[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Office of Cultural Affairs announces regional Poetry Out Loud competition for area high school students

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Contact: Sarah Dresser
Program Specialist
Office of Cultural Affairs 
573-874-6387
sedresse at GoColumbiaMo.com

Office of Cultural Affairs announces regional Poetry Out Loud competition for area high school students

COLUMBIA, MO (February 15, 2016) - The City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs will host the central Missouri regional competition for Poetry Out Loud on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Columbia Public Library, 100 W. Broadway. The event is free and open to the public. The competition is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. The event is presented in partnership with the Missouri Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.

During the event, winning students from eight area high school competitions are slated to participate in the central Missouri regional Poetry Out Loud contest. The winner of this competition advances to the Missouri state competition on March 10 in Jefferson City. The Missouri champion advances to the Poetry Out Loud national finals on May 2-4, 2016 in Washington, D.C., where $50,000 in awards and school stipends are distributed. For further information on Poetry Out Loud, visit www.poetryoutloud.org.

Featured contestants:

Boonville High School – Skyler Blumhorst

Cole Camp High School – Elizabeth Craig

Columbia Independent School – Emma Briner

Hickman High School - Shakira Cross

Jefferson City Home Educators – Emilia Stephens

Lighthouse Preparatory Academy – Brooke Streigel

Rock Bridge High School – Bailey Long

School of the Osage High School – Arianna Neal

For more information, contact Sarah Dresser at 573-874-6387 or sedresse at gocolumbiamo.com. 



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