Kazim Ali

2 months ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens |Kazim Ali |Dana Gioia

Sedona Red Rock High School juniors Glenna Barnes and Iolani Sutton won the school’s 2025 Poetry Out Loud competition on Jan. 21, and will now move on to the regional semifinals on Feb. 8 at Northern Arizona University. Sophomore Salem Perches was the runner-up. “Since the program began in 2005, more than 4.4 million students and 81,000 teachers from 20,000 schools across the U.S. have participated in Poetry Out Loud,” the organization’s website states.