April 7, 2023 — CONGRATS! to Chardon Middle School seventh-grade students Izzy Dean and Olivia Kennedy — each advancing from the Power of the Pen Lake Erie Regional tournament on March 11 as a qualifier for the STATE tournament scheduled for May 18-19 at Ashland University.
The state-qualifying stories titled “9 Lives” and “Cat and Furry-ous” were penned by Izzy and Olivia, respectively.
Their stories shined in the regional writing tournament held at Hudson Middle School where Izzy and Olivia were up against literary competition from students in Geauga, Ashtabula, Lake, and Southeast Cuyahoga and Northern Summit counties.
Izzy's “9 Lives” is a District Platinum Pen Award winner, which carries the added honor of upcoming publication in the Power of the Pen Book of Winners. Together with her participation at the regional level, the district award Izzy garnered propels her to the state level of competition.
Olivia's "Cat and Furry-ous" earned state qualification by scoring a Best of Round Award at the regional event.
CMS Power of the Pen coach Shannon Monsman stated, “Both writers did a fantastic job representing Chardon Middle School!”
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Contact:
Kelly Misch
Communications Director
Chardon Local Schools
440.286.0409