| VOLTAGE! FAQs WHAT IS VOLTAGE? A spoken word competition for teens only, ages 13-19. WHO CAN ENTER? Any teenager within the Southeastern Wisconsin area. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Winners will receive $100 cash prize and a position on Wisconsin's 2008 teen poetry team, which will compete at a national contest in Washington DC this summer. HOW DO I WIN? Contestants will read, recite or perform two original poems. A panel of judges will assign scores based on content AND delivery. Are there any rules? Yes, just a few:
OKAY, HOW DO I ENTER?!? Contestants must arrive to sign-in no later than 7:15 p.m. Admission is free for all contestants. If you would like to confirm your place in advance, you're encouraged to send an email to our contest manager. |
| MEET YOUR 2008 BNV SQUAD: Karl Iglesias King High School Milwaukee Dan Bun West High School Madison Nicole White Milwaukee High School of the Arts Milwaukee Robert Martin Riverside High School Milwaukee Sydney Peak Memorial High School Madison Michael Sherer King High School Milwaukee *************************** MUCH LOVE to our other Milwaukee State Finalists: Darian Wilson, Riverside Brandon Bates, Riverside Vashti Shakoor, Alumni MHSA Arthur Nierhuis, King Angela Thompson, Riverside Marcelles Brown, Milwaukee High School of the Arts |
| CONGRATULATIONS! Last Fall, we launched our 2nd Annual search for the illest, coldest, hypest, realest, smoothest, hottest words from teens to Washington, DC and represent Wisconsin at the 2008 Brave New Voices International Teen Spoken Word Competition & Festival! |