The Rockwall High School Speech and Debate Team recently sponsored its annual Slam Poetry and Rap contest, "Project Slam.”
The program began with Junior, Melaquias Perez, as the M.C. for the night. The audience was entertained by original spoken word and rap pieces prepared and performed by Rockwall High School students.
The night included a special performance from Rockwall High School’s own Economics Teacher, Justin Newberry.
As the judges' deliberated, audience members were encouraged to join in the fun and dance, as the DJ for the night, Senior, Gillian Weaver played a mix.
After careful deliberation, the judges crowned RHS Freshmen, Jada Ayers, as Queen of Slam Poetry and Junior, Isaac Petersen, as King of Rap.
Congratulations to all the contestants who participated in this year's Project Slam Contest. The following students competed in the Slam Poetry and Rap categories:
Slam Poets and Titles of original pieces:
Queen of Slam Poetry- Jada Ayers –“Naturally Me”
Runner up- Cheyenne Smith – “I’m the Girl”
Kalee Farrell – “Bandaids Do Not Heal”
Catherine Beaudoin – “My Asylum”
Delaina Temple – “Hey, Michael”
Katie-Beth Craig- “Wishbone”
Rappers and Titles of original songs and Covers:
King or Rap- Isaac Petersen – “Re-Done”
Runner up – Devin Cruz – “What You Missed”
The RHS Speech and Debate team would like to thank all who supported these young artists.
Pictured:
Back: (L-R) Devin Cruz, Kalee Farrell, Delaina Temple, Cheyenne Smith
Front: (L-R) Catherine Beaudoin and Jada Ayers
Not pictured: Katie-Beth Craig, Isaac Petersen, and Mark Nabonne
