Ellie had a unique opportunity at school this year. Occasionally, Dalton has had a Power of the Pen team. We had one when I was in school, and then they have had it for one or two years since I have taught there. This year, there was some interest in 7th grade, and they opened it up to 7th and 8th graders. So, Ellie signed up and really enjoyed it.
She and her teammates went to Ashland Middle School to compete on a Saturday. They had 3 writing sessions that each lasted 45 minutes. They were given a prompt and then told to creatively write. (This is Mrs. Palmer with the 7th and 8th grade teams.)
By the end of the morning, they were exhausted, but Ellie had so much fun! She would have loved to participate for two years, but only got one. While she didn’t win any awards, the experience was enough. We are proud of her for trying something new.
Ellie with her 8th grade team (Colton Nussbaum, Mary Nussbaum, and Ellie.)
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