Poetry Out Loud Competition
This exciting contest encourages students to learn poetry through memorization and performance.
High school winners will be sent to Charleston, WV to compete in the 2009 West Virginia Poetry Out Loud Final.
The WVDCH will cover lodging costs and reimburse travel costs for all participants in the state final.
The winner will receive $200, with $500 going to their school for the purchase of poetry books.
An additional $100 goes to the runner-up, with $200 going to his or her school.
The West Virginia State Finalist will win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete for $50,000 in scholarships and school prizes.
Classroom competitions run from September through December.
High School competitions must be completed by January 30, 2010
West Virginia State Final will be held March 6th, 2010 at the Norman L. Fagan Theater
For more information contact:
Stacy Kepple, Poetry Out Loud Coordinator
1900 Kanawha Blvd, E
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
304.558.0240. ext. 721
fax 304.558.3560
stacy.kepple@wvculture.org
