Congratulations go out to the West Geauga Middle School Power of the Pen teams, coached by Lisa Zimmer! They recently competed at the regional tournament hosted by Solon Middle School. Other middle school attendees of the competition included Andrews Osborne, Beachwood, Bedford, Chagrin Falls, Chardon, Conneaut, Cornerstone Christian, Eastlake, Fairport Harding, Gross Schechter, Hudson, Jefferson, Kenston, Kirtland, Mandel Jewish, Mayfield, Memorial, Monticello, Notre Dame, Orange, Perry, Revere, Ruffing Montessori, Saint John, Saint Paschal Baylon, Shaker Heights, Shore, Solon, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Mary (Chardon), St. Paul, University, W-E School of Innovation, and Willowick.
We are proud to announce that the seventh-grade team came in first place out of 35 teams! The team consists of Cora Duxbury, Slane Synnott, Vanessa Winningham, Hannah Nevar, Collette Johnson, and Lola Franceschini. Individually, two writers snagged first and second place out of the top 12 seventh grade writers. Slane Synnott placed second with only 5 points separating her from first place, which went to Cora Duxbury! Vanessa Winningham was honored for earning a Best of Round at the previous district competition. Her story was selected by the director out of the 84 stories written as the very best in that round. Finally, the combined scores of the 7th and 8th grade teams were tabulated, which included 8th graders - Ellie Pierson, Cassie Gaskill, and Emma Torer - which landed them in third place.