Congratulations to María Mercedes Méndez ('27), our Poetry Out Loud in-school competition winner!
She will represent Saint John's School at Puerto Rico's semifinal, competing for a chance to advance to the national stage and win $20,000. We also applaud Miranda Jatib ('25), our second-place winner and María's runner-up, along with all our talented participants:
Third Place: Roni Lewy ('27)
Adelaida Siaca ('25)
Monica García ('26)
Ignacio Pedraza ('26)
Isabel Bringas ('26)
Tatiana Santiago ('26)
At Saint John's School, the arts are vital to education, helping students develop creativity, confidence, and a lifelong appreciation for self-expression.
Good luck, María! We’re so proud of all our student performers!
Saint John’s School is a non-profit, college preparatory, nonsectarian, coeducational day school founded in 1915. The school, located in a residential area of Condado, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has an enrollment of over 800 students from pre pre-kinder to grade twelve. Instruction is mostly in English with the exception of language courses.