Lake Erie Region

Including Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, and Southeast Cuyahoga and Northern Summit Counties

Regional Director:
Barb Tschantz
barb@powerofthepen.org
330-704-1436

Registration is open on a first-come, first-served basis. Register for one District event only.

Lake Erie District 1
Saturday, January 7, 2023

Lake Erie College
391 W. Washington St.
Painesville, OH 44077
Coordinator: TBD

OR

Lake Erie District 2
Saturday, January 28, 2023
University School
20701 Brantley Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Coordinator: Charlie Oberndorf

Qualifiers from both events will advance to the Lake Erie Regional Tournament virtually hosted by:

Hudson Middle School
Saturday, March 11, 2023

83 N. Oviatt St., Hudson, OH 44236

Coordinator: Mike Fejes

Who’s Going

Lake Erie District 1:
Lake Erie College

20 positions available

Lake Erie District 2:
University School

16 positions available

Barb Tschantz

Barb serves as Executive Director of Power of the Pen. She has been involved with Power of the Pen since 2009 as a judge, coach, tab room supervisor, and regional director, recently managing tournaments throughout Northern Ohio. Barb is a former instructor of middle childhood reading and writing in Kent State University’s School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies and a former English teacher at Lake Middle School in Hartville. She also serves on the leadership council of the National Writing Project at Kent State University.

After more than a decade of experience with Power of the Pen, Barb remains in awe of the creativity and wisdom demonstrated in the writing of the program’s young authors.