West Geauga Middle School Power of the Pen teams, coached by Lisa Zimmer, recently competed at the regional tournament hosted by Solon Middle School...
Power of the Pen
West Geauga Middle School Power of the Pen teams, coached by Lisa Zimmer, recently competed at the regional tournament hosted by Solon Middle School. 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.
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.
Individually, two writers snagged first and second place out of the top 12 seventh-grade writers. Slane Synnott placed second with only five 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. The director selected her story out of the 84 stories written as the very best in that round. Finally, the combined scores of the seventh- and eighth-grade teams were tabulated, which included eighth-graders Ellie Pierson, Cassie Gaskill and Emma Torer, landing them in third place.
