College of Wooster State Finals

District Tournament Overview College of Wooster State Finals Location: Wooster, Ohio 44691 Tournament Date: May 25-26, 2006 Tournament Coordinato...
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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:

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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