The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council and Alaska Arts Education Consortium have announced the participants in state finals for the Poetry Out Loud competition. Eight students from across the state have been selected: Jessica Wilder from Anchorage, Susan Way from Fairbanks, Sami Martinez from Juneau, April Hostetter from Igiugig, Berett Wilber from Sitka, Kristen Luchsinger from Wasilla, Elizabeth Porter from Delta Junction, and Kira Wilkinson from Kwigillingok.