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Jesse Tarnas

Parker School senior Jesse Tarnas earned third place at the statewide Shakespeare Recitation Contest on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Punahou School in Honolulu.

He performed Shakespeare’s Sonnet 104 and a monologue from Hamlet.

Tarnas’ third place prize included a volume of Shakespeare’s works, tickets to all three productions of the Hawaii Shakespeare Festival this summer, and a check for $50.

Sponsored by the English-Speaking Union, Hawaii Branch, the national competition began 30 years ago, and currently involves approximately 60 branches and 16,000 high school students annually.

It was Tarnas’ second big win at the state level this month. Tarnas earned the first place trophy in the Championship Lincoln-Douglas category from the Iolani Debate State Qualifying Tournament.

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