Published Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:37 PM
Updated Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:36 PM

 

Blanchard runner up in poetry contest

Ashley Blanchard from Timberland High School was recently selected as runner-up at the South Carolina Poetry Out Loud State Finals in Columbia. She will receive $100 and her school library will receive a $200 poetry book stipend.

Nine high school students from across the state competed at the Columbia Museum of Art in the National Recitation Contest. The judges selected A'derrica Roseboro, a student from York Comprehensive High School in York County, to represent South Carolina at the national finals April 29 in Washington, D.C. The runner-up was Blanchard.

Nearly 3,000 students statewide participated in the 2007-2008 Poetry Out Loud program, which challenges students to progress from classroom and school-wide contests.