2010 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud highlights

Congresswoman Betty McCollum
and Charles Collyard

Eighteen students competed for the title of Minnesota's poetry recitation champion at the 2010 Poetry Out Loud State Competition on Monday, March 8 at The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul.

Charles Collyard of Great River School in Saint Paul was named the 2010 champion. He went on to compete against fifty-two students for the national title in Washington on April 25-27, 2010.

Minnesota's 2010 Poetry Out Loud champions include:

First place

Charles Collyard
Great River School, Saint Paul

Second place

Jamee Snyder
Milaca High School, Milaca

Third place

Thomas McPhee
Morris Area High School, Morris

Fourth place

Andrew Troska
Centennial High School, Circle Pines

Fifth place

Luke Smit
Wabasha-Kellogg High School , Wabasha

Sixth place

Melanie Hill
Champlin Park High School, Champlin

The other twelve students who participated in the 2010 state competition (in alphabetical order):

Chaltu Berento—Ubah Medical Academy, Hopkins

Bailey Bischoff—Big Lake High School, Big Lake

Natalie Cook —Adrian High School, Adrian

Michelle Erdman—Woodbury High School, Woodbury

Ellen Ferry —Underwood High School, Underwood

John Kindall—Fosston Public School, Fosston

Madie Kvale—Harbor City International School, Duluth

Shirley Liao—Eastview High School, Apple Valley

Jodi Polaski—Fosston Public School, Fosston

Alissa Sauer —Adrian High School, Adrian

Geoffrey Schumacher—Wabasha-Kellogg High School, Wabasha

Patrick Stephen—Harbor City International School, Duluth