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*Photo by Poppy Mills, ND DOT
NDCA is pleased to announce the results of the 2026 North Dakota Poetry Out Loud (POL) State Championship. The top five finalists pictured above from left to right are as follows: 4th-Madison Vick, Bismarck H.S.; 2nd-Adalyn Picken, Wahpeton H.S.; 1st-Aspen Geist, Wyndmere Public School; 3rd-DeLainis Kroh, Mandan H.S.; 5th-Sawyer Wilhelmi, Starkweather School.
Photos from 2026 ND POL State Championship (more images coming soon):
- 1st-Aspen Geist, Wyndmere Public School
- 2nd-Adalyn Picken, Wahpeton H.S.
- 3rd-DeLainis Kroh, Mandan H.S.
- 4th-Madison Vick, Bismarck H.S.
- 5th-Sawyer Wilhelmi, Starkweather School
- Group photo of all 7 school champions and the NDCA POL coordinators
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- Left to Right, Back Row: POL Coordinators and NDCA employees Brenna Lahren and Matthew Anderson; POL student participants - Brooklyn Botz, Valley City HS; Sawyer Wilhelmi, Starkweather; Adalyn Picken, Wahpeton; NDCA Executive Director Jessica Christy; Master of Ceremonies Alicia Hegland-Thorpe
- Front Row: POL student participants - Joannie McCormack, Legacy HS; DeLainis Kroh, Mandan HS; Madison Vick, Bismarck HS; Aspen Geist, Wyndmere
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Email Rhea Beto to get additional photos of all participants. For more details, read the full ND POL 2026 Championship Press Release.