren Bowers | Sullivan Middle School |
| York 4 | Erin Hunter | Gold Hill Middle School |
| Hal Peters | Aiken Preparatory | |
| Derek Alexander Ondrusek | Mitchell Road Christian Academy | |
| Amanda Peck | Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic | |
| Marie Hines | Spartanburg Christian Academy | |
| Giles Locatis | Porter-Gaud School | |
| Mary Loyal Laffitte | Beaufort Academy | |
| Graham Johnson | The Carolina Academy | |
| William Belton White | Wilson Hall |