Power of the Pen

Power of the Pen

Power of the Pen is a competitive, creative writing group for 7th and 8th graders in Ohio. Mcdowells group practices every Monday and Friday during our last period. “Power of the Pen is a group or team of amazing, creative writers that come together and write, and compete in competitions. Even if you don’t like writing, this opens up a new door to what writing is.” Said Carly Bowe (as quoted in the ‘Tribe Talk’) one of our team members.

Mcdowell’s Power of the Pen team has done amazing at the past Competitions. At the District competition at Zane Trace middle school, the seventh grade team was awarded second place, along with several individual awards for specific 8th and 7th grade team members. At the Regional competition at Chillicothe middle school the seventh grade team was awarded first place with some individual awards for certain 7th and 8th grade team members. At a county wide competition at Teays Valley West Middle school the Mcdowell Power of the Pen team along a few writers from Salt Creek (the Logan Elm 5th and 6th grade school) received  second place. Good job to the Power of the Pen team!

Currently the team is practicing for the State Competition coming up on May 26-27 at Wooster college in Wooster Ohio. Going to compete there will be Genevieve Carstensen, Kaylin Artrip, Grace Engel, Jensen Fissel, Carly Bowe and Sydney Whittington. Tatum Tatman, Eric Miller, Jared Payne,Josalyn Pierce, Peri white, Rachel Townsend, Kelci Hickey, Mackenna Patrick, Caroline Higgins, and Jackie White are other Mcdowell Power of the Pen team Members.The team has done great in the past and are sure to do excellent at the state Competition.

I encourage everyone to write for fun. The more you do it the better you get at it. Here’s some fun writing prompts not to different than the ones we use in Power of the Pen. Good luck to Power of the Pen State qualifiers!