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By Monty Siekerman
The 112th Interclass Competition will be held at Ada Schools auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Not many Ada organizations or events have that long a lifespan. Zach Beaschler, Student Council President, will be emcee. Council sponsors the contest. Chanda Smith is advisor. This year’s participants are:
Sophomores
Poetry = Reece Evans
Short story = Josie Poling
Dramatic reading = Samantha Crawford
Essay = Nathan Hurtig
Juniors
Poetry = Audrey Hazelton
Short story = Austin Amburgey
Dramatic Reading = Jake Colwell
Essay = Brendan Sheridan
Seniors
Poetry = Lyric Jones
Short Story = Adam Bailey
Dramatic Reading = Callee Young
Essay = Erryk Katayama
Last year’s winners: The Junior Class won last year. Individual winners were (from left) Mara Guyton, senior, essay; Acel Gamble, junior, dramatic reading; Noah Pinckney, junior, poetry; Allison Dotson, sophomore, short story.
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