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This month Palm Valley students will be participating in our annual Poetry Recitation competition. Middle-school finalists have the opportunity to recite their poems in front of an all-middle-school assembly; and while our upper-school finalists have that same opportunity with an upper-school assembly, they are also eligible to move on and participate in “Poetry Out Loud”–a national recitation contest. Two years ago, Mirabelle Lee (Class of ‘25) made it to the California State Poetry Out Loud Finals and placed second! This year we are aiming for that first-place spot. 

Students have selected their poems in preparation for the exciting event ahead. Classroom competitions are taking place this week. The PVS Middle-School Finals will be held on Friday, November 14, in the MPR. The Upper-School Finals will take place the following Friday, November 21. Both take place during Firebird Time, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Parents are invited to both assemblies. English teacher Ms. Zachik said the events are worth seeing because not only is it “an English teacher’s dream to listen to students recite poetry,” it moves parents, too.