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On Monday, February 26th, 16-first place high school students from across the state will participate in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck. There will be two rounds of competition starting at 9:30am with a final round at approximately 1:00pm. While final scores are tabulated, spectators will be entertained by artists and culture bearers Fred Edwards and Joe Davis. The award ceremony will begin at approximately 2:00pm. The school of the state champion will receive $500 for the purchase of poetry materials. The champion at the state level will receive $200 and advance to the 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Finals on April 30-May 2 in Washington, DC where they will have a chance to compete for the grand prize of $20,000. This event is FREE and open to the public.
The following schools will be participating in this year’s POL State Competition:
- Bismarck High School
- Beulah High School
- Cavalier High School
- Central Valley School, Buxton
- Legacy High School, Bismarck
- Mandan High School
- New Rockford-Sheyenne School
- Northern Cass High School
- Northwood Public School
- Ray High School
- Starkweather School
- Valley City High School
- Wahpeton High School
- Washburn High School
- West Fargo Public School
- Wyndmere Public School