Poetry Recitation Results

Poetry Recitation Results

The Poetry Recitation Contest was held on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. We had participation from twenty-seven students from grades 1-6. All of our contestants did an excellent job of selecting and memorizing a published poem that they recited before an audience and a panel of judges. Each student who participated should be proud of their accomplishment.

The FPAC would like to extend a special thank you to our panel of judges – Heather McLeskey, Muhummud Siddiqui. Teresa Adair, Dawn Hogans, and Melanie Parkinson. Parental involvement is vital to the continued success of our students. Thank you.

We would also like to recognize our first and second-place winners from each grade. Each winner received a medal, certificate, and the opportunity to recite their poem at flag ceremony and at the Christmas Program. Congratulations to:

Grade	First Place	Second Place
First	Liberty Lawson	Mahala Hogans
Second	Leah Parker	James Hammond
Third	Jadyn Parkinson	Natalie Smith
Fourth	Paige Hammond	Andi Swirbull
Fifth	Mary DeWitt	Gene C. Aguas
Sixth	Elliot Bennet	Troy Gilchrist

Poetry Contest Reminder

Annual BFCS Poetry Recitation Contest
    WHEN:  November 9, 2011 at 3:15pm in the Multi-purpose room

    ABOUT:  The Poetry Recitation contest is sponsored by FPAC and is supported through your FPAC dues and the Fall Festival Fund Raiser. Each year, students from first through sixth grade compete by reciting from memory a high-quality, grade-appropriate poem that they have selected. A winner and an alternate is selected from each grade and will receive a medal. Each first place winner will also have the opportunity to recite his or her poem on December 1, 2011 atf the Christmas Program.  Each child that participates will receive a certificate.

    HOW TO ENTER:  The official entry form was sent home with each child and is also available here.  All entry's are due to the office by November 7, 2011.   The Poetry Recitation Contest is not a writing contest; the poem recited should not be an original work.  Instead, students should select a high quality, grade appropriate poem.  Keep in mind, poems assigned in class may not be used.  In addition, the poem recitation should not exceed three (3) minutes.  While poems may be selected from any source, Mr. Nichol reserves the right to reject a poem based on content/appropriateness.

     JUDGING CRITERIA:  Students will be judged on their memorization skills and their delivery of the poem.  Characteristics evaluated include voice quality (including inflection, articulation, volume, and speed); physical presence (including eye contact and posture); and interpretation of the poem (including appropriateness of dramatization and gestures).

    QUESTIONS?  Please contact Angela Elting at darbelting@gmail.com

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