Arts Education Program

New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud Program 2018-2019

Semi-Final & State Final Competition Schedules & Results:

State Final Championship:
The competition was held on March 15, 2019, 5:00 pm, Representatives Hall, N.H. State House, Concord.

Congratulations to:

State Champion Rachel Budd from Bow High School
and
Alternate Alana Ervin from Oyster River High School

View photos by Cheryl Senter from the State Championship on flickr.

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The Semi-Finals Schedules & Results:
Semi-final competitions are planned so as to minimize travel time for participating high schools and make sure each regional has a similar number of participating schools.

February 19, 2019, 6pm: Rochester Opera House in Rochester

Top 3 Finalists:

Caroline Hanna, Dover High School
Alana Ervin, Oyster River High School
Erin Kelley, Prospect Mountain High School
Alternate: Augustus Vigorito, Newmarket High School

Schools Competing:
Brewster Academy
Cocheco Academy of the Arts
Dover High School
Newmarket High School
Oyster River High School
Portsmouth High School
Prospect Mountain High School
Spaulding High School
St Thomas Aquinas High School
Winnacunnet High School

February 21, 2019, 6pm: Jean’s Playhouse in Lincoln

Top 2 Finalists:

Lexie von der Luft, Holderness School
Veronica Maksymenko, Laconia Christian Academy
Alternate: Madison Chase, Lin-Wood School

Schools Competing:
Belmont High School
Holderness School
Kingswood Regional High School
Laconia Christian Academy
Laconia High School
Lin-Wood High School
Newfound Regional High School

March 5, 2019, 6pm: New England College in Henniker

Top 3 Finalists:

Shayla Ashley, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Catherine Wentz, Goffstown High School
Emilie Webster, Kearsarge Regional High School
Alternate: Maggie Connolly, Concord High School

Schools Competing:
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Conant High School
Concord High School
CONVAL Regional High School
Dublin School
Gear Up Homeschoolers
Goffstown High School
High Mowing School
Hopkinton High School
Kearsarge Regional High School

March 11, 2019, 6pm (snow date): Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester

Top 3 Finalists:

Sydney Sigua, Bishop Brady High School
Rachel Budd, Bow High School
Karina Babina, Trinity Christian School
Alternate: Cailynn Vanderpool, The Derryfield School

Schools Competing:
Academy for Science and Design
Bishop Brady High School
Bow High School
The Derryfield School
The Founders Academy
Hollis Brookline High School
Nashua High School South
Pembroke Academy
Souhegan High School
Trinity Christian School

Last updated: January 16, 2020