Shout Out at the Bay

SHOUT OUT AT THE BAY

Lemon Bay High School's Annual Poetry Slam

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Lemon Bay's 5th Annual Shout Out at the Bay Poetry Slam

TUESDAY, MARCH 6th, 2018
6:30 p.m.- Black Box Theater

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN JANUARY 2018

Lemon Bay's 4th Annual Poetry Slam-2017

Shout Out at the Bay 2017

1st Place- TIE- Angelina Beach and Savanna Galloway

Shout Out 1st Place Winners

2nd Place-TIE- Bryce Williams and Austin Boatwright

Shout Out 2nd Place Winners

Shout Out at the Bay Contest Guidelines-2018

All poems must be original works of under 3 minutes and will be vetted by the Poetry Slam Committee.

Poems must be school appropriate.

All registrations must be submitted online by February 23rd.

Poems must be submitted electronically to Mrs. Sloan by February 23rd- jennifer.sloan@yourcharlotteschools.net. Poems must be emailed by midnight on February 23rd to complete registration. Poems may also be shared via Google Drive or Office 365. Any poem not received by Feb. 23rd will invalidate the registration and the student will not be permitted to participate.

Poems must be performed individually (no groups) and must be recited from memory.

No music, sound, or technology enhancements will be permitted.

Voluntary practice will be in the Black Box Theater on Friday, March 2nd from 2-4 p.m.

Students will perform their original poem at the Poetry Slam on Tuesday, March 6th at 6:30 p.m.

Students must arrive by 6:00 p.m.

The competition order will be on a random draw. Students will stand before the audience, introduce themselves with name, age, and grade, and will identify the poem they will perform.

Contestants will be evaluated by a panel of 5 randomly selected audience members who will use the Shout Out at the Bay Evaluation Sheet.

Your original poetry will be featured here on the Shout Out at the Bay website.

Prizes: 1st place winner will receive a $100 check
Runner-Up will receive a $50 check
2 random winners will each receive a $25 gift card

Click HERE for the official Shout Out at the Bay Evaluation Sheet
Click HERE for Explanations of the Evaluation Sheet/Practice Checklist

The point is NOT the points!
The POINT is the POETRY!

Shout Out at the Bay Poster 2018

A BIG Thank You to Our 2018 Sponsors

B-Hipp for Education Grant
Edward Jones
Galloway Roofing
Gulf Coast Auto Salvage
Mama's Italian Restaurant
Suncoast Credit Union Foundation
Suncoast Writers Guild, Inc.
Scaryendings.com