National Poetry Outloud
April 22, 2009Bangor High School Student Represents Maine in Recitation Finals
At 9AM on Monday, April 27, 2009, William Whitham, from Bangor High School, will compete against 52 other students in the national finals of Poetry Out Loud in Washington, D.C. The Poetry Out Loud competition is organized nationally by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and at the state level by each state’s arts commission or council.
In February ten students, out of an incredible beginning total of 2700, from high schools across Maine competed in the state finals of Poetry Out Loud at the Camden Opera House.
The final, organized by the Maine Arts Commission, was a closely contested event that highlighted the exceptional talents of Maine’s students. At the end of the evening, William Whitham was selected as state champion. He now goes on to represent Maine in the national finals with the hope of securing the first prize of a $20,000 college scholarship.
Highlights of the Maine State Finals, that included extended interviews with the students, can be seen on YouTube at this link.
Good luck William.