Thanks to Everyone who Participated in Poetry Out Loud Last Friday!

We are still basking in the glow from Friday's competition!

Every student who participated showed up %100! We got goosebumps just listening to you! In that sense, as Ray Tatar said at the event, every participant was a winner.

Here are the local winners for this year:

Third Runner-Up: Wei Jiang
Second Runner-Up: Garrett Brannon
First Runner-Up: Cayla Clark
First Place: Stacy Hill

Congratulations to all! Good luck at the state competition on March 23rd, Stacy!

Thank you also to the musical performers and audience members who got up and performed poems and lyrics! What a wonderful, multi-cultural happening!

Information for Students Participating in Friday's Competion

If you are participating in the competition on Friday night, please remember the following:

* you need to arrive and check in with Beth Taylor-Schott by 6:45. If you arrive after 6:45, we may have given your spot to a runner-up. We will need you to turn in your copies of your poem (see below) and fill out evaluation forms before you take your seat.

* you need to bring 2 copies of your poem with you. One is for the accuracy judge, the other is for your prompter

* you may provide your own prompter. If you do not bring a prompter with you, the poet who taught your class will prompt for you. Your prompter will come up to the front when it is your turn and will sit in a space provided in the front row.

* the Mural Room will open at 6:30. Please feel free to come at that time to test the sound system. The room is generally open during the day if you just want to get a feel for the room or practice your poem there. The sound system will not be available until the evening of the event.

* you will sit in the audience until it is your turn to recite, so be sure to have someone save you a seat while you are checking in.

*Good Luck! We've seen the school winners perform and we know that you are all going to do a fabulous job!