Poetry Out Loud

Congratulations to 2010 Kansas Poetry Out Loud State Champion Casha Mills of Shawnee Mission North High School!

Mills traveled to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national finals April 26-27, 2010, for the opportunity to win a $20,000 scholarship. The Kansas state competition was held Friday, March 12, 2010, at the Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka.

As the state champion, Mills received $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C. As the state champion's school, Shawnee Mission North High School will received a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books.

• 2010 Kansas Poetry Out Loud State Champion:
  Casha Mills, Shawnee Mission North High School

• 2010 Kansas Poetry Out Loud First Runner Up:
  Markayla McCarter, Parsons High School

• 2010 Kansas Poetry Out Loud State Finalists:
  Taylor Coney, Smoky Valley High School
  Ashlinn Danford, Hays High School
  Stephanie Willis, Wichita Heights High School

(l-r) Ashlinn Danford, Hays High School; Taylor Coney, Smoky Valley High School; Markayla McCarter, Parsons High School; Casha Mills, Shawnee Mission North High School; and Stephanie Willis, Wichita Heights High School. Click here to see additional photos from the event.

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