Four GMSW Students Advance to Regional Power of the Pen Competition
The Power of the Pen is a writing competition for 7th and 8th grade students in Ohio. Historically, Middle School West has enjoyed success in the POP competition, and this year is no exception. The MSW Power of the Pen team recently competed with over 250 middle school writers at the 2013 Power of the Pen district competition hosted at Gahanna Middle School South. I'm proud to announce that four of our student writers will be advancing to the regional Power of the Pen competition at New Albany Middle School on March 16th!
Of 122 seventh graders who competed, Middle School West had three writers place in the top 50: Makayli Bosaw was 19th, Sarah Heaberlin was 23rd, and Dani Biro was 50th. Representing the MSW 8th graders, Anna Merickel placed 15th out of 129 eighth graders in the competition.
I would like to congratulate these writers and their coach, Megan Forster, for a job well done! The MSW Family wishes each of the young ladies good luck as they compete at the regional competition at New Albany for a chance to advance to the state writing competition at the College of Wooster on May 23rd and 24th.
Writing is an essential skill for success in the workplace and in the classroom. Students at Middle School West are being asked to read and write more than ever before. So often, writing is the mode of communication by which we create and share new ideas. To say it is important is an understatement.
Encourage your child to share with you what he/she is writing about at school. Do you have a child who can't get enough writing? Take a look at this brief video from Young Writer's Workshops for some ideas about writing projects for middle schoolers:
What's Up at West?
- March 7th - MSW Winter Band Concert - grades 6 & 7 (7:30pm - GMSW Auditorium)
- March 11th - Market Day Pickup (5-6pm in GMSW cafeteria)
- March 12th - Athletic Code of Conduct Meeting - Spring Sports (5-6pm - GMSW Auditorium)
