From AAPSNews Service
Twenty seven Ann Arbor high school students will participate in the Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam finals this Thursday evening, March 24.
The Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slams were created 13 years ago by Pioneer High School Creative Writing teacher Jeff Kass who describes them as “five nights of unfiltered verbal fuel excavated by some of the most imaginative and creative young people in the country.” Four preliminary semi-final rounds took place this month Community, Huron, Pioneer, and Skyline high schools, and the final round will take place at The Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor beginning at. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for the general public.
Each Ann Arbor school hosted its own slam over the past two weeks: Pioneer had 10 finalists, Skyline four finalists, Huron seven finalists, and Community six finalists.
Students placing in the top three for each competing Ann Arbor high school included:
Skyline High School:
First: Dillon Toltecatl
Second: Noah Mastie
Third: Karen Duan
Huron High School:
First: Sofie Ruf
Second: Kylie Power-Sullivan
Third: Emma Hamstra
Pioneer High School:
First: Allison Kennedy
Second: Beth Johnson
Third: Carlina Duan
Community High School:
First: Kerryann Fingerle
Second: John Daniels
Third: Rachel Kerby
