CH-UH middle school students in regional Power of the Pen competition

CH-UH middle school Power of the Pen participants. [photo by Jon Diligente]

Monticello Middle School hosted the regional Power of the Pen Competition on Dec. 14. More than 200 seventh- and eighth-grade writers from Greater Cleveland participated in this district-level creative writing competition. The competition consisted of three rounds of writings, and students were given a “prompt” and 40 minutes to develop a creative story. Students who qualified for the regional tournament will write again on Saturday, March 15 at St. Joseph's Academy.

Teams from Roxboro and Wiley middle schools also participated in the competition.

“Hard work paid off, as teams were very successful at their first competition,” said Caitlin Gerber, Roxboro Middle School teacher and co-coach. Teacher Wendy Ward-Price is also a Power of the Pen co-coach at Roxboro.

“Every competitor put their hard-earned skills to use at the competition. They did a wonderful job and had fun,” said Ashley Newman, Wiley Middle School teacher and coach.

"This was a great opportunity for CH-UH to showcase our most talented and creative writers,” said Deborah Frost, Monticello Middle School teacher and coach. Teacher Marian Kopp is also a coach at Monticello.

Results for students and teams are:

Monticello Middle School:

Suvedini Ainkaran, seventh grade, sixth place

Roxboro Middle School:

Julia Lynn, seventh grade, second place
Sophie Gilson, eighth grade, second place overall
Hannah Gilson, eighth grade, ninth place overall
Eighth-grade team, placed fourth

The regional qualifiers from the three middle schools, who will move on to the March 15 competition, are:

Monticello Middle School:

Suvedini Ainkaran, seventh grade
Emily Cassady, seventh grade
Chantee McMillan, seventh grade
Miranda Wyse, seventh grade
Maria Tarnay, seventh grade
Peyton Marshall, eighth grade

Roxboro Middle School:

Sophie Gilson, eighth grade
Hannah Gilson, eighth grade
Corinne Nicol, eighth grade
Melanie Graham, eighth grade
Gabby Taylor, seventh grade
Glennis Covault, seventh grade
Julia Lynn, seventh grade
Rebecca Gordon, seventh grade

Wiley Middle School:

Alexa Solomon, seventh grade
Angelique Hale, eighth grade

Camilla Welsch

Camilla Welsch is the communications and community engagement department sssistant for the CH-UH City School District.

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