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Eighth
grade third place winner Grace Francis, 2015 Power of the Pen, fourth
place Austin Pleiman,
fifth place Courtney Batten.
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Bluebag Media
Three Versailles
students in top 5 at district POP
BOTKINS – Your best friend collapses; rushed to the hospital. For the
next year the youngster supports her friend… they will get through it
together. At some point, however, the child begins to see her friend
losing ground. At some point, she has to accept reality and say
good-bye… “I love you, mom.”
Two students shared a bond… that of being unpopular in their school.
Then they meet a girl who appeared to be as much outside the
“in-groups” as they were. They form a friendship. They meet others;
over time learn valuable lessons. Once she asked what would happen if
she were no longer there; they had no answer. Shortly after that she
was gone and the two boys had to search their souls to remember the
lessons she had taught them.
These were just two of the essays and narratives that stood out at the
annual District Power of the Pen Tournament at Botkins Local School
Feb. 14.
The competition brought over 200 7th and 8th grade students from a
four-county area to answer three prompts given them by the tournament
administrators. They only had 40 minutes to complete each session...
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Versailles
7th and 8th grade team.
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2014
file photo of Power of the Pen District contestants
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