Booker T. Washington K-8 School, in Birmingham City Schools District, had several students to participate in the 2013 National Career Development Association’s Poetry and Poem Contest. The state participants from Booker T. Washington included: Tamara Caldwell (2nd) who placed 1st in the district for primary; Rachel Robinson (2nd) who placed 2nd in the district for primary; Anthony Roland (2nd) who placed 3rd in the district for primary; Cha’Diamond Robinson (5th) who placed 2nd in the district for intermediate; Destiny Underwood (5th) who placed 3rd in the district for intermediate; and Amauri Pettaway (8th) who placed 2nd in the district for middle. State participant, Tamara Caldwell, placed 2nd in the poetry primary division for the state.
All state level winners were entered in the National contest. The winners will be announced in April of this year on the NCDA’s website.
On behalf of principal, Damita J. Pitts and school counselor, Sandra Rudolph, we want to wish Tamara Caldwell, as well as the other students in our district, good luck in the national contest.
