POWER OF THE PEN District tournament

Approximately 150 pupils from 13 schools took part in the annual Power of the Pen creative writing tournament Saturday at Howland Middle School. The school and individual winners were:

Seventh-Grade School

First: Old Trail School (Bath)

Second: Glenwood Middle School (Boardman)

Third: South Range Middle School

Eighth-Grade School

First: Canfield Village Middle School

Second: Old Trail School (Bath)

Third: South Range Middle School

Seventh-Grade Contest

First (Vindicator Excellence in Writing Award): Alix Prybyla, Old Trail School

Second: Rylee Nelson, Old Trail School

Third: Christian Moore, South Range Middle School

Eighth-Grade Contest

First (Vindicator Excellence in Writing Award): Monica Patrick, South Range Middle School

Second: Elise Kogelnik, South Range Middle School

Third: Nathan Pecchia, Canfield Middle School

Source: Contest officials