Birchwood 7th & 8th Graders Scribe Their Way to Success at Power of the Pen Districts
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.
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.
The school also garnered five individual placement honors:
- 8th grade – Reeve Vincent, 5th; Rhea Kumar, 6th.
- 7th grade – Chrysanthi Constantinou, 3rd; Kritika Chahar, 7th; Sofia Sideris, 12th.
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.
Individual winners qualify for the Northern Regional competition. Other students who will also advance to the next level have yet to be determined. Winners from District 2 will face off against the best writers from the District 1 competition, which was held in January at Fairview Park High School. The Northern Regional Tournament is set for March 9, at Baldwin-Wallace University, in Berea.
Power of the Pen offers three levels of tournaments: district, regional, and state. The season begins with district tournaments in January and February. Qualifying students move up to regional competition in February and March.
The season culminates in a two-day state tournament, where students compete with the best 7th and 8th grade writers from throughout Ohio. Every state tournament features a guest author – an award-winning professional author of middle grade or young adult books – who motivates and encourages students on their writing journey.
