Submitted by Kristi Shanenko

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Valley City High School held its third annual school Poetry Out Loud competition on Tuesday, November 23.

Seniors Brinklyn Johnson, Vismaya Jacob, Morgan Jenner, and Emily Klein earned the honor of participating in the school finals by winning classroom levels of competition during their dual credit public speaking course last spring. Due to illness, Emily Klein was not able to compete in the school finals.

Poetry Out Loud is a national program that encourages high school students to read, analyze,

memorize, and recite poetry. Each contestant presented two poems selected from 1100 options on the VCHS theater stage. The rounds were judged by volunteers from the VCSU English Club.

Vismaya Jacob was named the school champion and will advance to state-level competition at the Heritage Center in Bismarck on February 28, 2022, for a chance to advance to Nationals.