Home Page for Malia S. Griggs

Malia's Corner

Malia's Prize-winning Poem, 2004. It may hard to read in the newspaper clipping--it is also posted on her website above.
"Writings from the Rink Contest" by the South Carolina Writers Workshop, 2002. First Grand Prize Winner was Malia! Here is her poem.
In May, 2002, Malia entered the 2002 Optimist Oratorical Contest . (Click here for details about the contest .) Contestants delivered original speeches of 4 to 5 minutes with the title, "If I Could Change the World." Contestants had to be under age 16 as of January 1, 2002 (Malia was 12 1/2.) Boys and girls compete for separate prizes.
With expert guidance and encouragement from her teacher, Mrs. Sandra Vann, Malia came in second at the local competition sponsored by the St. Andrews Optimist Club. That was just good enough to qualify for the Zone competition, held at the SCETV auditorium, which she won. So she qualified for the District competition, which meant the whole state. Going against older girls, she won first place, for which she was awarded a nice scholarship for college! Here is her speech.

Photos

At Explo summer camp,Wellesley, August, 2003.
Caught by a wave,Huntington Beach, S.C., May, 2003.
Dressed as cartoon character Veronica for a party, July, 2002.
Close up of Deynise and Malia during a cruise on the Southern Patriot on Lake Murray for Deynise's birthday, June, 2002.
Fun at her birthday party, May, 2002.
M. in front of home, March, 2002.
A gem with a similar name, March, 2002.
Soccer "Star", 1996.
School Photo (1996): Small or Large Version.
Spring ballet recital, 1996.
Rare snowfall in Columbia, 1996.
Bird banding conducted by Evelyn Dabbs at her and husband Tommy's home outside Sumter. Malia is holding the bird before releasing it, 1995.
Malia as a little squirt measures up (1990?).

The four seasons, drawn on the computer, August, 2002.
Stardom news feature drawing, Irmo Middle School newspaper (2002), awarded 3rd Prize for the year for newspaper art by S.C. State Publishing Assn. Very large version .
Logo entry drawn for TriDAC summer arts camp (2002).
"Imagine" , another logo entry for the TriDAC summer arts camp (2002).
Zip Zap cartoon, featuring Sarah and friends, drawn on computer (2002).
Self-portrait , drawn on computer (2001).
The Harden Family portrait of 1906, accepted for 2000 S.C. State Fair.
Self-portrait large version (1997).
Angels for Ewa (1996): small or large .
Ballet puppets (1995) showered with moondust from the man in the moon. He wants them to become real. Used for cover of Richland County Public Library collection of children's writing and drawings.
Bats in the Attic (1995).
Springtime (1995).
Boat Trip (1994).

From the State Newspaper (1999), " Anniversary cake: . A green, snake-shaped cake was among the birthday treats Sunday at the 25th anniversary of the Riverbanks Zoo. Blowing out the candles are, from left, Jessie Johnson, Sara McLeod, Kelsey Swingle, Ashlyn Laws and Malia Griggs." Malia was there because of placing 3rd in her age division in the Zoo's Anniversary Coloring Contest.
From the State Newspaper (1996), we see Malia Griggs and Tony Bell play together at B. School during a weekly visit. "Second-grader Malia Griggs worked the crowd like a seasoned politician, stopping to reach out to and speak with each person." Full article (hard to read).
Richland County Public Library annual report (1994) shows her reading at a book sale.
"Teeter tot" in the Vancouver snow (Feb., 1992).
Same snow photo used in B.C. teacher's news in (Dec., 1992).