A special intermission treat included a drama performance by CHS student Karly Matson. It was amazing to watch her perform a dramatic piece inside of a 3 or 4 foot square space. Her voice took on various accents, tones, and cadences as she poured out the raw emotion of the piece she performed. It was a truly inspiring performance.
In the end, the winners of the Poetry Out Loud competition were runner-up Jessica Wilder (last year's Alaska winner who competed in Washington D.C.,) and Kaylee Miltersen, who recited Shakespeare and Sheet Music by Brigit Pegeen Kelley. I did not envy the judges their task of choosing these winners, as I saw many performances that were worthy of a top spot.
Chugiak HS has been faithfully participating in this event for several years now. Stefanie Alexander clearly put a great deal of time and effort into organizing the event, and the teachers who served as judges and sponsored their classroom competitions are to be commended. It was a bright spot in my day to have the chance to watch our talented LA students in action!
The area-wide competition will take place on February 9 at the Wildberry Theater. I am certain it will be a fabulous event.
If your school is holding its competition soon, please let me know! I'd love to have the chance to see more of these talented students in action!
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