Mallory Finley and Rebekah Dowlin

By Kathy DeMatteo

Twins Peak Charter Academy

Mallory Finley and Rebekah Dowlin, eighth-graders at Twin Peaks Charter Academy (TPCA) in Longmont, were selected as finalists in the Rocky Mountain PBS Storymakers Contest. As finalists, they will attend a storytelling workshop at the PBS Studio in Denver on Dec. 6. The workshop is intended to introduce new skills that will enhance their creative writing. Finalists will also attend a Jan. 10 luncheon featuring author Dom Testa, where the contest winners will be announced.

“I’m psyched that I’m a finalist and can’t wait for the workshop in December! I’m looking forward to working with professional writers to better my writing skills!” said Mallory Finley.

Rebekah Dowlin agreed, “I am thrilled to have one of my short stories recognized. I’m hoping to get some more advice on how I can improve my writing. I have always loved to write from an early age. Writing is just so much fun!”

“It is impressive that TPCA has two finalists in this contest,” said parent Michelle Finley. “There were 711 entries, and only 24 kids were selected as finalists. Having two TPCA students selected as finalists is a testimony to the excellence of the middle school language arts teachers that these girls have had: Ms. Lucy Copperberg, Ms. Alycia Burns, and Mr. James Thornton.”

TPCA is a tuition-free public K-12 school of choice that provides students with the foundations of virtue and character, building cultural literacy through a rigorous, content-rich curriculum in an encouraging environment. TPCA is centrally located in Longmont on Sunset Street between Boston Avenue and Nelson Road.

For more information about TPCA, please visit www.twinpeakscharter.org.

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