FHS Freshman Wins 3rd Place in Poetry Out Loud State Final
Franklin High School 9th grader Marina Zaki, left, earned 3rd place in the state’s Poetry Out Loud competition. (Photo Courtesy Franklin Public Schools)
Franklin, MA - Franklin High School is proud to share that freshman Marina Zaki recently won third place at the Poetry Out Loud state final.
Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of poetry through a recitation competition for high school students. Participants memorize and recite poems selected from the Poetry Out Loud database and are judged based on their physical presence, voice and articulation, interpretation, evidence of understanding and overall performance.
On March 8, Marina competed against students from 48 other schools across Massachusetts. She performed "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, "My Grandmother's Love Letters" by Hart Crane and "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke, ending her competitive run with a third-place finish.
