On December 7 and 8, “Poetry Out Loud” semi-finals were held in rm. 114 during 4th block.  Thirty students competed, and eleven were chosen to move on to the finals, which will be held on December 15 at 2:15 pm in room 114.  Below are the finalists.

Student: Vince Garcia
Poem: The Poet
Poet: Yone Noguchi
Teacher: DeMott
Grade: 11

Student: Taylor Maloney
Poem: I, Too
Poet: Langston Hughes
Teacher: Tuckerman
Grade: 11

Student: Noelani Stachurski
Poem: Elegy on Toy Piano
Poet: Dean Young
Teacher: DeMott
Grade: 9

Student: Nick Carpenter
Poem: Domestic Situation
Poet: Ernest Hilbert
Teacher: Free
Grade: 12

Student: Myles Perry
Poem: America
Poet: Claude McKay
Teacher: DeMott
Grade: 9

Student: Mariah Corbin
Poem: Broken Promises
Poet: David Kirby
Teacher: Free
Grade: 12

Student: Marcus Slade
Poem: When I Have Fears…
Poet: John Keats
Teacher: Tuckerman
Grade: 11

Student: Marcie Fennell
Poem: The Lamb
Poet: Linda Gregg
Teacher: Denvir
Grade: 10

Student: Hannah Thompson
Poem: Invitation to Love
Poet: Paul Laurwence Dunbar
Teacher: DeMott
Grade: 9

Student: Francis Sarabia
Poem: Now I Pray
Poet: Kathy Engel
Teacher: Denvir
Grade: 10

Student: Anastazi Maletz
Poem: Speak
Poet: Phillip B. Williams
Teacher: Tuckerman
Grade: 11