Congratulations to Jessie Fuller, who placed first in the Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition, which was held at Kansas City North Tuesday, Feb. 17.

Fuller, a junior at Grandview High School, will advance to the State Poetry Competition in Jefferson City, March 11-12. If she wins there, she will receive $1,000 and will get to compete in the National Poetry Competition in Washington D.C. April 28-29.

Fuller is the fourth GHS student to advance to the state competition.