Powerful pens
Plain City
March 20, 2019

Powerful pens

By From JT Staff Reports

The Jonathan Alder Power of the Pen team had a very successful day at the recent regional tournament at Wittenberg College in Springfield. The seventh and eighth grade teams took second place honors. Jackson McCoy, a Jonathan Alder eighth grader took first place in his grade. He was also awarded the...

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