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Front Page News:

March 18, 2009


 

PMHS’s 2009 Poetry Out Loud Champion

Victoria Duquette, State Poetry Out Loud finalist from Pittsfield.


Eleventh grader Victoria Duquette, Pittsfield Middle High School’s 2009 Poetry Out Loud champion, competed in the New Hampshire Eastern Regional recital on Tuesday, March 3 at Southern New Hampshire University. Along with champions from ten other schools, Victoria recited from memory three poems that she selected from an approved list. Ranging from Oliver Wendell Holmes’s “Old Ironsides,” a romantic reminiscence about a tired old war ship, to Maya Angelou’s angst-filled “Caged Bird” and Nikki Giovanni’s contemplative “Walking Down Park,” Victoria’s selections showed her versatility as a performer and a student of quality poetry.


In Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest, participants are judged on their physical presence, articulation, appropriate dramatization, and evidence of their understanding of the poem. Of the eleven contestants at last Tuesday’s performance - representing over 2,500 students who participated in Poetry Out Loud in the Eastern half of the state - Victoria placed in the top five, qualifying her for the state finals. This is the best that any PMHS student has ever done, and we are all proud of Victoria!


Victoria, along with the five finalists selected from each regional semifinal (Western Regional was held Thursday, March 5), will recite her three poems once more for a chance to be the New Hampshire state champion and travel to the national finals in Washington, D.C. The state finals will be held at Keene State College on Saturday, March 21st, beginning at 1:00 pm. Please come to support one of our top students.

 


 

Local Teen Wins Classics for Chesley Library

What high school junior or senior wouldn’t want to win a thousand dollars for college? The Signet Classic Essay Contest is a great way to do it, and local author Elizabeth Faiella did it last year! She was not the only winner - as part of Liz’s prize, the Chesley Library in Northwood received a set of Signet Classics for its shelves, so that Liz’s neighbors have these great books readily available to them.


The contest is open to all 11th and 12th grade students, and it starts with reading one of the classics. This year’s book is Jane Eyre, and contest entrants are invited to write an essay of two to three typed pages, addressing one of the four contest questions. Is Jane a feminist heroine? Is Jane’s love story a fairy tale? Do elements of the paranormal or supernatural detract from or enhance the story? How does Jane Eyre highlight issues of social class?


If you enjoy thinking about big questions, putting your thoughts in writing, seeing your work published, and contributing to your community, consider entering this very rewarding contest.


The deadline for essays is April 15th. Google “signet essay contest” for a link to details, and there you can also read Elizabeth’s 2008 prize-winning essay on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Once you do, you’ll want to read the book – and you can find it at the Chesley Library!

 


 


 

 











 
 

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