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Poetry Out Loud begins new year
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Now in its fifth year, Poetry Out Loud encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.
Schools are invited to adopt the 2008-09 Poetry Out Loud curriculum, present school-wide contests, and advance to the state competition in March in Salem.
Last year, Brookings-Harbor High School’s Sophia Soberon won the statewide competition and traveled to nationals.
The state champion receives $200 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete for the national championship. The state champion’s school receives a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. The runner-up in the state competition receives $100, with $200 for his or her school library. The national champion wins a $20,000 college scholarship; the first runner-up, $10,000; and the third runner-up, $5,000, with additional money for the respective school libraries.
Poetry Out Loud requires less than two or three weeks of class time. Registration information for Oregon high schools has been posted at www.oregonartscommission.org/education. Schools that wish to be part of the official Poetry Out Loud program must contact the Oregon Arts Commission by Nov. 6. Contact Deb Vaughn, arts education coordinator, at (503) 986-0085, or deborah.vaughn@state.or.us.
Schools are invited to adopt the 2008-09 Poetry Out Loud curriculum, present school-wide contests, and advance to the state competition in March in Salem.
Last year, Brookings-Harbor High School’s Sophia Soberon won the statewide competition and traveled to nationals.
The state champion receives $200 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete for the national championship. The state champion’s school receives a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. The runner-up in the state competition receives $100, with $200 for his or her school library. The national champion wins a $20,000 college scholarship; the first runner-up, $10,000; and the third runner-up, $5,000, with additional money for the respective school libraries.
Poetry Out Loud requires less than two or three weeks of class time. Registration information for Oregon high schools has been posted at www.oregonartscommission.org/education. Schools that wish to be part of the official Poetry Out Loud program must contact the Oregon Arts Commission by Nov. 6. Contact Deb Vaughn, arts education coordinator, at (503) 986-0085, or deborah.vaughn@state.or.us.
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