Northwest Region

Includes Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hardin, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Williams, Wood, Wyandot, and Van Wert Counties   

Regional Director: 
Rachel Peters

rachel.peters@powerofthepen.org

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

Northwest District 1

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Coldwater Middle School

310 N Second St.

Coldwater, OH 45828

Coordinator: Erica Oh

Or

Northwest District 2
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Tiffin Middle School

103 Shepherd Dr.

Tiffin, OH 44883

Coordinator: Sara Connor   

Qualifiers from both events will advance to:

Northwest Regional Tournament
Saturday, March 7, 2026
The Ohio State University at Lima

4240 Campus Dr.

Lima, OH 45804

Coordinator: Bryan Albright

Who’s Going

Northwest District 1:
Coldwater Middle School

Coldwater Middle School

New Bremen Local Schools

Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School and Academy

Wapakoneta Junior High School

Houston Junior High

Fort Loramie Junior High School

Russia Local School

St. Mary's Middle School

Anna Middle School

11 spots remaining

Northwest District 2:
Tiffin Middle School

Jefferson Junior High School

West Side Montessori

Arbor Hills Junior High

McPherson Middle School

Timberstone Junior High

Toledo Christian Schools

Ottawa Hills JHHS

Napoleon Junior Senior High School

Kenton Middle School

Bishop Hoffman Catholic School - St. Joseph Junior High Academy 

McCord Junior High School

Aerospace and Natural Science Academy of Toledo

Danbury Middle School

Arcadia Middle School

Tiffin Middle School

Springfield Middle School

4 spots remaining

Rachel Peters

In 2010, Rachel competed in the Power of the Pen tournaments as an 8th grader representing McPherson Middle School (probably in a Twilight t-shirt). Today, she proudly teaches 8th grade language arts at her home school, where she coaches her Power of the Pen team and co-advises the Creative Writing Club. She has received Excellence in Education awards from her district. 

Rachel received her Bachelor's in Education from Heidelberg University and her Master's in English from Ohio University. 

When she isn't teaching, Rachel loves spending time with her husband and cats. She also enjoys traveling, watching too much YouTube, reading, and writing various science-fiction, poetry, and paranormal projects.

By coaching creative writing, she hopes that her students can find themselves the way she has found herself through storytelling.