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St. Sebastian wins first at Power of the Pen event



Photo courtesy of St. Sebastian Parish School

WEST AKRON — The St. Sebastian Parish School seventh-grade Power of the Pen team won first place at a Jan. 7 district tournament at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. In addition, individual awards earned included: second place to eighth-grader Julie Rea, third place to Abigail Coleman and eighth place to Frances Knauer. Team members, shown with coaches Sally Weakland and Maggi Blischak, include Sadie Borges, Abigail Coleman, Noelle Keso, Frances Knauer, Christine Sturm-Poth, Henry Thomas and Cecelia Walker. The team and individuals now move onto the Regional Tournament, set for Feb. 28 at Kent State University. Power of the Pen is an interscholastic creative writing competition program for middle school students.