District Tournament Overview
College of Wooster State Finals Location:
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Tournament Date:
May 25-26, 2006
Tournament Coordinator: Lorraine Merrill, Executive Director Statistical Summary • There were 287 schools in attendance, with 332 Seventh Graders and 347 Eighth Graders: a total of 679 contestants in all. • Support staff included 71 tournament staff, 167 student runners, and 60 (est) parent/adult volunteer workers. An estimated 174 relatives and other guests were also in attendance. • The pieces of student writing produced, evaluated by the judges, tabulated by tournament staff, and returned with comments to the writing team coaches at the close of the writing day numbered 2,253. Thank Yous • Our thanks go to The College of Wooster, and very especially to its President, Stan Hales, for supporting our mission so whole-heartedly, and opening its doors- and its arms of support- to our program. • From the bottom of our hearts, a big Thank You to our principal tournament sponsors: General Motors and Merrill Lynch whose contributions made this event possible. • We would be remiss if we did not acknowedge the valuable- and valued- contributions of time and effort by hundreds of teacher-judges, scores of staff, and hundreds of student volunteers who worked so hard behind the scenes to pull off this monumental tournament in a matter of- literallyhours. They are too numerous to mention, but we would like to single out, especially, Pete Scriven, Tournament Manager; Ellen Arena, the POP staff person who handled all of the conference arrangements with the College; Mary Anderson who headed up the Tab Room operations; and Beth Dixon, POP State Coordinator, who- along with other duties- oversaw the Awards program.
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Power of the Pen 2006 State Finals
SPECIAL AWARDS The College of Wooster May 26, 2006
The Promising Young Talent Award, & Wooster Scholarship Award Selected by Chris Crutcher, Guest Author
Siobhan Tellez, Oakwood JHS, Dayton Special Commendations Elena Svenson, Boardman Center MS, Youngstown Miranda Meyer, West Holmes MS, Holmes County
The Powerful Pen Award Sponsored by PlanetC Holly Anderson, Canton Country Day School, Canton
General Motors Awards for Talented Young Writers Selected by Joanne Durante, a Northeast Ohio professional creative writer Seventh Grade First Place: Sam Armstrong, Mississinawa Local Schls, Union City Second Place: William Fahey, Bishop Leibold School, Miamisburg Third Place- tie: Lisa Roach, Chagrin Falls MS, Chagrin Falls Third Place- tie: Mike Tontillo, St Gertrude School, Cincinnati Eighth Grade First Place: Brian Lange, Wyoming Middle School, Cincinnati Second Place- tie: Boe Wank, Donnell MS, Findlay Second Place- tie: Alex Kloss, Chamberlin MS, Twinsburg Third Place: Megan Wenerstrom, St John Lutheran, Marysville Special Commendations Olivia Byrnes, McKinney School, Yellow Springs Rebecca Sells, Little Hocking MS, Little Hocking Jen Grobe, Chagrin Falls MS, Chagrin Falls
Humor Award & Wooster Scholarship Award Selected by Marc Jaffe, Author and Screenwriter (Seinfeld Show) Brian Lange, Wyoming MS, Cincinnati Honorable Mention: Elena Svenson, Boardman Center MS, Youngstown
Poetry Awards Selected by Karl Woelz, Visiting Professor, College of Wooster Avery Smith, School for Creative & Performing Arts, Cincinnati Emilie Clark, School for Creative & Performing Arts, Cincinnati Honorable Mentions Julia Blanchard, R B Chamberlin MS, Twinsburg Lavena Staten, Buckeye MS, Columbus Ross Holmes, Licking Valley MS, Newark ---------
Outstanding Teacher Awards (Teacher/Writing Team Coaches) Selected by Power of the Pen Executive Staff
Diana McFadden, Unioto JHS, Chillicothe Linda Sturgill, Unioto JHS, Chillicothe
Volunteer Award (Distinguished Friend to Young Writers)) Selected by Power of the Pen Executive Staff
David Nedrich, GM Parma Plant Power of the Pen Board of Trustees
Power of the Pen 2006 STATE FINALS Rank
School Name
SWEEPSTAKES- Top 25 Schools Regional Tourn
County
City
Code
1
Hudson Middle School
Hawken Middle School
Summit
Hudson
DH
2
Timberstone Jr High
Findlay High School
Lucas
Sylvania
CS
3
Mariemont Junior High School Sycamore Jr High School
Hamilton
Cincinnati
RT
4
Laurel School
Hawken Middle School
Cuyahoga
Shaker Heights
DK
5
Mason Middle School
Sycamore Jr High School
Warren
Mason
RU
6
Miller South School
KSU- Kent
Summit
Akron
HX
7
Lexington Junior High
Thomas Ewing Jr High
Richland
Lexington
SZ
8
Madeira Middle School
Sycamore Jr High School
Hamilton
Cincinnati
RS
9
Perrysburg Jr High Sch
Findlay High School
Wood
Perrysburg
CF
10
Bexley Middle School
New Albany Middle School
Franklin
Bexley
LX
11
Wyoming Middle School
Sycamore Jr High School
Hamilton
Wyoming
SS
12
Wadsworth Middle School
Summit
Copley
US
13
Copley-Fairlawn Middle S h l Birchwood School
KSU- Kent
Cuyahoga
Cleveland
HR
14
Old Trail School
KSU- Kent
Summit
Bath
JA
15
Learwood Middle School
Avon Middle School
Lorain
Avon Lake
AM
16
North Canton Middle School
Lake Middle School
Stark
North Canton
KD
17
Highland Middle School
Wadsworth Middle School
Medina
Medina
UY
18
St Gertrude School
Sycamore Jr High School
Hamilton
Cincinnati
SD
19
Schl Creative/ Perform Arts
Sycamore Jr High School
Hamilton
Cincinnati
RZ
20
McKinney Middle School
Minster Middle School
Greene
Yellow Springs
LF
21
Oakwood Jr High
Roosevelt Middle School
Montgomery
Dayton
QT
22
St Paul School
Lake Middle School
Stark
North Canton
KT
23
Lake Middle School
Lake Middle School
Stark
Hartville
JZ
24
Hawken Middle School
Hawken Middle School
Cuyahoga
Lyndhurst
DF
25
Teays Valley Middle School
Unioto Junior High
Pickaway
Ashville
UD
Power of the Pen 2006 STATE FINALS
Rank
SEVENTH GRADE CHAMPS- Top 25
Name
School
City
Regional
Code
1
Goodall, Casey
Wyoming Middle School
Wyoming
Sycamore Jr High School
SS71
2
Martin, Patrick
Seton Catholic School
Hudson
KSU- Kent
JD71
3
Barnes, Corinne
Baker Middle School
Fairborn
Minster Middle School
KX72
4
Simens, Madeline
Berea
Avon Middle School
AY71
5
Krieger, Max
St Marys Catholic S h l Urban Community Elem
Cleveland
Heskett Middle School
HQ71
6
Kerman, Hannah
Hawken Middle School
Lyndhurst
Hawken Middle School
DF71
7
Purcell, Erin
Cincinnati
Sycamore Jr High School
RT71
8
Levan, Zena
University Height
Heskett Middle School
FK71
9
Spalsbury, Mahala
Mariemont Junior High S h l Frank L Wiley Middle S h l Stanton Middle School
Kent
KSU- Kent
JM74
Ashville
Unioto Junior High
UD71
Hudson
Hawken Middle School
DH73 UQ72
10
Brown, Naomi
11
Evans, Erica
Teays Valley Middle S h l Hudson Middle School
12
Rubright, Kathryne
Chippewa Middle School
Doylestown
13
Song, Lee Ann
Timberstone Jr High
Sylvania
Wadsworth Middle S h l Findlay High School
14
Erlendsdottir, Margret
Birchwood School
Cleveland
KSU- Kent
HR72
15
Callahan, Anna
St Andrew School
Milford
Sycamore Jr High School
SA71
16
Clark, Emily
Hudson Middle School
Hudson
Hawken Middle School
DH71
17
Jessen, Lynne
McBroom Jr High
Saint Marys
Minster Middle School
LD72
18
Winks, Elizabeth
Sidney Middle School
Sidney
Minster Middle School
LR72
19
Dale, Zack
Hudson Middle School
Hudson
Hawken Middle School
DH72
20
Jeng, Adrienne
Jones Middle School
Upper Arlington
MS71
21
Broida, Sam
Birchwood School
Cleveland
New Albany Middle S h l KSU- Kent
22
Cowans, Haley
Sunbury
Kawolics, Kiran
New Albany Middle S h l Hawken Middle School
LY71
23
Big Walnut Middle S h l Laurel School
24
Duffy, Tricia
Bexley Middle School
Bexley
25
Michael, Carter
Walnut Hills High School
Cincinnati
Shaker Heights
New Albany Middle S h l Sycamore Jr High School
CS73
HR71
DK72 LX72 SM71
Power of the Pen 2006 STATE FINALS
Rank
EIGHTH GRADE CHAMPS- Top 25
Name
School
City
Regional
1
Kintner, Jacob
McKinney Middle School
Yellow Springs
Minster Middle School
LF82
2
Craycraft, Nikki
Henry Karrer MS
Dublin
ML82
3
Huda, Naureen
Revere Middle School
Bath
New Albany Middle S h l KSU- Kent
4
Botnick, Julie
Miller South School
Akron
KSU- Kent
HX82
5
Fess, Stephen
Bishop Leibold School
Dayton
Roosevelt Middle School
QK82
6
Mastroianni, Adam
St Joseph School
Monroeville
Avon Middle School
AX81
7
Sivit, Maggie
Laurel School
Shaker Heights
Hawken Middle School
DK85
8
Katbi, Olivia
St John School
Delphos
Minster Middle School
LS81
9
Melaku, Melekte
Mayfield Middle School
Cleveland
Hawken Middle School
DL81
10
Gansel, Carly
Alliance Middle School
Alliance
Lake Middle School
JQ81
11
Kessler, Gretchen
Loveland Middle School
Loveland
Sycamore Jr High School
RR81
12
Peng, Angie
Hudson Middle School
Hudson
Hawken Middle School
DH83
13
Juster, Julia
Laurel School
Shaker Heights
Hawken Middle School
DK83
14
Dixon, Noah
Roosevelt Middle School
Springfield
Roosevelt Middle School
QZ81
15
Oda, Sarah
Oakwood Jr High
Dayton
Roosevelt Middle School
QT82
16
Nicolas, Cara
St Susanna School
Mason
Sycamore Jr High School
SH82
17
Opal, Mike
Perrysburg Jr High Sch
Perrysburg
Findlay High School
CF81
18
Ryan, Rebecca
Twinsburg
KSU- Kent
HS83
19
David, Gillis
Cincinnati
Sycamore Jr High School
RZ81
20
Zucker, Matt
Chamberlin Middle S h l Schl Creative/ Perform At Monticello Middle School
Cleveland Heights
Heskett Middle School
FX82
21
Carps, Michael
Wadsworth
Frameli, Julia
23
Hasek, Lauren
North Royalton
24
Wright, Emily
North Royalton
Heskett Middle School
HD82
25
Dellacorte, Justin
North Royalton Middle S h l St Albert the Great S h l Highland Middle School
Wadsworth Middle S h l Wadsworth Middle S h l Heskett Middle School
WB81
22
Sacred Heart Parish S h l A I Root Middle School
Medina
Wadsworth Middle S h l
UY81
Medina
Code
JC81
UL81 FZ81
Power of the Pen 2006 STATE FINALS
SEVENTH FINALISTS
Rank
Name
School
City
Regional
1
Michael, Carter
Walnut Hills High School
Cincinnati
Sycamore Jr High School
SM71
2
Dale, Zack
Hudson Middle School
Hudson
Hawken Middle School
DH72
3
Milligan, Ellen
Oakwood Jr High
Dayton
QT72
4
Jeng, Adrienne
Jones Middle School
Upper Arlington
5
Krieger, Max
Urban Community Elem
Cleveland
Roosevelt Middle School New Albany Middle S h l Heskett Middle School
6
Penn, Lisa
Heskett Middle School
Bedford
Heskett Middle School
FQ71
7
Goodall, Casey
Wyoming Middle School
Wyoming
SS71
8
Duffy, Tricia
Bexley Middle School
Bexley
9
Broida, Sam
Birchwood School
Cleveland
Sycamore Jr High School New Albany Middle S h l KSU- Kent
HR71
10
Ivan, Sam
Toledo Christian School
Toledo
Findlay High School
CT71
11
Fraser, Laura
Avon Lake
Cowans, Haley
13
Zhang, Jessica
Mason
Avon Middle School New Albany Middle S h l Sycamore Jr High School
AM71
12
Learwood Middle School Big Walnut Middle S h l Mason Middle School
14
Callahan, Anna
St Andrew School
Milford
Sycamore Jr High School
SA71
15
Spalsbury, Mahala
Stanton Middle School
Kent
KSU- Kent
JM74
16
Zeilinger, Julie
Hawken Middle School
Lyndhurst
Hawken Middle School
DF73
17
Varley, Pauline
Laurel School
Shaker Heights
Hawken Middle School
DK73
18
Raghavendran, Beena
Mason Middle School
Mason
Sycamore Jr High School
RU73
19
Dreibelbis, Sara
Madeira Middle School
Cincinnati
Sycamore Jr High School
RS71
20
Feller, Shannon
James A Garfield MS
Garrettsville
KSU- Kent
HW72
21
Evans, Erica
Hudson Middle School
Hudson
Hawken Middle School
DH73
22
Yang, Alison
Timberstone Jr High
Sylvania
Findlay High School
CS75
23
Kerman, Hannah
Hawken Middle School
Lyndhurst
Hawken Middle School
DF71
24
Kawolics, Kiran
Laurel School
Shaker Heights
Leopold, Anna
Gahanna MS East
Gahanna
MD71
26
Nowacek, Hailey
Roxboro Middle School
Cleveland Heights
Hawken Middle School New Albany Middle S h l Heskett Middle School
DK72
25 27
Winks, Elizabeth
Sidney Middle School
Sidney
Minster Middle School
LR72
28
Stoner, Lauren
Thomas Ewing Jr High
SZ73
Spaeth, Michael
Dayton
Roosevelt Middle School
QM72
30
Levan, Zena
University Height
Heskett Middle School
FK71
31
Barnes, Corinne
Lexington Junior High Hadley E Watts Middle S h Frank L Wiley Middle S h l Baker Middle School
Lexington
29
Fairborn
KX72
32
Charles, Max
Bexley Middle School
Bexley
33
Parikh, Shivani
Sycamore Jr High School
Cincinnati
Minster Middle School New Albany Middle S h l Sycamore Jr High School
34
Davis, Bre
Lexington
Thomas Ewing Jr High
SZ72
35
Yu, Stephanie
Cleveland
Hawken Middle School
DX71
36
Bailey, Elizabeth
Springfield
Roosevelt Middle School
QX71
37
Simens, Madeline
Berea
Avon Middle School
AY71
38
Brown, Naomi
Ashville
Rubright, Kathryne
40
Clark, Emily
Hudson Middle School
Hudson
Unioto Junior High Wadsworth Middle S h l Hawken Middle School
UD71
39
Lexington Junior High St Paschal Baylon S h l Ridgewood School St Marys Catholic S h l Teays Valley Middle S h l Chippewa Middle School
41
Martin, Patrick
KSU- Kent
JD71
Purcell, Erin
Cincinnati
Sycamore Jr High School
RT71
43
Song, Lee Ann
Seton Catholic School Mariemont Junior High S h l Timberstone Jr High
Hudson
42
Sylvania
Findlay High School
CS73
44
Hulyalkar, Vivika
Lake Ridge Academy
North Ridgeville
Avon Middle School
AL71
Sunbury
Doylestown
Code
MS71 HQ71
LX72
LY71 RU75
HB71
LX71 SK71
UQ72 DH71
Power of the Pen 2006 STATE FINALS
SEVENTH FINALISTS
Rank
Name
School
City
Regional
Code
45
Smith, Christine
Lake Middle School
Hartville
Lake Middle School
JZ74
46
Hupp, Bronte
Marietta Middle School
Marietta
Unioto Junior High
TZ73
47
Erlendsdottir, Margret
Birchwood School
Cleveland
KSU- Kent
HR72
48
Babcock, Logan
Thomas Ewing Jr High
SZ71
Packard, Austin
Twinsburg
KSU- Kent
HS73
50
Paul, Emily
Lexington Junior High Chamberlin Middle S h l Lake Middle School
Lexington
49
Hartville
Lake Middle School
JZ73
51
Lin, Tiffany
Hudson Middle School
Hudson
Hawken Middle School
DH74
52
Shaver, Shannon
Kenston Middle School
Chagrin Falls
Hawken Middle School
DJ72
53
Jessen, Lynne
Minster Middle School
LD72
Miller, Brenna
McBroom Jr High Lebanon Junior High S h l
Saint Marys
54
Lebanon
Sycamore Jr High School
RM71
Power of the Pen 2006 STATE FINALS
EIGHTH FINALISTS
Rank
Name
School
City
Regional
1
Kintner, Jacob
McKinney Middle School
Yellow Springs
Minster Middle School
LF82
2
Huda, Naureen
Bath
KSU- Kent
JC81
3
Rosch, Caelyn
Shaker Heights
Buckley, Jillian
MR81
5
Blackley, Katie
Ashland Middle School
Ashland
Hawken Middle School New Albany Middle S h l Thomas Ewing Jr High
DT81
4
Revere Middle School Shaker Hts Middle S h l John Sells Middle School
6
Mastroianni, Adam
Monroeville
Avon Middle School
AX81
7
David, Gillis
Cincinnati
Sycamore Jr High School
RZ81
8
Fess, Stephen
St Joseph School Schl Creative/ Perform At Bishop Leibold School
Dayton
Dellacorte, Justin
Highland Middle School
Medina
10
Frameli, Julia
A I Root Middle School
Medina
11
Kessler, Gretchen
Loveland
12
Crowley, Kim
13
Robinson-Hubbuch, Birch
Loveland Middle School Copley-Fairlawn Middle S h l McKinney Middle School
Yellow Springs
Roosevelt Middle School Wadsworth Middle S h l Wadsworth Middle S h l Sycamore Jr High School Wadsworth Middle S h l Minster Middle School
QK82
9
14
Zucker, Matt
Cleveland Heights
Heskett Middle School
FX82
15
Hasek, Lauren
North Royalton
Heskett Middle School
FZ81
16
Botnick, Julie
Monticello Middle School North Royalton Middle S h l Miller South School
Akron
KSU- Kent
HX82
17
Coduto, Katy
St Paul School
North Canton
Lake Middle School
KT81
18
Dudney, Allison
Springfield
Roosevelt Middle School
QY83
19
Squillante, Sarah
Sylvania
Carps, Michael
WB81
21
Whitehouse, Leland
Shaker Heights
Findlay High School Wadsworth Middle S h l Hawken Middle School
CA82
20
Rockway Middle School McCord Junior High S h l Sacred Heart Parish S h l University School
22
Bains, Karan
Old Trail School
Bath
KSU- Kent
JA81
23
Melaku, Melekte
Mayfield Middle School
Cleveland
Hawken Middle School
DL81
24
Gansel, Carly
Lake Middle School
JQ81
Wright, Emily
North Royalton
Craycraft, Nikki
27
Bourne, Rachel
Sandusky
Heskett Middle School New Albany Middle S h l Avon Middle School
HD82
26 28
Nicolas, Cara
Alliance Middle School St Albert the Great S h l Henry Karrer MS Sandusky Central C th li St Susanna School
Alliance
25
Mason
Sycamore Jr High School
SH82
29
Sivit, Maggie
Laurel School
Shaker Heights
Hawken Middle School
DK85
30
McGinnis, Abby
J A Smith Middle
Chillicothe
Unioto Junior High
TW81
31
Juster, Julia
Shaker Heights
Volovetz, Josephine
33
Peng, Angie
Hawken Middle School New Albany Middle S h l Hawken Middle School
DK83
32
Laurel School New Albany Middle S h l Hudson Middle School
34
Haynes, Brooke
St Brigid School
Xenia
RA81
35
Slabaugh, Brett
Chippewa Middle School
Doylestown
36
Dixon, Noah
Springfield
37
Clarridge, Austin
Marysville
Findlay High School
CJ82
38
Unger, Helen
Roosevelt Middle School St John's Lutheran S h l Ratner School
Roosevelt Middle School Wadsworth Middle S h l Roosevelt Middle School
Lyndhurst
Hawken Middle School
DS82
39
Veres, Sandy
Hillside Middle School
Seven Hills
Heskett Middle School
FR82
40
Martin, Beth
Avon Middle School
AM82
Ryan, Rebecca
Twinsburg
42
Mahler, Coleman
43
Springer, Kristin
44
Kovach, Sam
Learwood Middle School Chamberlin Middle S h l Immaculate Conception S h l St Matthew School New Albany Middle
Avon Lake
41
KSU- Kent New Albany Middle S h l New Albany Middle S h l New Albany Middle
Dublin
Copley
Wadsworth
Dublin
New Albany Hudson
Columbus Gahanna New Albany
Code
ST82
UY81 UL81 RR81 US81 LF83
DY82
ML82 AU81
MT83 DH83 UQ82 QZ81
HS83 MQ81 QB82 MT81
Power of the Pen 2006 STATE FINALS
EIGHTH FINALISTS
Rank
Name
School
City
Regional
Code
45
Opal, Mike
Perrysburg Jr High Sch
Perrysburg
Findlay High School
CF81
46
Eiden, Elise
St Michael School
Independence
Heskett Middle School
HM81
47
Hunter, Lindsay
Seton Catholic School
Hudson
KSU- Kent
JD81
48
Minardi, Dianne
Ascension School
Kettering
Roosevelt Middle School
QJ81
49
Shelton, Amanda
Loveland Middle School
Loveland
Sycamore Jr High School
RR83
50
Oda, Sarah
Oakwood Jr High
Dayton
Roosevelt Middle School
QT82
51
Ou, Alice
Timberstone Jr High
Sylvania
Findlay High School
CS83
52
Sikon, Joseph
St Angela Merici School
Fairview Park
Harzog, Alec
Bexley Middle School
Bexley
54
Katbi, Olivia
St John School
Delphos
Heskett Middle School New Albany Middle S h l Minster Middle School
HF82
53
LX83 LS81
2006 Regional Best of the Best Awards All students who received a Best of Round Award at Regionals were contenders for the Best of Best Awards at the Regional level. These awards were presented at State. Best of the Best papers at all levels of competition are guaranteed publication in The Book of Winners for 2006. Those who won Best of the Best Awards at State for outstanding writing at the Regional level are listed here. Each received a $50 Savings Bond and an award certificate if they were present to receive them. Power of the Pen does not, as a matter of policy and principle, mail awards to absentee winners. Seventh Grade Name
School
City
County
Olivia Bullock Lucy Merriman Michael Murray Alison Yang Bethany Zettler
Timberstone JHS Stanton MS Mount Vernon MS Timberstone JHS Emerson MS
Sylvania Kent Mount Vernon Sylvania Lakewood
Lucas Portage Knox Lucas Cuyahoga
Bexley Bay Village Leesburg Springfield Mount Vernon Shaker Hts Akron Monroeville Copley Hudson Shaker Hts MS Milford Center Perrysburg Loveland Fairview Park New Albany Wooster
Franklin Cuyahoga Highland Clark Knox Cuyahoga Summit Huron Summit Summit Cuyahoga Union Wood Hamilton Cuyahoga Franklin Wayne
Eighth Grade Jacob Beech Patrick Collier Abby Current* Noah Dixon John Fleming Laura Gates Maria Kenngott* Adam Mastroianni Ella Matweyou Angie Peng Caelyn Roach Ellen Scheiderer* Emily Schoenlein Amanda Shelton Joseph Sikon Jacob Somerlot Mara Weber
Bexley MS St Raphael School Fairfield MS Roosevelt MS Mount Vernon MS Hathaway Brown MS St Matthew School St Joseph School Copley-Fairlawn MS Hudson MS Shaker Hts MS Fairbanks MS Perrysburg JHS Loveland MS St Angela Merici New Albany MS Edgewood MS
NOTE: Bond applications for these awards must be returned with edited, typed and single-spaced copy of the winning work to: Power of the Pen, Box 442, Richfield, Ohio 44286. Bonds will not be purchased until this requirement is met. *Winners that did not pick up awards on stage at the State Finals may be published if the edited, typed copies are sent in as required. However, winners will not receive awards if they were not present to receive them. It is always an embarrassment to have names announced on stage at State and have no one come forth to receive them. It sends a message out to sponsors, as well as participants, that the prestige of these awards are not valued by the recipient.
Best of the Best 2006 State Finals In keeping with the ruling of the State Committee to publish the Best of the Best for the State Tournament instead of the written work of the top fifteen winners, these are the contestants who wrote a best response to a single prompt at The College of Wooster State Finals this year. All will receive $50 Savings Bonds and State medallions when edited copy of winning work is received at the State Office. If a student wrote more than a single Best of the Best paper, a bond for each will be awarded but only one medallion. All Best of the Best papers will be published in the 2006 Book of Winners.
Grade Seven Name Aurita Hari-Raj Naomi Brown* Sam Malloy M. Erlendsdottir
School Miami Valley School Teays Valley MS St Michael School Birchwood School
City Dayton Ashville Findlay Cleveland
County Montgomery Pickaway Hancock Cuyahoga
Title of Piece “The Aisles of Time” “The Little Red Cross”
2
Erica Evans Emily Clark Vanessa Neumeier Jessica Zhang Tyler Tavalero
Hudson MS Hudson MS White Oak MS Mason MS Bellbrook JHS
Hudson Hudson Cincinnati Mason Bellbrook
Summit Summit Hamilton Warren Greene
“Music” “I hear” “Contrary Connections” “And All the Wild Things “One Song””
3
Bethany Zettler
Emerson MS
Lakewood
Cuyahoga
“Georgie”
4
Naomi Brown*
Teays Valley MS
Ashville
Pickaway
“Beneath the Surface”
Round
1
“Curiosity Killed the Cat-Food Eater” “For the Sake of Our Culture” (revised title)
*The writer won two Best of Best Awards.
Eighth Grade Name Mia Juratovac Luke Brett Will Portman Joseph Sikon
School Dominion MS J A Garfield MS Mariemont JHS St Angela Merici
City Columbus Garrettsville Cincinnati Fairview Park
County Franklin Portage Hamilton Cuyahoga
Title of Piece “China Doll” “Noise Pollution” “A Cicada’s Journey” “In the Face of Combat (revised title)”
2
Josh Wang Noah Dixon* Coleman Mahler
Mason MS Roosevelt MS Immaculate Concept.
Mason Springfield Columbus
Warren Clark Franklin
“Popping” “A New Language” “OneEyedMule 36”
3
Noah Dixon* Julia Juster* Maggie Sivit*
Roosevelt MS Laurel School Laurel School
Springfield Shaker Hts Shaker Hts
Clark Cuyahoga Cuyahoga
“10 Burgers in 10 Minutes” “Sound Bites” (revised title) “Man’s Best Friend”
4
Adam Mastroianni Julia Botnick Maggie Sivit* Julia Juster* Angie Peng
St Joseph School Miller South School Laurel School Laurel School Hudson MS
Monroeville Akron Shaker Hts Shaker Hts Hudson
Huron Summit Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Summit
“We Are Eternal” “The Old Woman and Me” “Mi Familia” “Eternity” “How Can it Be?” (revised title)
Round
1
*The writer won two Best of Best Awards. Send edited papers to:
Power of the Pen Box 442 Richf ield, Oh io 44286
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SELECTED STATISTICAL DATA OF INTEREST
2006 STATE FINALS The College of Wooster May 25-26, 2006 Schools Registered
287
Contestants Registered Seventh
332
Eighth
347
TOTAL
679
Teacher/Judges
375
Tournament Staff
71
Parent/Adult Volunteer Workers est.
60
Student Runners
167
Relatives & Guests
174
Judge-to-Contestant Ratio Number of 100 Quality Point Scores Percentage of Contestants Number of pieces of Student Writing produced and evaluated by Judges
1 to 1.8
0 0.00% 2,253