Submitted by Dr. Brian Ellis
YSHS is quite proud to recognize junior Zoe Prats for our her outstanding performance in the annual Poetry Out Loud competition. Zoe recently represented YSHS in the state competition in Harrisburg and is our first state qualifier in many years and first since Poetry Out Loud has grown to include many more schools in Pennsylvania.
Zoe qualified by first winning our school level competition in December and the regional competition at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg in February. Zoe was required to recite three poems. She chose to recite “Mrs. Caldera’s House of Things” by Gregory Djanikian, “Onions” by William Matthews, and “Chorus Sacerdotum” by Baron Brooke Fulke Greville.
Zoe was interviewed by Maddie Levans ‘18 for an article in the YS Tribune. You can find out more about Zoe’s experience in the February edition.
This is just one more great recognition for Zoe. You may recognize her as a past Junior Champion and Senior Reserve Champion at the York County Science Fair as well as a being a member of the Pennsylvania Music Educator Association’s (PMEA) regional orchestra this year! Congratulations to Zoe!
