LAKE EFFECT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL POETRY CONTEST SEEKS ENTRIES
Submission deadline is Nov . 15 .
Poets in grades 9 through 12 are invited to enter the Lake Effect National High School Poetry Contest sponsored by the B . F . A . in Creative Writing Degree Program at Penn State Erie , The Behrend College .
Students may enter one or two typed poems of up to 30 lines , on any topic and in any form . Poems must be the original work of the student . Three prizes of $ 300 , $ 200 and $ 100 will be awarded .
Poems should be submitted via a Word or PDF attachment emailed to poetrycontest @ psu . edu . For complete submission details , visit behrend . psu . edu / poetrycontest . The deadline to submit works is 11:59 p . m . EST on Wednesday , Nov . 15 .
Lake Effect , an international journal of the literary arts , is edited by faculty and students at Penn State Behrend , a four-year and graduate college of Penn State . The B . F . A . program uses an immersive , experience-based curriculum in which professors work closely with students in small classes . Coursework is devoted to canonical literature , 20th and 21st century literature , critical theory , craft classes and seminars for reading and discussing student writing .
GANNON UNIVERSITY AND ERIE SPORTS COMMISSION AWARDED 2018 NCATA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association ( NCATA ) has awarded hosting rights for its 2018 national championships scheduled for April 26-28 to Gannon University , the Erie Sports Commission and the city of Erie .
The NCATA National Championships will be contested in the east for only the third time ever and the first time since Fairmont State University ( W . Va .) served as the host in 2015 . The national championship event includes a single-elimination format with eight qualifying teams via at-large bids . The Elite Eight kicks off Thursday , April 26 , with four quarterfinal meets at the Hammermill Center . The national semifinals are scheduled for Friday , April 27 . Championship Saturday on April 28 will include the individual event championships in the morning and team national championship meet in the evening .
“ I am ecstatic that the NCATA has chosen to bring its national championship to Erie in 2018 ,” said Erie Sports Commission Executive Director Ron Sertz . “ This event is perfect for Erie . Several hundred student-athletes will travel to our city for an extended trip , exposing a brand-new audience to all our region offers . It will bring national attention to our region and the stellar acrobatics and tumbling program that Gannon has built . Hosting this event is a major win for the Erie Sports Commission , Gannon University and our entire region .”
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