2012 Poetry Out Loud Winners: (left to right) Honorable Mention Elizabeth Mputu - Winter Park High School Senior, Orange County; Honorable Mention Tovonnia Lewis - H.W. Blake High School Senior, Hillsborough County; First Place Winner Katie McTigue - SAIL High School Junior, Leon County; Second Place Winner Jessica Tanner - North Broward Prep School Junior, Broward County; Third Place Winner Mireya Torres - Wekiva High School Junior, Orange County.

2012 State Champion Katie McTigue is a featured vocalist in SAIL High School''s Bluegrass Music ensemble. A young artist, Katie enjoys 2-D painting and sculpture and is currently putting together a portfolio of her artwork for her AP College Board submission.

The Poetry Out Loud Awards Reception Cake!

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2010 State Participants

2010 State Winners- left to right: Riley Kerz (3rd Place), Allyson Lewis (2nd Place), Daniel Mitchell (1st Place), Shatyra Hall (Honorable Mention), Ladyrose Garcia (Honorable Mention)

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2009 State Participants

2009 State Winners- left to right: Stephanie Malove (2nd Place), Tyla Rodrigo (3rd Place), Monique Henry (1st Place), Shatyra Hall(Honorable Mention), Charissa Casad (Honorable Mention)

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2008 State Participants

2008 State Winners- left to right: Tiffany Brown (2nd Place), Isabel Vogt (3rd Place), Noemi Bermudez (Honorable Mention), Candice Bowler (Honorable Mention), Monique Henry (1st Place)

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