On Thursday, March 5, 2015 Bridge City High School students competed in the local-level contest, which was coordinated by Kathie Dorman, Bridge City High School teacher and school director for the Stark Reading Contest. Lawrence won first place in Declamation with Arrogance of Power, by Robert C. Byrd, while Beuhler won first place in Interpretive Reading with her presentation of William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily. Second place in Declamation went to Maesey Arnett, with Ariel Scogin receiving second-place honors in Interpretive Reading. John Ellis, 2014 Stark Reading Contest County Finalist in Declamation, served as the emcee for the Bridge City competition. Dr. Lance Groppel, Bridge City High School principal, presented awards to the 2014-15 school-level contest winners. Each second-place winner was awarded $1,500 in scholarships from the Stark Foundation, while the two first-place winners were awarded $2,000 in scholarships. The first-place winners from Bridge City High School will go on to compete against the first-place winners from other participating Orange County high schools at the County Final of the Stark Reading Contest, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lutcher Theater.
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