Power of the Pen District Tournament
Congratulations to our talented Power of the Pen writers on their performance Friday, January 6, 2012, at the district tournament at the University of Mount Union in Alliance. Seventh and eighth grade students from Lake Middle School competed with more than 200 of the best writers from schools in seven Ohio counties. At the tournament, students crafted three different stories to three different prompts in 40-minute rounds. Lake Middle School’s 8th graders captured 2nd place overall in team competition. Individual 8th grade winners include Kelsey Taylor, 20th place, Ori Barrett, 15th place, and Noel Burt, 10th place. Noel also won Best of Round, earning the top award out of more than 100 stories in Round 3. Individual honors in 7th grade went to Alex Johnson for 9th place and Natasha Gaj for 6th place. Alex also won Best of Round for Round 1. Way to go, team!