Dakota Trump, a sophomore at HEM, came out at the top of his class in the Poetry Out Loud competition.
By Liz Wood
Brenda Ostendorf calls him the Jim Carrey of Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) High School.
“He does a great impersonation of Smeagol from Lord of the Rings,” Ostendorf said.
That talent has earned Dakota Trump a place in the Wyoming Art Council’s Poetry Out Loud competition.
Trump, a sophomore at HEM said he learned about Poetry Out Loud from Ostendorf, his English teacher.
Ostendorf played a video of students who had competed in years past and asked if any of her students were interested.
Fifteen students showed an interest.
Poetry Out Loud requires a lot of practice and memo...
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