Ohio’s Original Interscholastic Creative Writing Program for Middle Schools

Eastern Region

Information for the 2024-2025 season will be posted when it becomes available, check back soon!

Including Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, and Trumbull Counties

Regional Director:
Julie Lyberger
julie.lyberger@powerofthepen.org
330-352-5529

Registration is open to the first 20 schools that register. Register for one District event only.

Eastern District 1
Friday, January 10, 2025

University of Mount Union

1972 Clark Ave.

Alliance, OH 44601

Coordinator: Danielle Cordaro

Or


Eastern District 2
Saturday, February 1st, 2025

South Range Middle School

11300 Columbiana-Canfield Rd.

Canfield, OH 44406

Coordinator: Deborah Staffeld


Qualifiers from both events will advance to:

Eastern Regional Tournament
Saturday, March 1st, 2025

Lake Elementary School

225 Lincoln Ave. NW

Hartville, OH 44632

Coordinator: Julie Lyberger

Who's Going

Eastern District 1:

University of Mount Union

Jackson Memorial Middle School

Fairless Middle School

North Canton Middle School

Northwest Middle School

Strasburg-Franklin Middle School

St. Michael School

Edison Middle School

Marlington Middle School

East Canton Middle School

West Branch Middle School


10 spots remaining




Eastern District 2:

South Range Middle School

Canfield Village Middle School

St. Paul Catholic School


18 spots remaining

Julie Lyberger

Julie has been involved with POP for 26 years, starting as a coach and host of a district tournament while teaching at Lake Middle School. For the last 15 years she has served in multiple leadership roles: district host school, district and regional tab room coordinator, state building monitor coordinator and President of the Board of Trustees.

Julie is a retired administrator from Lake Local Schools in Hartville after 36 years in education. She has a BA in Education from the U. of Akron, as well as masters degrees in K-12 Educational Leadership and Educational Administration/ Superintendent licensure from Kent State.

Julie enjoys the thrill of reading the creative stories the students produce, training and mentoring tab room coordinators, and working with coaches and writers to help them get the most out of their Power of the Pen experience.

Julie lives in Kent with her husband, Mark, and their Shar Pei, Buckeye. She enjoys traveling to Columbus, OH and Huntersville, NC to visit her children.


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