Prizes
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Winner - $1000 Gift Card
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Runner-ups - $700 Gift Card
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2nd Runner-ups - $500 Gift Card
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Semi-Finalists - $250 Gift Card
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First Round - $100 Gift Card
How this works?
Four Groups
We will have 4 groups of 20 contestants per group.
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Middle School - grades 6-8 (ages 11-13)
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High School 1 - grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
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High School 2 - grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
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Beyond - ages 19-24
Each group will advance as follows:
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First Round: 20 contestants in each group to start. 6 contestants from each group will advance to the Second Round.
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Second Round: 6 contestants in each group to start. 3 contestants from each group will advance to the Final Round.
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Final Round: High School groups 1 & 2 will combine to make one High School group. Each group (Middle School, High School, Beyond) will be awarded with a Winner, Runner Up, and 2nd Runner up.
Rules
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Open to any young person from Alameda County
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Competition will be held virtually via Zoom. Info will be given out upon signup.
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Each contestant is give 2 MINUTES to present at each round.
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This must be your own work. (and "G" rated)
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A different and original poem must be given at each level of the competition.
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Go ahead and use props to add color and energy.
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You are scored out of 10 by 3 judges.
Prizes
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Winner - $1000 Gift Card
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Runner-ups - $700 Gift Card
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2nd Runner-ups - $500 Gift Card
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Semi-Finalists - $250 Gift Card
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First Round - $100 Gift Card
Runner-ups and Finalists will also receive a framed commendation from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors
We will also later collect and publish the poems into a book to serve as an archive of this moment to history and entering the competition implies consent.