MENDOCINO COUNTY POETRY OUT LOUD FINALS AT THE ARENA THEATER

Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 3:45pm at the Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA

At 3:45pm, on Tuesday, Feb 7th at the Arena Theater in Point Arena (214 Main Street, downtown Point Arena),Suzanne Kritz from Pacific Community Charter High School, Elijah Ravitz-Campbell and Adam Clapp from Mendocino Community High School and Jaida Scaife from Mendocino High School competed for the chance to become the Mendocino County representative at the 2012 State Finals of the Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition in Sacramento. The event was judged by four California poets/performers: Cheri Ause William Ray, Martin Hickel, and Leslie Lindborg. Elijah Ravitz-Cambell (reciting "They Are Hostile Nations" by Margaret Atwood and" Nude Descending a Staircase" by X. J. Kennedy) will won the Mendocino County title, and Susanna Kritz was the runner up (reciting "Fire & Ice" by Robert Frost and "Horse & Rider" by Ivy Schex).  Elijah Ravitz-Campbell will advance to the State Finals in Sacramento on March 25 & 26. A collaborative effort of the National Endowment For the Arts, the California Arts Council, the California Poets In the Schools and Arts Council of Mendocino County, Poetry Out Loud encourages high school students to memorize and perform great poems. In 2011 more than 300,000 students across the nation participated in the Poetry Out Loud program. The event was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, The Poetry Foundation, California Poets In the Schools, The Arts Council of Mendocino County, and the Arena Theater.  For more information about Poetry Out Loud, visit www.poetryoutloud.org

COAST HIGH SCHOOL POETRY SLAM (PAHS, PCCHS, MHS, MCHS, FBHS) Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 Immediately following POL at the Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA

On Tuesday, February 7, Immediately following the Mendocino County POL Finals, at the Arena Theater in Point Arena, high school poets from Point Arena, Fort Bragg, and Mendocino slamed their original poetry at the 12th annual MCOE/CPITS Coast High School Poetry Slam. The event was be judged by four California poets/performers: Cheri Ause William Ray, Martin Hickel, and Leslie Lindborg, with audience response influencing their decision. Winner of the Coast Slam 2012 was Raina Deerwater, with Niko Gomez second, and Elijah Ravitz-Campbell and Rowan Rusert tied for third. The slam was sponsored by the Mendocino County Office of Education and California Poets in the Schools with the generous support of the Arena Theater. Additional donations provided by Pizza's and Cream. 2012 Coast High School Slam Champion, Raina Deerwater                                              Slammers celebrating in front of the Arena Theater after the slam

p Individual Scores   Raina Deerwater, 109—1st Place (Mendocino team) Niko Gomez, 108—2nd Place (Mendocino team) Elijah Ravitz Campbell, 107—tied for 3rd Place (Mendocino team) Rowan Rusert, 107—tied for 3rd Place (Fort Bragg Team) Adam Clapp, 103 —tied for 4th Place (Mendocino team) Amanda Cole, 103—tied for 4th Place (Point Arena Team) Holly Sunyogh, 101.5—5th Place (Point Arena Team) Shayla Gibney, 101—tied for 6th Place (Fort Bragg Team) Jaida Scaife, 101—tied for 6th Place (Mendocino team) Hayley, 101—tied for 6th Place (Mendocino team) Suzanna, 34 (one round, Point Arena Team)

COUNTYWIDE HIGH SCHOOL POETRY SLAM ( FBHS, MHS, PAHS, AVHS, UHS, WHS) Tuesday, May 1, 2012 4:00pm at the Matheson Performing Arts Center, Mendocino High School, Mendocino, CA

On Tuesday, May 1 at the Mendocino High School Matheson Performing Arts Center (MHS Campus, Ford Street, off Little Lake Rd, Mendocino), high school poets from Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Point Arena, Ukiah and Willits shared their original poetry at the 12th annual MCOE/CPITS Countywide High School Poetry Slam.   The event was judged by Mickey Chalfin, Maureen Eppstein, Nancy Liela Wallace-Nelson and Donald Johnson, and content, performic ability, and audience response influencing their decision. The slam was sponsored by the Mendocino County Office of Education and California Poets in the Schools, with support from MHS, FBHS, PAHS, PCCHS, UKS, and WHS.

Individual Top Scores
	1st---Giacomo Zacchia (113.5) 2nd---Raina Deerwater (112.5) 3rd---Elijah Ravits-Campbell (106.5) 3rd---Rilee Dockins (106.5) 4th---Amanda Cole (105) 5th---Tarrah Crooks (104) 5th---Rowan Russert (104) 6th---Haley Lacey (103.5)
Ukiah High School = 657 (18 poems)
	Rilee Dockins (106.5 - 3 rounds) Jazlyn Kraft (70 - 2 rounds) Mikey Bettencourt (103 - 3 rounds) Tarrah Crooks (104 - 3 rounds) Maria Vega (37 - 1 round) Quincy Boyle (35.8 - 1 round) Zhana Ortiz (69.5 - 2 rounds) Caroline Clemons (36.5 - 1 round) Thea Sharp (69 - 2 rounds)
Mendocino = 536 (15 poems)
	Niko Gomez (100) Haley Lacey (103.5) Raina Deerwater (112.5) Elijah Ravits-Campbell (106.5) Giacomo Zacchia (113.5)
Fort Bragg = 390 (12 poems)
	Nick Mason (88) Rachel Humecky (95.5) Rowan Rusert (105) Dustin Sanchez (102.5)

Point Arena = 388.5 (12 poems)
	Suzanne Kritz (96) Marion Zinn (87) Amanda Cole (105) Morgen Pack (100.5)
Willits High School = 241 (8 poems)
	Barbara Schriber (56.5 - 2 rounds) Devon Buckner (96 - 3 rounds)) Doris Roundy  (88.5 - 3 rounds)

 

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