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Great Lakes Theater Christmas Carol Writing Contest

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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)

Dave DeOreo is coordinating producer for Ideastream Public Media’s arts and culture team.