Birchwood School of Hawken continued building on its earlier tourney success with a strong showing at the Northern Region Power of the Pen interscholastic creative writing competition at Baldwin Wallace University, in Berea, on Saturday, March 9.
Birchwood landed second in the Sweepstakes competition, thanks to a first-place finish by its eighth-grade scribes, their second in as many years. The Sweepstakes honors schools amassing the highest total points between its 7th and 8th grade teams, combining scores at both the district and regional levels.
Birchwood School of Hawken students let their ink do the talking at the Power of the Pen Northern Region District 2 competition as both of their teams earned top-three honors. Birchwood’s eighth-grade team won first overall while the seventh grade placed third overall.
Around 180 students representing 22 area schools competed at the tournament, held on Saturday, Feb. 17, at St. Raphael Catholic School, in Bay Village.
Each Birchwood team was made up of six members with one or two alternates designated for each team. In all, Birchwood School of Hawken brought 15 students to the tournament.
Two Birchwood School of Hawken seventh-graders earned recognition from Stone Soup magazine for December entries in its monthly Flash Fiction writing contest. Chrysanthi Constantinou’s entry earned Winner honors and Andrew Khawam earned Honorable Mention for the same age category.
Birchwood School of Hawken is a member of the Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS), the Cleveland Council of Independent Schools (CCIS), the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS). Birchwood School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States.