These finalists will represent their region and compete for the title of State Champion at the New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals on March 12, 2025 at Count Basie Center for the Arts. The State Champion will move on to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington D.C. to compete against students from across the 55 states and jurisdictional territories.
Congratulations to all the finalists moving on to State Finals:
McKenzie Finn, from Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City
Mame Traore, from Lincoln High School in Jersey City
Kelechi Oriaku, from PCTI STEM Academy in Wayne
Evelynn Knox, from Henry Hudson Regional High School in Highlands
Meera Iyer, from Morristown Beard in Morristown
Michaela Giuliani, from Vineland High School in Vineland
Emilio Galvan, from Burlington City High School in Burlington City
Jake Frericks, from Red Bank Regional High School in Red Bank
Bianca Diez, from Morris County School of Technology in Denville
Ethan Buchanan, from Academy for the Performing Arts in Scotch Plains
Hadassah Broughton, from Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton
Torajah Broadway, from Newark Vocational High School in Newark
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