2009 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud highlights
Eighteen students competed for the title of Minnesota's poetry recitation
champion at the 2009 Poetry Out Loud State Competition on Monday,
March 9, at The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul.
Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan, a senior at MTS Technology High School in Minneapolis, was named the 2009 champion.
She went on to compete against fifty students for the national title in Washington
on April 26–28, 2009. |
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Minnesota’s 2009 Poetry Out Loud champions
First place |
Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan
MTS Technology High School (Minneapolis) |
Second place |
Jamee Snyder
Milaca High School (Milaca) |
Third place |
Timothy Johnstad
Eastview High School (Apple Valley) |
Fourth place |
Alex McIntosh
Morris Area High School (Morris) |
Fifth place |
Kristina Phoumy
Adrian High School (Adrian) |
Sixth place |
Thomas McPhee
Morris Area High School (Morris) |
Other state competition participants
- Jaci Adcock, Rushford-Peterson High School
- Petra Bachour, Eden Prairie High School
- Luke Christianson, Mounds View High School
- Alexandra Cross, Round Lake High School
- Jacob P. Gunvalson, Clearbrook-Gonvick High School
- Rebecca Jesme, Fosston High School
- Matt Larson, Cotton High School
- Shirley Liao, Eastview High School
- Mackenzie McCann, Milaca High School
- Christina Serena, Babbitt-Embarrass High School
- Luke Smit, Wabasha-Kellogg High School
- Joseph Vital, Brooklyn Center High School
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