Our massmouth storyteller-educators have heard over 1,200 personal stories from high school juniors and seniors in Abington, Andover, Boston Latin Academy, Everett, Lynn Classical, and Newburyport high schools. The best of the stories heard in the classroom moved on to tell in front of a larger high school audience. The best of each high school competed on April 30th, 2011 for a share $5000 in scholarship cash. Prizes were awarded for any post-secondary educational endeavor as follows: $2,000 for the 1st place and $1000 each to 2 runners up. $500 to the Audience Choice winner. A $500 award is a discretionary prize from massmouth to any student in the program.
Here are our first year prize winners:
1st place for $2,000 scholarship for any post-secondary educational endeavor –
Brianda Agramonte, Lynn Classical High School, senior, for her story "Big Red Gum"
2 runners up $1,000 scholarship -
Matthews DeSouza, Everett High School, junior
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| Matt Alves DeSouza receives his certificate for his win at the regional story slam on April 30th, 2011 |
Also a runner up with $1,000 award; Conor Miller, Newburyport High School, junior ( picture from April 30th performance)
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| Conor Miller at the slam at the Cambridge Public Library - he had a long wait and did very well. |
And our massmouth choice winner, selected by massmouth educators for a $500 award-
Sandy Fonseca, Boston Latin Academy, senior
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| Sandy Fonseca Lopes receives her certificate from Torena Webb Thomas, massmouth storyteller/educator who worked with Sandy at Boston Latin Academy in April 2011. |
StoriesLive® Audience Choice award of $500 towards any post secondary educational endeavor was awarded to:
Lexi Hernando, Lynn Classical High School, Senior
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| Katie Liesener leads a class at Lynn Classical High School |
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| Students practice stories at BLA |
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| Students practice listening and telling at BLA |
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| Ben Cunningham leads a class at Boston Latin Academy |
ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL, Andover, Mass.
Caylen Bryant Where I’m From
Patrick Farnham Learned the Hard Way
Michael Galletti Learned the Hard Way
David Iannalfo The First Time
BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY, Dorchester, Mass
Julio Abreu The First Time
Sandy Fonesca Lost and Found
Robert “Sonny” Finch Where I Am From
Elvis Garcia Learned the Hard Way
Barbara Kirby The First Time
Vition Mbrica Learned the Hard the Way
EVERETT HIGH SCHOOL, Everett, Mass
Ryan Considine Where I Am
Matt Alves DeSouza The First Time
Eilish Faherty Learned the Hard Way
Marie Goodman Where I Am from
Claude Simon Where I Am From
Qualified: Francisco Lemus and Kylan Nowell
LYNN CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL, Lynn, Mass
Brianda Agramonte The First Time
Dammy Dada The First Time
Chris Divorell Learned the Hard Way
Maho Dzekic Where I’m From
Lexy Hernando Lost and Found
Chastity Mathurin Learned the Hard Way
Riley McManus The First Time
Ann-Louise Rescigna Learned the Hard Way
NEWBURYPORT, Newburyport, Mass
Jack Brophy Learned the Hard Way
Heather Davis Lost and Found
Sam Ettenborough Learned the Hard Way?
Hannah Koen The First Time
Conor Miller The First Time
Nat Muros The First Time
Andrew Orlando Where I’m From
Qualified: Nora Casey
Emcee: senior Masio Dotson from BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY
Reach us at stories@massmouth.com or call us at 617-942-2553 to find out how you can donate to or to bring StoriesLive® to your school next year.
Storytellers and educators from massmouth in StoriesLive®
Executive Director/ Project Director
Norah Dooley
Program Director/Project Director
Andrea Lovett
Managing Director/Project Director
Nicolette Nordin Heavey
massmouth storytellers/educators:
Dan Dahari, HR Britton, Karen Given, Ben Cunningham, Katie Liesener, Tony Toledo, Lani Peterson, Torena Webb, Esther Piszczek
Adjunct storytellers:
Paula H. Junn and Maddie Panella
Project Videography and Photography:
Paula H. Junn
We thank all our generous Scholarship Donors:
Morton Financial
In memory of Helen Moore
Charles and Andrea Lovett
Blair and Nicolette Heavey
Robert Fairchild & Norah Dooley
Marcelo and Marcela Lopez
Juan and Norma Sanchez
Allen and Stephanie Maruzzi
Karen and Raymond Chace
Richard and Patricia Thompson
Tina Jaillet
Daryl Mark
Bambi Good
Lucy Patton
Marie Claire Humblet
Joan Radner
Hal Miller-Jacobs
Gail Leicher
Laura Stock
Judith Nathans
Elizabeth Gospodarek
Bruce Marcus
Nina Berger
ML Grimaldi-Marvel
Mimi Grosser
David Briola
We thank our distinguished judges Tony Toledo, master storyteller and emcee, Judith Black, master storyteller and last year's recipient of 1st prize at the BigMouthOff (adult story slam), Holly Samuels, media specialist/Librarian at Cambridge Latin High School and a expert story listener, Karla Nicholson, Executive Director of Haymarket People's Fund, Karen Given, massmouth member StoriesLive® teacher,storyteller and a producer for ONLY A GAME on NPR and Brooks Dyroff is a 2011 finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award. He and Kenny Haisfield founded CEO 4 Teens in December 2006.
Thanks to all the staff and teachers at the high schools in StoriesLive®:
Andover High School: Rebecca D’Alise, Eric Pellerin, Brian Shea, Pat Whalen
Boston Latin Academy: Amy Berinato
Everett High School: Sarah Belson, Andrea Cerchione, Michael Fineran, Ryan McGowan, Linda O’Brien, Valerie Shively
Lynn Classical High School: Jerry Burke, Daniel Collins, Patty Frey, Erica Tolley, Jack Vandergriff
Newburyport High School: Tom Abrams, Susie Galvin, Constantina Knecht, Steve Malenfant, Deb Szabo
