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Eight of the 11 competing scholars from Menlo Park Academy have advanced to the Power of the Pen Regional Competition, and the school\u2019s seventh-grade team finished fourth overall recently at the district tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Oestreich<\/strong> (Grade 7) placed fifth overall among seventh graders at the Power of the Pen District Competition on February 6, and Grade 8 students Lee Somerville<\/strong> and Ailani Fritzgerald<\/strong> placed 14th and 15th among eighth-graders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Columbia District competition, made up of middle schools in Crawford, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Richland and Cuyahoga counties, took place virtually, with 104 seventh graders and 105 eighth graders participating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power of the Pen is a statewide interscholastic creative writing program for seventh- and eighth-grade students. Founded in 1986, the organization hosts an annual competition for Ohio students to work with a coach who can foster and further develop creative writing skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Power of the Pen competitions, there are three rounds of writing and one prompt for each round. Students have 40 minutes per round to write and complete their stories, with a 10-minute break in between rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The topics that Grade 7 students wrote about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • What moment in time would you like to be able to savor with a \u201cpause\u201d button?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Use the following sentence in the course of your narrative: \u201cHow many times do I have to tell you?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • You\u2019re bored. What will you do to liven things up?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The topics for Grade 8 students wrote about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • You\u2019ve really messed up this time. How can you make it right?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The main character of your story is a rebel. (A rebel is someone who refuses to obey or follow authority.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Trouble With _______ (Fill in the blank and make this the title of your story.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The Power of the Pen Regional Tournament takes place March 13, and the State Tournament is scheduled for May 13-14 at Otterbein University near Columbus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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