New Mexico CultureNet

Welcome to WebSlam VIII!

WebSlam VIII was October 30-November 16, 2006. Click the links above to see the poems of these talented New Mexico student poets. New Mexico CultureNet also wishes to extend a huge thank you to all of our volunteer judges!

Top 15 Finishers

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in WebSlam VIII! Below are the top 15 finishers in terms of total score.

Total Score Name School Poems
59.1 Daniel Charo La Cueva High School Round: 1, 2, 3
54.7 Carmelita Jaramillo Santa Fe High School Round: 1, 2, 3
54.6 Yagazie Emezi Albuquerque High School Round: 1, 2, 3
53.7 Fantasia Lonjose Santa Fe Indian School Round: 1, 2, 3
53.4 Sara Rivera St. Pius X High School Round: 1, 2, 3
53 Elizabet Hayes McCurdy School Round: 1, 2, 3
52.8 Marianna Gulden McCurdy School Round: 1, 2, 3
52.7 Jennifer Abeita Santa Fe Indian School Round: 1, 2, 3
52.2 Maria Orona McCurdy School Round: 1, 2, 3
52.1 Melanie Ortega Capital High School Round: 1, 2, 3
52 Nolan Eskeets Santa Fe Indian School Round: 1, 2, 3
51.5 Ryan Hotchkiss St. Pius X High School Round: 1, 2, 3
51.2 Deana Roberson Carlsbad High School Round: 1, 2, 3
50 Megan Salazar St. Pius X High School Round: 1, 2, 3
49.7 Matthew Lowe McCurdy School Round: 1, 2, 3

How it worked:

  1. Each Monday, for three weeks, students submit original poems in response to our prompts
  2. Posted online, the poems are read, scored, and comments about them compiled
  3. The following Monday, the scores, comments, and new prompts are posted here

How to sign up:

WebSlam is open to New Mexico high school students. Talk to your teachers about entering a team (see the rules for more details) and tell your friends. WebSlam is more interesting the more students participate!

WebSlam participants