State champion Katie Lineburg of Hillsboro, who attends St. Stephens Academy, performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)
Katie Lineburg, a senior from Hillsboro who attends St. Stephen’s Academy, took home the championship at Oregon’s Poetry Out Loud finals in Salem Saturday.
The annual poetry recitation contest draws students from across the state, who compete to represent Oregon at a national contest.
Two Salem students also performed. Traiton Kramer and Brayden Olsen, seniors at Oregon School for the Deaf, competed, signing poems in American Sign Language.
Brayden Olsen, a senior at Oregon School for the Deaf, performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Brayden Olsen, a senior at Oregon School for the Deaf, performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Traiton Kramer, a senior at Oregon School for the Deaf, performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Traiton Kramer, a senior at Oregon School for the Deaf, performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)The audience reacts to a poetry recitation at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Maria Daniels of St. Stephens Academy performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Tali Greenfield, Lakeridge High School, performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Arianna Morris of Redmond High School performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Kaydence Pope of South Medford High School performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Misha Rana, West Linn High School, performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Mariah Reynolds of Redmond High School performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Bena Rodecap, Grant High School, performs at the Poetry Out Loud state finals on Saturday, March 9, at Loucks Auditorium in Salem. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)
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