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Durham County Poetry Out Loud

Poetry Out Loud is a contest that encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation of poems contained in the Poetry Out Loud online anthology. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. Poetry Out Loud uses a pyramid structure that starts at the classroom level. Winners advance to a school-wide competition, then to a regional and/or state competition, and ultimately to the National Finals. []

Each school is responsible for organizing and conducting their own classroom and school competitions.

The Durham County Poetry Out Loud coordinators work with other schools in the county to plan and conduct the Durham County Poetry Out Loud competition. Voyager Academy participates in the Durham County Poetry Out Loud Competition coordinated by the Durham Public Schools Poetry Out Loud Coordinators.

__ Durham Public Schools School Site Coordinators __ Northern High School- Southern School of Energy & Sustainability- Selena Oliver Riverside High School- Durham Performance Learning Center- Durham School of the Arts- Alexa Garvoile Jordan High School- Hillside High School- Hillside New Tech- JDC Early College- Middle College High School- Jaclyn Turnwald City of Medicine Academy- School for Creative Studies- Voyager Academy-


 * 2017-2018 Timeline ** **Durham County Poetry Out Loud**

Poetry Out Loud information available to N.C. teachers (online) []
 * September 1, 2017 **

Classroom and School Competitions held. Each school may send 2 students to the Durham County Poetry Out Loud Competition. [|Classroom Winner forms] must be submitted to School Coordinator according to the school deadline.
 * October 2017- ** **January 2017**

**Friday, December 1, 2017** Schools interested in participating in the official N.C. program, must register with the North Carolina Poetry Out Loud coordinator. After registration, schools and participating teachers will receive a Teachers Guide in the mail. You can also download the [|Poetry Out Loud Teacher's Guide]. North Carolina Poetry Out Loud Coordinator: Lauren Smith ** lauren@triadstage.org **
 * REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR: **
 * Register for this year's competition here . ****Sign up for email updates here  **

[|School winner form] must be completed by January 12, 2018 to be included in the Durham County Poetry Out Loud Competition. Each school can send up to two representatives to participate in the county competition. You must complete the form for each winner separately.
 * January 12, 2018 **

Durham County Poetry Out Loud Competition DPS Staff Development Center- Room M1 2107 Hillandale Rd  Durham, NC 27705
 * January 23rd, 2018 at 6:00pm- **

Statewide Poetry Out Loud semifinals and finals
 * March 3, 2018 **

Poetry Out Loud National Finals at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C., George Washington University
 * May 2018 **