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AUGUSTA — Finalists in the Maine Arts Commission Poetry Out Loud competition include students from Rangeley and Meassalonskee high schools. The final will be Wednesday, March 14, at the Waterville Opera House.
Some 39 students competed in two Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals last month.
The Maine Arts Commission, which administers the poetry competition at the state level, recently announced the top 10 finalists, who will compete in state finals at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, at the Waterville Opera House.
Northern Maine regional champions following the recitation contest, hosted by Hampden Academy, are Lydia Caron, Grade 12, Bangor High School; Katherine Kemper, Grade 12, Camden Hills Regional High School; Lauren Dodge, Grade 12, Lee Academy; Hannah Lavenson, Grade 12, Messalonskee High School; Lauren Farmer, Grade 10, Rangeley Lakes Regional Schools.
The Southern Maine regional champions, after the competition held at Westbrook Middle School are Allan Monga, Grade 11, Deering High School; Abbie vanLuling, Grade 12, Gorham High School; Richard Hilscher , Grade 12, North Yarmouth Academy; Emma Lombardo, Grade 11, Westbrook High School; Wyatt Bates, Grade 11, Yarmouth High School.
After three rounds of competition, one state finalist will be named the overall winner and advance to the national competition, where she or he will compete for a total of $50,000 in awards and school stipends, as well as a $20,000 scholarship.
The doors will open at the state finals at 2:30 p.m. for a 3 p.m. performance start. The event is free and open to the public. It will also be broadcast and streamed live throughout Maine in collaboration with Boothbay Region Television on the BRTV station and through Facebook Live on the Maine Arts Commission’s Facebook page.
For more information, visit Maine Arts Commission Poetry Out Loud 2018 or contact Argy Nestor, Maine Arts Commission director of arts education at argy.nestor@maine.gov or 207-287-2713.
PHOTO: Poetry Out Loud Northern Regional finalists are, left to right, Lydia Caron, Grade 12 Bangor High School; Hannah Lavenson, Grade 12, Messalonskee High School; Lauren Farmer, Grade 10, Rangeley Lakes Regional Schools; Lauren Dodge, Grade 12, Lee Academy; Katherine Kemper, Grade 12, Camden Hills Regional High School. (Submitted photo)
