Poetry slam

Poets will take the stage in the Clarkston High School auditorium for the 10th Annual Poetry Slam, Friday, May 13.
The 23 poets represent all grade levels at the high school, including an alumni, Trevor Torres.
This year, poets were selected based on video submissions and printed copies of their poems to evaluate the poets’ performance along with their poetic ability.
“The poetry slam is a great opportunity to give people a chance to express themselves,” said junior Hannah Robertson.
This is Robertson’s first year performing along with many other new poets, as well as many returning, including seniors Hanna Jeung and Ceren Ege, and junior Emma Barnes.
Admission is $2 and all the proceeds go to InsideOut Literary Arts Project, which has led over 50,000 Detroit youth on adventures using poetry to become better citizens and students.
– Aalayna Green

Scholarship deadline

Deadline to apply for the John Mathers Insurance 2016 Scholarship Fund is May 31.
Mathers Insurance, 4209 Sashabaw Road, will award up to three $500 scholarships by July 30, 2016.
“I strongly believe education is an essential element of growing into a successful person,” Mathers said. “I also want to promote fiscal responsibility.”
Applicants must be the child or grandchild of a current client, and accepted or enrolled in a university, community college, technical school, or bible school/seminary.
Provide a one-page overview of who you are and what you have accomplished, and in 500 words or less, answer why is it important to get a college education with little or no debt; and who do you want to be and what do you want to accomplish with your life.
Items should be submitted to: jmathers@MathersInsurance.com. Contact Mathers at 248-625-8552 or jmathers@MathersInsurance.com.