State Poetry Out Loud Contest, March 19

For the second year in a row, Rosie Reyes of Gresham’s Center for Advanced Learning is the Oregon Poetry Out Loud state champion. Reyes, an 18-year-old senior, was one of nine regional finalists who competed in Saturday’s state Poetry Out Loud contest at Willamette University. She advances to the national Poetry Out Loud competition, scheduled for April 29 and 30 in Washington, D.C. Maxwell Romprey of West Salem High School was named Oregon’s runner up. One of the other seven regional competitors was Bandon High School’s Stephanie Gordon.