if you havent then here's what it is: a poetry recital competition. you memorize 3 poems and recite them. you start at a local school level, and if you win at your school, then you go to the state level. if you win at state level, you get $200/your school gets $500 and you get an all expenses paid trip to D.C. to compete in the nationals. win the nationals and you get $20k.
my first year at state, i didn't even get into the top 5. this year though, guess loving what. they call me up with the top 5, then they call out 3 girls who placed but won't be advancing. so i'm standing up there on the stage with the dude who won state last year, and the MC is like "and our runner up is..."
and they forgetin call the guy's name. and i'm standing there thinking "holy stuff did i just win?" then the MC showed me my certificate and sure enough, there was my name. state champion. along with like, a huge packet because now i have to organize my hotel reservations and flights for when i go to D.C. next month. i still can't believe it. i didn't even think i was going to place.
i don't know if i left to early or what but they didn't sign my certificate. i guess they forgot because the judges were all packing up when we left. so now i'm just waiting for them to list my name on their website so i can brag even more.
but yeah, has anyone here competed in this before?
