Attendees received a commemorative t-shirt
with admission to the slam

CSG Secretary Jonathan Pavlick and Danny Shelton

Emcee and slammaster Kimberly Simms
of Wits End Poetry goes over the rules

From left, Chiropractic Student Government president
Brian Quattlebaum and his wife, Kate, helped
CSG representatives and brothers Bill and Chad Wagner
tally scores throughout the competition

Sherman student Aaron Fisher performs
in the first round of competition

Poet Moodswing (Robert Mullins)
performs in the first round

Sildad of Lexington, SC, performs in the second round

Judge/Sherman student LaKeia Manor gives a top score

Sherman student Dee Dee Brown presents
her second-round performance

Downtown Spartanburg makes a nice backdrop
as Scottie T. performs

Excellent poems and performances lead to
big scores from the judges

Just Caus (Kevin Lewis) performs in the
final round of competition

DaMinista (Tavis Brunson) gives his third-round performance

The final scores are tallied

Finalists Scotty T., Jus Caus and DaMinista
wait for the judges’ scores

Sixteen-year-old competitor Michelle Lahaie
and her mom Ute Lahaie

Dee Dee Brown and new friend DaMinista