The 2012 Poetry Out Loud National Finals will take place May 13-15, 2012, in Washington, DC, at the Harman Center for the Arts.
2011 Third Place Winner DeVonna Smith, Second Place Winner Victoria DiMartile, and National Champion Youssef Biaz
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
May 13, 2012
12:00 - 5:30 pm On-Site Event Registration
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, Meeting Room 2
4:30 - 5:45 pm Meet and Greet
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, Fifteen Squares Restaurant
6:00 - 7:30 pm Orientation and Opening Banquet
Renaissance Washington, DC Dowtown Hotel, Congressional Hall
May 14, 2012
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Region 1 Semifinal
Region 1: East Central and Northeast
CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, VI, VT, VA, WV
10:00 am - 3:00 pm POL office open
1:00 - 4:00 pm Region 2 Semifinal
Region 2: Midwest and South Central
AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, OK, PR, TN, WI
5:00 - 8:00 pm Region 3 Semifinal
Region 3: Upper Northwest and West
AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MN, MT, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
May 15, 2012
8:15 am Students, chaperones, and paid guests gather for Congressional Breakfast in hotel lobby
8:30 am Busses depart for Congressional Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 am Congressional Breakfast
10:00 am - 3:00 pm POL office open
11:00 am Busses return to hotel from Congressional Breakfast
1:00 - 3:00 pm State Arts Agency and Partners Meeting
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, Renaissance West A
4:00 pm Students and chpaerones gather for National Finals rehearsal in hotel lobby for walk to Harman
4:30 - 5:30 pm National Finals rehearsal at Harman Hall
5:30 - 6:20 pm Dinner break
6:30 pm All students must be back at Harman Hall at this time
7:00 - 9:15 pm National Finals
Harman Hall
9:30 - 11:30 pm After-Party
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, Fifteen Squares Restaurant
EVENT LOCATIONS
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel
999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001
(202) 898-9000
610 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
