“Not marble nor the gilded monuments of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme,” is the opening line from William Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 55", read by Yamahni Duncan, a Las Plumas High School senior and winner of the Butte County Office of Education’s 2023-2024 Poetry Out Loud competition.
Operating a full arts program at a public high school isn't cheap. In fact, in the case of Inspire School of Arts and Sciences, a little help from members of the community will go a long way toward bolstering funding the school has in its budget.