Back-to-Back Champion: Mari Basaca Fuentes Wins Poetry Out Loud for Second Year

Yerington NV – February 5, 2026

On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, seven students from Yerington High School competed in the 2026 Poetry Out Loud – Lyon County Semi-Finals at the Jeanne Dini Cultural Center in Yerington. The students competed by reciting poems they selected from the Poetry Out Loud website.

Congratulations to Mari Basaca Fuentes! This is her second year in a row winning the Lyon County School District ‘Poetry Out Loud’ competition.

Congratulations to all seven outstanding competitors in Lyon County’s Poetry Out Loud Semi-Finals! Our community cheers your hard work—from memorizing all three poems to confidently bringing them to life on stage.

Mari will compete in the Nevada Poetry Out Loud Finals representing Lyon County: