power of the pen first place 7th grade team at regional competition march 2026

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our BMS Power of the Pen Regional competition writers who competed earlier this month in Parma at the Regional Tournament. 30 other schools in our region competed, and we are so proud of our Rocket writers!

Out of 30 other area schools, our 7th-grade Regionals writing team won 1st PLACE!   Way to go, 7th grade!

Those award-winning 7th-grade writing writers are:

1.) Noah Preston

2.) Rory Gilland

3.) London Goodpaster

4.) Nora Lindsay

5.) Grace Ohly

6.) Eliza Andrews

8th Grade also did very well, and we are so proud of you!

8th Grade Regionals Writing Team were:

1.) Charlotte Colman

2.) Gigi Joslin

3.) Audrey Beckwith 

Special awards were also given at Regionals for Best of Round stories from Districts. 8th Grader Gigi Joslin won a Best of Round Award from Districts for her Round 2 story, “The Brilliance of Light and Darkness”. 

7th Grader London Goodpaster accepted two awards: one Best of Round Award from Districts for her Round 2 story called "The Thief" and a highly prestigious Director's Choice Award for her Round 3 story, "The Lake of the Free". Well done, ladies! 

A huge thank you to our volunteer runners who worked hard to keep the tournament running smoothly:

7th Grade runners:  Elise Grodek, Charlie Scott, and Leah Fienberg

8th Grade runners:  Alice Harder, Eloise LaVelle, and Reese Uhlar