Sacramento County Poetry Out Loud 2017
The Sacramento County Poetry Out Loud Competition encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. The program provides students with the opportunity to perform poetry in English classes. Modeled after the National Spelling Bee, the Poetry Out Loud program began in local high school classrooms, with winners advancing to school-wide, then regional competition. Schools across the country are participating in regional competitions.
For the second year in a row, Chigozie Maduchukwu from Pleasant Grove High School (Elk Grove Unified School District) is the winner of the Sacramento County Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest. He took first place from a field of 15 during the Sacramento County finals, held February 9 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento. Maduchukwu had previously won the 2016 county competition.
00:00 David W. Gordon Welcome
04:02 Jeff Knorr Welcome
Round 1
11:45 Alexa Mark, John F. Kennedy High School
14:05 Alexis LaFont Davis, Rio Linda High School
15:45 Ashley Lopez, Elk Grove High School
18:10 Chigozie Maduchukwu, Pleasant Grove High School
22:48 Edmar Joseph Tagaca, Luther Burbank High School
25:04 Ellery Schlingmann, Rio Americano High School
27:01 Gabriella Alvarado, Sacramento County Day
28:39 Hayley Uttinger, Cornerstone Christian School
30:42 Joy Phillips, Inderkum High School
34:48 Marley Ross, Capital Christian High School
37:02 Maya Diaz-Villalta, Lutheran High School
38:56 Neema Nejad, Natomas Pacific Pathways
40:51 Olivia Brace, Heritage Peak Charter
42:36 Sierra DeBlonk, Natomas Charter School
44:54 Stephan Alfaro, Del Campo High School
Round 2
47:47 Stephan Alfaro, Del Campo High School
50:15 Gabriella Alvarado, Sacramento County Day
52:48 Olivia Brace, Heritage Peak Charter
54:41 Sierra DeBlonk, Natomas Charter School
56:51 Maya Diaz-Villalta, Lutheran High School
58:55 Alexis LaFont Davis, Rio Linda High School
1:00:44 Ashley Lopez, Elk Grove High School
1:03:17 Chigozie Maduchukwu, Pleasant Grove High School
1:05:56 Alexa Mark, John F. Kennedy High School
1:08:30 Neema Nejad, Natomas Pacific Pathways
1:10:44 Joy Phillips, Inderkum High School
1:13:21 Marley Ross, Capital Christian High School
1:16:02 Ellery Schlingmann, Rio Americano High School
1:19:10 Edmar Joseph Tagaca, Luther Burbank High School
1:21:53 Hayley Uttinger, Cornerstone Christian School
1:26:45 Announcement of Awards
1:28:58 Show Concludes
For more information about the 2017 Sacramento County Poetry Out Loud Competition, please visit: https://scoe.net/News/Pages/2017/february/10poetry.aspx
