[NEohioPAL]SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION WINNERS

Fri Mar 3 08:22:04 PST 2006

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The Cleveland Branch of The English-Speaking Union and Notre Dame 
College are pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 Cuyahoga County 
Shakespeare Competition, as a result of their performances on Saturday 
February 25, 2006 at The Cleveland Play House.

Winner:
Miss Erin McCardle of Laurel School; teacher Mr. Dana Hart

Runner-up:
Miss Denise McKinney of Cleveland East Tech; teacher Ms. Maureen O?Brien

Third Place:
Miss Lauren Berger of Hathaway Brown; teacher Ms. Molly Cornwell

Honorable Mention (3):
Mr. Peter Tabeling of Lakewood; teacher Ms. Charmian Perttu
Miss Shannon Copfer of Magnificat; teacher Ms. Lisa Ortenzi
Mr. Bill Goff of Westlake; teacher Ms. Ann Smythe

Dr. Tom Joynes Memorial Award (2):
Mr. Ben Drda of Benedictine; teacher Mr. Mark Francioli
Mr. Herb Felton of Mayfield; teacher Ms. Jennifer Morland

Over $2600 in cash prizes was awarded to students representing 30 
schools in Cuyahoga County.  All in-school winners also received the 
Oxford Annotated Complete Shakespeare; all in-school runners-up 
received Shakespeare?s Sonnets.

The County Finals Winner, Ms. McCardle, also won an all expense paid 
trip to New York City to compete against winners from other ESU 
Branches across the country in the National Shakespeare Finals to be 
held at Lincoln Center in April 2006.  The National winner will receive 
a four week summer acting course in Britain, including excursions to 
many historic sites.

The English-Speaking Union?s annual Shakespeare Competition is a 
curriculum-based program designed to help high school students develop 
their understanding of Shakespeare and their ability to communicate 
that understanding.  Participants study, memorize and interpret a 
monologue and a sonnet in as many as three qualifying stages ? at the 
in-school, Branch and National levels.  Student finalists at the Branch 
and National levels must also present a cold reading in addition to 
their two prepared pieces.

Initiated in 1983 with 500 students in New York City, the Shakespeare 
Competition has given over 200,000 young people the opportunity to 
explore the beauty and scope of Shakespeare?s language and the timeless 
themes embodied in his works.  Currently the program reaches 16,000 
students and 2000 teachers in 56 ESU Branches across the United States. 
  Cleveland Branch is proud to have hosted the first National 
Shakespeare Competition in 1986.  We also take pride in having produced 
a National winner in our 21 years of sponsoring Cuyahoga County 
Competitions.

The English-Speaking Union of the United States is committed to 
promoting scholarship and the advancement of knowledge through the 
effective use of English in an expanding global community.  The ESU 
carries out its work through a network of 75 Branches and affiliates in 
the United Kingdom and 50 other countries, sponsoring a variety of 
language and international education programs. Notre Dame College is a 
liberal arts college serving the Cleveland and world communitiy. Notre 
Dame is dedicated to preparing students for rewarding careers and 
intellectual growth.

Contact:

John C. Harkness, President, Cleveland Branch of the English-Speaking 
Union
16903 Fischer Road, Suite #1
Lakewood, OH 44107
216-228-3091 (Branch office) or 216-383-4047 (work)

Peter Manos, Professor of Communication, Notre Dame College
pmanos at ndc.edu  216-534-1494
Anthony Zupancic, Professor of Communication Notre Dame College 
azupancic at ndc.edu
4545 College Rd.
Cleveland Ohio 44121-4293

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