Due to the school closing today, this event has been rescheduled for Monday, January 28.

The English Department will be hosting a 'Poetry Out Loud' competition. The competition will be held in the Main Gym. High school students will be competing, but it is open to the community.

This competition is in partnership with the Michigan Humanities Council, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation. It is a part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry—both classic and contemporary—through memorization, performance, and competition. High school students have been competing in individual English classrooms, and the 20 classroom winners will be participating in our school wide event. The winner of this competition will advance to the state finals in Lansing on March 1-2. 

Please take a moment to congratulate the following classroom winners:

Wesley Looman

Hudson Hilgert

Xavier Swalla

Annika Pearson

Daniel Knieper

Kira King

Mia Phillips 

Aanya Usmani

Bekah Harrelson

Piper Kendall

Kate DeYoung

Alexa Meloche

Xavier Reyes

Laine Kibler

Maddy Ruhl

Martha Holland-Anderson

Emily Dykhouse

Dustin Danckaert

Jadah Burciaga 

Kristen Knieper