Ohio’s Original Interscholastic Creative Writing Program for Middle Schools |
Including Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, and Preble Counties Regional Director:Darcy Leis darcy.leis@powerofthepen.org 937-750-4614 Registration is open to the first 20 schools that register. Register for one District event only. Western District 1 Or Western District 2 Kenton Ridge Middle & High School 2250 Montego Drive Springfield, OH 45503 Qualifiers from both events will advance to: | Who's GoingWestern District 1: Ankeney Middle School Ascension School Bethel Middle School Jacob Coy Middle School Oakwood Junior High St. Albert the Great School St. Charles Borromeo The Miami Valley School Van Buren Middle School Versailles Middle School West Carrollton Middle School 9 Positions Available Western District 2: Graham Middle School Kenton Ridge Middle School Northeastern Middle School Northwestern Junior High School Ridgewood School Shawnee Middle School Southeastern Junior High School Tecumseh Middle School Tippecanoe Middle School Triad Middle School Twin Valley South Junior High School 9 Positions Available | Darcy Leis
Darcy started her journey with Power of the Pen about 25 years ago as a 7th grade writer. Since 2007, she has coached Power of the Pen in the Clark-Shawnee Local School District in Clark County, serving several times as the host coordinator for Power of the Pen tournaments. Currently, Darcy teaches 7th grade language arts and creative writing at Shawnee Middle School in Springfield. In both 2014 and 2020, Darcy was honored to receive Power of the Pen’s Sara T. Landess Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2020, she received her district’s Teacher of the Year award. In 2022, Darcy won the Clark County Excellence in Teaching award. Darcy earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Wittenberg University and her Master’s degree in Literary and Textual Analysis from Bowling Green State University. For Darcy, it is an honor to be part of an organization that elevates the stories young writers have to tell. |
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