Rize Simmons (12) has done it again: he qualified for the national Poetry Out Loud competition for the second time after his state performances on March 17. Simmons began his poetry journey his freshman...

"I am the Smoke King … I am black!" "The Song of the Smoke" by W.E.B. Du Bois is the piece that Rize Simmons (11) chose to perform for the school Poetry Out Loud competition that moved everyone in the...

On Feb. 6-7, students went up on stage to compete with their words at the annual Poetry Out Loud competition in the auditorium. "It is enjoyable to see them go up there, not just with the challenge...