MENDOCINO COUNTY POETRY OUT LOUD FINALS AT THE ARENA THEATER

Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 3:30pm at the Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA

At 3:30pm, on Tuesday, Feb 5th at the Arena Theater in Point Arena (214 Main Street, downtown Point Arena), high school poets from Developing Virtue Boys School in Ukiah, Developing Virtue Girls School in Ukiah, Point Arena High School, Point Arena Community Charter High School, and Mendocino Community Charter High School competed for the chance to become the Mendocino County representative at the March 24-25, 2013 State Finals of the Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition in the State Senate Chambers in Sacramento. Our winners are:  Riley Fong, Developing Virtue Boys School in Ukiah, and runner up Abigail Sereta, Developing Virtue Girls School in Ukiah. A collaborative effort of local teachers, the National Endowment For the Arts, the California Arts Council, the California Poets In the Schools and the Arts Council of Mendocino County, Poetry Out Loud encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. After successful pilot programs in Washington, DC, and Chicago in 2005, the second phase of Poetry Out Loud was launched in high schools across America in the spring of 2006 with tens of thousands of students participating. Last year over 400,000 students competed, and this year—the program’s 7th—Poetry Out Loud continues to grow and will culminate in the National Finals in Washington, DC, on April 28-30, 2013. At the National level, the first place student receives a $20,000 award; second receives $10,000 and the third $5000, and 4-9th place finishers receive $1000 each. Each of the top 10 competitors also receives a $500 donation to their schools for the purchase of books. 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

Riley Fong, 2013 Mendocino County Poetry Out Loud Champion    Abigail Setera, 2013 Mendocino County Poetry Out Loud Runner Up

COAST HIGH SCHOOL POETRY SLAM (PAHS, PCCHS, MHS, MCHS, FBHS) Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 Immediately following POL at the Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA

The13th annual Coast High Schools Poetry Slam took place immediately after POL. It was free and open to the public. High school poets from Point Arena and Mendocino shared their original poetry at the MCOE/CPITS Coast High School Poetry Slam. The event was judged by four Mendocino County poets---Cheri Ause, Frank Healy, Kelley Kieve and Martin Hickel---with audience response influencing their decision. These events are sponsored by the Mendocino County Office of Education, California Poets in the Schools, the California Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts with the generous support of the Arena Theater. 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, The Arena Market and Cafe, and Harvest Market.

Individual Scores   Susana Thomson, 111.5—(Mendocino team) - three poems slammed Maya Nenmeier, 110—(Mendocino team) - three poems slammed Iliana Sanchez, 109—(Point Arena team) - three poems slammed Chantel Cabrera, 107—(Point Arena team) - three poems slammed Seren Dedola, 107—(Mendocino team) - three poems slammed Marion Brittingham, 102.5—(Mendocino team) - three poems slammed Victoria Igancio, 68—(Point Arena team) - two poems slammed Marion Zinn, 68—(Point Arena team) - two poems slammed Amanda Poe, 67.5—(Point Arena team) - two poems slammed Kailey Schmidt, 33.5—(Point Arena team) - one poem slammed

COUNTYWIDE HIGH SCHOOL POETRY SLAM ( FBHS, MHS, PAHS, AVHS, UHS, WHS) Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:00pm at the Matheson Performing Arts Center, Mendocino High School, Mendocino, CA

On Tuesday, April 23at the Mendocino High School Matheson Performing Arts Center (MHS Campus, Ford Street, off Little Lake Rd, Mendocino), high school poets from Mendocino, Point Arena, Ukiah and Willits shared their original poetry at the 13th annual MCOE/CPITS Countywide High School Poetry Slam.   The event was be judged by Mickey Chalfin, Jasper Henderson, Erica Schimmel, and Lory Lepaule, with content, performic ability, and audience response influencing their decision. The slam is sponsored by the Mendocino County Office of Education and California Poets in the Schools, with support from MHS, MCCHS, PAHS, PCCHS, UKS & WHS

Individual Top Scores (poets who slammed all three rounds)

1st---Giacomo Zacchia (113) 2nd---Rilee Dockins (110.5) 3rd---Maya Neumeier(104.5) 4th---Devina Cash (102.5) 5th---Mikey Bettencourt (101.5) 5th---Marion Brittingham (101.5) 6th---Seren Dedola (100) 7th---Marion Zinn (99)

Ukiah High School = 623.5 (16 poems)
	Rilee Dockins (110.5) Zobeyda Bojorquez (72 - 2 rounds) Mikey Bettencourt (101.5) Mariah-Kate Saenz (68 - 2 rounds) Maria Vega (69.5 - 2 rounds) Jazyln Kraft (74 - 2 rounds) Quincy Boyle (68.5 - 2 rounds) Thea Sharp (69 - 2 rounds)
Mendocino = 419 (12 poems)
	Maya Neumeier(104.5) Seren Dedola (100) Marion Brittingham (101.5) Giacomo Zacchia (113)
Point Arena = 167.5 (5 poems)
	Marian Zinn (99) Victoria Ignacio (68.5 - 2 rounds)
Willits High School = 102.5 (3 poems)
	Devina Cash (102.5)
And here is the poem recited at the beginning of the slam by slam judge Mickey Chalfin!
	poetry slam judge everybody gets: a plus for writing it a plus for showing up a plus for reading it the rest isn't silence it might be loud maybe sweet or perhaps crushing all shadows twists and turns getting lost in a good way merging into the fast lane arriving at the perfect moment with plenty to spare your words will always be yours no matter what they are mick chalfin 4/23/2013

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