Photos from the 2007-2008 finals in Boston's Old South Meetinghouse

In March 2008, students from across the state participated in the 3rd annual Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. The Huntington's Department of Education facilitated the Massachusetts competition on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Semi-finals were held in Worcester and Framingham on March 8, with finals following in Boston on March 9. The competition was a great success, and crowned Gabrielle Guarracino State Champion for the second year in a row.

Top three finalists

• Acloque, Ayesha — Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
• Guarrcino, Gabrielle — Rockland High School
• Condon, Yaroslava — John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science

Finalists

• Abbott, Michael — R.F.K. Springfield Secure School
• Acloque, Ayesha — Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
• Attarha, Melody — Easton Junior High School
• Bensenouci, Briana — Burlington High School
• Boyce, Josh — Dover-Sherborn High School
• Condon, Yaroslava — West Springfield High School
• Cruz, Danniela — Health Careers Academy
• Din, Anny — Lowell High School
• Fernandes, Joao — Codman Academy Charter Public School
• Fortes, Andrew — Blue Hills Regional Technical High School
• Gauthier, Brittany — Tyngsborough High School
• Guarracino, Gabrielle — Rockland High School
• Guercia, Nicole — Masconomet Regional High School
• Hamilton, Joseph — Springfield Central High School
• Hardiman, Meghan — Presentation of Mary Academy
• Hegarty, Elizabeth — Algonquin Regional High School
• Jacqz, Irene — Newburyport High School
• Jayarama, Shalini — Framingham High School
• Levy, Denise — John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science
• Lozada, Gabriel — Beverly High School
• MacKinnon, Rebeccah — Randolph High School
• Maher, Chelsea — Chatham High School
• Maldonado, Amy — Humanities and Leadership Academy
• Mason, Jennifer — University Park Campus School
• Mckenley, Khedene — Provincetown High School
• Meier, Lizzie — Monument Mountain Regional High School
• Mitchell, Benjamin — Abington High School
• Phan, Tu — Boston Latin School
• Rojas, Anthony — South Hadley High School
• Sitler, Amy — Westfield High School
• Tineo, Stephanie — Notre Dame High School
• Wong, Jessica — Malden High School
• Young, Jerome — Boston College High School