Poetry Out Loud State Championship
on March 6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- February 26, 2010
CONTACT: Scott Hirko, Public Relations Officer,
shirko [at] mihumanities.org, 517-372-0029 ext. 25
Students from 24 high schools to compete to represent Michigan in trip to Washington, DC
DATE: Saturday, March 6, 2010
TIME: 10 am - 4 pm
WHAT: 5th annual Michigan Poetry Out Loud state competition
WHERE: Forum Room, State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing
COST: Free to the public
CONTACT: Michigan Humanities Council, 517-372-7770, www.michiganhumanities.org
The fifth annual Poetry Out Loud state poetry recitation competition is scheduled for March 6, 2010, at the State of Michigan Library and Historical Center (702 W. Kalamazoo St.) in Lansing. The event begins at 10 am with winners announced at 4 pm. It is free and open to the public.
High school students from 24 schools across Michigan will participate. A listing of student names is attached. The winner will be named Michigan's Poetry Out Loud representative for the national competition. The national competition will be held in Washington, DC, from April 25-27, 2010. State finalists will also be invited to participate in the Michigan Youth Arts Festival, May 13-15, 2010 in Kalamazoo.
The state winner will receive $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to the national competition. The winner's school will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. The runner-up in the Michigan competition will receive $100, along with $200 for their school library.
Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the Michigan Humanities Council, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, the Michigan Youth Arts Association, and the Library of Michigan.
Michigan's Poetry Out Loud 2010 Participants
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Teacher |
Student |
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School |
City |
First Name |
Last |
First Name |
Last |
Grade |
Student Hometown |
----- SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN ----- |
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University High School Academy |
Southfield |
Davena |
Jackson |
Danielle |
El-Amin |
9 |
Southfield |
Saline High School |
Saline |
Carolyn |
Kreple |
Dillon |
Burns |
12 |
Saline |
Roosevelt High School |
Wyandotte |
Warren |
Baker |
Kelly |
Stec |
11 |
Wyandotte |
Cass Technical High School |
Detroit |
Marilyn |
McCormick |
Harron |
Atkins |
11 |
Detroit |
Bradford Academy High School |
Southfield |
Melissa |
Hedgcock |
Glennika |
Hubbard |
11 |
Redford |
Wylie E. Groves High School |
Beverly Hills |
John |
Rutherford |
Daniel |
Sherwood |
12 |
West Bloomfield |
Franklin Road Christian School |
Novi |
Teresa |
Swaffield |
Alexandra |
Hicks |
12 |
Novi |
Detroit Catholic Central High School |
Novi |
Kevin |
Griffin |
Tim |
Hoffman |
11 |
Howell |
----- CENTRAL/THUMB MICHIGAN ----- |
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Carman-Ainsworth High School |
Flint |
Amanda |
Sauvie |
Paige |
Conway |
11 |
Flint |
Madison Academy |
Flint |
Dawn |
Corbray |
Rishard |
Hawk |
10 |
Flint |
Wolverine Alternative Education |
Vassar |
John |
Robison |
Abigail |
Tanner |
12 |
Vassar |
----- MID MICHIGAN ----- |
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Holt High School |
Holt |
Nick |
Mourning |
Mikaela |
Taylor |
12 |
Lansing |
----- SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN ----- |
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Portage Central High School |
Portage |
Cheryl |
Braford |
Gabriella |
Fox |
12 |
Kalamazoo |
Grace Christian School |
Watervliet |
Leslie |
Beukelman |
Sarah |
Johnson |
12 |
Benton Harbor |
Portage Northern High School |
Portage |
Nancy |
Nott |
Jennifer |
Miller |
12 |
Portage |
----- WEST MICHIGAN ----- |
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North Muskegon High School |
Muskegon |
Toni |
Seyferth |
Cora |
Young |
12 |
Muskegon |
Forest Hills Central High School |
Grand Rapids |
Sarah |
Scobell |
Lauren |
Treiber |
12 |
Grand Rapids |
----- NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN ----- |
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Alba Public School |
Alba |
Judy |
Zimpfer |
Kristi Leigh |
Leitow |
12 |
Alba |
The Leelanau School |
Glen Arbor |
Norm |
Wheeler |
Taylor |
Maddox |
11 |
Glen Arbor |
Boyne Falls Public School |
Boyne Falls |
Jeff |
Garver |
Teghan |
Oswald |
9 |
Boyne Falls |
Petoskey High School |
Petoskey |
Glen |
Young |
Dana |
Reynolds |
9 |
Petoskey |
----- UPPER PENINSULA ----- |
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Mackinac Island Public School |
Mackinac Island |
Lance |
Greenlee |
Onaca |
Bennett |
9 |
Mackinac Island |
Houghton High School |
Houghton |
Julie |
Antilla |
Kevin |
Heras |
12 |
Hancock |
Jeffers High School |
Painesdale |
Cindy |
Ruotsi |
Noble |
Rundman |
9 |
South Range |
About the Michigan Humanities Council
The Michigan Humanities Council, founded in 1974, is a private, non-profit organization, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Each year, the Council reaches tens of thousands of Michigan citizens by supporting humanities and cultural programming in hundreds of Michigan communities. For additional information, please visit: www.michiganhumanities.org or call 517-372-7770.
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Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the Michigan Humanities Council, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the State Library of Michigan, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Poetry Foundation, and the Michigan Youth Arts Association.
Daniel Bellomy, junior, Detoit Cass Tech High School. Michigan's 2009 Poetry Out Loud champion.