The following is from CHS teacher Janet Bustrin:
In the last month, poetry has been in the hearts and minds of the 1,900 students at Columbia High School. They were preparing to participate in the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud is administered in partnership with the State Arts Agencies of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. This is the first year the entire student body has participated.
Classroom competitions were held in December. The classroom winners moved on to the school competition level and, over the last three days, 15 finalists have emerged to compete this Monday, January 11th at 7 p.m. in the Columbia High School Auditorium.
Here is the list of finalists:
Jasmine Keegan
Stephanie Cadet
Theresa Desir
Kasper Kransdorf
Kamille Sabio
Hunter Kovacs
Riley Wine
Charlotte Steiner
Caleb Heinze
Sarah Braka
Lucy Schmidt
Sir Barr
Isadora Kianovsky
Kristen Bailey
Kayla Bonhomme-Anthony
The entire community is invited to witness this great event. Students admitted free, adults $10. Proceeds will support the CHS annual Shakespeare Festival and the Parnassian Society’s trip to perform at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2016.
