Dee Perry shares the winning stories of The Great Lakes Theater Christmas Carol Writing Contest written by Cleveland Metropolitan School District middle school students. Inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol six original stories were chosen from hundreds of submissions for the annual competition to receive dramatic readings by cast members of Great Lakes Theater's company.Winners:
Eighth Grade:
Laurie J. Bocachica (Douglas MacArthur Girls’ Leadership Academy)
Emily Pikturna, McKenna Jablonske & Xavier Rivera (Newton D. Baker School of Arts)
Seventh Grade:
Emily Gorman (Douglas MacArthur Girls' Leadership Academy)
Yamaiya Jackson (Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy)
Sixth Grade:
Franny Marshall (Riverside Pre K-8 School)
Donovan Reed (Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy)