Winders takes third in Poetry Out Loud

Colony High School’s Whitney Winders of Wasilla won third place at the Poetry Out Loud State Finals on March 27. She represented the Mat-Su School District after winning the local competition for the second year in a row. First place went to Aryeh Lax from Steller Secondary School in Anchorage and the first runner-up was Chaya Pike from Sitka High School. Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the country. For more information, visit poetryoutloud.org.