Competitors must register by February 18. An adult adviser—teacher or staff member—must be listed for contact information.
Teams:
Individuals:
Teams will be responsible for four performance rounds. One performance round consists of two performed poems:
Students will be judged on the following in their performance of the classic poem: accuracy, difficulty, physical presence (including articulation and movement), audience engagement, and overall artistic display.
Students will be judged on the following in their recitation of the response poem: poetic craft (elements such as imagery, word choice, and rhythm), dramatic presence, (including articulation and movement), time (no more than 3 minutes), audience engagement, & overall artistic display.
In the crafting of their response poems, students must adhere to the following guidelines. Teams that violate the guidelines may be disqualified without a refund at any time:
Faculty Advisor Award: $250 will be awarded to the faculty advisor of the winning team to implement poetry curriculum at her/his school.
*Please note: Classic Poems will be judged on the version provided in the OC RYSE poem bank. Translations especially may have multiple versions available. If you believe there is a typo or other mistake on a poem, please contact the event organizer, Josh Wood, right away.
Registration is $15 per competitor. This amount includes lunch, an event T-shirt, and performances mask. The amount also covers award costs.
A registering team must have a faculty advisor complete this information. If your team is interested in participating but having trouble putting together the registration fee, please contact Josh Wood about Team Sponsorship options at josh.wood@ocsarts.net.
To register for OC RYSE, please create a My School Bucks account and add Orange County School of the Arts as your district. If you already have an account with My School Bucks, please add Orange County School of the Arts as a second district to access the OC RYSE registration page.
Contact Josh Wood at josh.wood@ocsarts.net or 714.560.0900 ext. 6985.