2008 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest
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Second Place winner, Cote Laramie (left) of Concord High School with First Place winner Laura Messner (right) of Exeter High School	Top eight winners. Back row left to right includes: Minta Carlson, Reed Van Dyck, Molly McCahan and Kai Fukunaga. Front row left to right includes: Sarah Cotton, Hannah Skelton, Cote Laramie and Laura Messner.
First place winner: Laura Messner of Exeter High School	Second place winner: Cote Laramie of Concord High School
Third place c0-winner: Sarah Cotton of Salem High School	Third place co-winner: Molly McCahan of Plymouth Regional High School
Fifth place winner: Kai Fukunaga of Dover High School	Sixth place winner: Reed Van Dyck of Bow High School
Seventh place winner: Hannah Skelton of Cocheco Arts & Technology Academy	Eighth place winner: Minta Carlson of Newmarket Junior/Senior High School
School Champion: Sven Wiberg of Oyster River High School	Alternate School Champion: Rob McCardell of John Stark Regional High School
School Champion: Laurel Weatherby of Winnacunnet High School	School Champion: Benjamin Wolf Lehr Mueser of John Stark Regional High School
Alternate School Champion: Alison Halchack-Lord of Timberlane Regional High School	New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud Director, Rodger Martin
Master of Ceremonies Ira Joe Fisher	Representative Daniel Eaton
Finalist judges included: William Doreski, Peter H. Allen, Patricia Fargnoli, Alice B. Fogel, Edward Germaine, Sidney Hall Jr., John Hodgen, Sara Willingham and Paul Rogalus.	Finalist Reed Van Dyck with her sister Teal Van Dyck who was a second place winner in the National Poetry Out Loud contest two years ago.

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