39 Semifinalists Announced for 2013 Poetry In Voice National Finals
Poetry In Voice has announced the 39 Online Semifinalists who are invited to compete at the 2013 Poetry In Voice National Finals, a recitation contest for Canadian high schools. These students from across Canada submitted videos of themselves reading poetry and a panel of 22 poet judges selected the semifinalists. The students will travel to Toronto where they will compete for awards and stipends valued at almost $25,000 on May 14 and May 15.
The finalists are:
ENGLISH STREAM
- Alexandra McGowan, Canterbury High School, Ottawa
- Eleni Kolovos, École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé, Toronto
- Caitlin Botros, Father James Whelihan, Calgary
- Wanda Hannah Beck, Gorsebrook Junior High, Halifax
- Colin Fehr, Heritage Woods Secondary School, Port Moody
- Dede Akolo, Little Flower Academy, Vancouver
- Michelle Ha, London Central Secondary School, London
- Barbara Egan, Mary, Mother of God School, Toronto
- Pearl Zaki, Michael Power/St. Joseph High School, Etobicoke
- Maxine Owers, Port Moody Secondary School, Port Moody
- Sarah Gibbs, St. Andrew?s Regional High School, Victoria
- Monica Rotchford, St. James All-Grade School, Lark Harbour
- Peirce Dickson, St. John?s-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg
- Victoria Sommerville-Kelso, Tantramar Regional High School, Sackville
- Kathleen Chen, Toronto French School, Toronto
- Kyla Kane, Vancouver Technical Secondary School, Vancouver
- Samantha Starkey, West Point Grey Academy, Vancouver
- Alexandria Brault, Westmount High School, Westmount
BILINGUAL STREAM
- Ivan Fonseca, Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Montréal
- Victor Lewis, École internationale de Montréal, Montréal
- Shannon Couillard, École secondaire du Sommet, Halifax
- Ben Budlong, Langley Christian High School, Langley
- Elisabeth Sohier-Poirier, Lycée Français de Toronto, Toronto
- Maelys Beliazi, Lycée Louis Pasteur, Calgary
- Nathan How, Mount Douglas Secondary School, Victoria
- Dena Tabyanian, Port Moody Secondary School, Port Moody
- Surat Jalalov, Porter Creek Secondary School, Whitehorse
- Stephanie Fennell, St. John?s-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg
- Khalil Mair, Toronto French School, Toronto
- Aisha Nafees, Westmount High School, Westmount
FRENCH STREAM
- Juliette Lafrenière, Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert, Saint-Lambert
- Anne Leblanc, Collège Lionel-Groulx, Sainte-Thérèse
- Léa Trudel, Collège Saint-Hilaire, Mont-Saint-Hilaire
- Natasha Jadavji, Crofton House School, Vancouver
- Emmanuelle Gauthier, Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Montréal
- Cathy Guo, École internationale de Montréal, Montréal
- Madina Sutton, Gorsebrook Junior High, Halifax
- Tess Exshaw, Lycée Français de Toronto, Toronto
- Sarah Kordlouie, Villa Sainte-Marcelline, Westmount
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