Douglas Anderson School of Arts Student Wins Poetry Contest
POSTED: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
UPDATED: 1:25 pm EDT March 24,
2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the second year in a row, Monique Henry, a student at Douglas Anderson School of Arts, has been named the statewide winner in the Poetry Out Loud recitation contest.Monique received $200, an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., and $500 worth of poetry books for her school's library.She will compete for the national title and a chance to win up to $20,000 in scholarships while in Washington.The contest is hosted by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.It provides high school students across the United States a chance to learn about poetry through memorization and performance.
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