New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals Results
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Poetry Out Loud a free national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, encourages high school students across the country to learn about great works of classic and contemporary poetry through memorization and recitation. Not only do they share their interpretation and delivery of poetry; they also vie for awards and scholarships totaling $50,000.

Thanks to everyone who cheered on the twelve regional winners who competed for the title of State Champion in the March 17th NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals!

Congratulations to our 2016 State Champion
Celeste Sena, Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School (shown below).

Congratulations also to our 2016 State Runner-up
Patrick Monaghan, Red Bank High School (shown below).

We also congratulate the other finalists who represented their regions at the New Jersey State Finals:



Amos Koffa, Burlington County Institute of Technology
Elaina Francisco, Cobblestone Home School
Gianna Robinson, Mainland Regional High School
Kathryn Slusarczyk, Vineland High School
Nicole Jenkins, Piscataway High School
Brianna Vigorito, Morris County School of Technology
Megan Pan, The Pingry School
Beatrice Dimaculangan, Jonathan Dayton High School
Sabyne Pierre, Essex County Vocational North 13th Street High School
Claire Choi, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

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