Students who is taking the target language L.O.T.E. course can participate in this contest reciting a poem in the target language. Student with sponsor teacher should pick a proper poem.
- Grade scale: 6th -12th grade. 4th and 5th graders can perform but not compete.
- Schools and the language teachers are responsible to find the poem background music.
- There are pre-eliminations (School wide and Cluster wide eliminations) before the final in Houston.
- If a student got a gold, silver, and bronze from last year she/he can perform in the same category again, BUT with a different poem.
- There must be at least 3 participants (from the same language) to be able to compete in the finals.
- The poem performance time is minimum 2 and maximum 5 minutes.
- Solos only. Duets or potpourris can be performed as a show.
- Event Committee will invite poem performances who will perform at the Gala.