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Our 2025 grant funded Craven County School English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program purchase of headsets and large print books for the English Language Development (ELD) curriculum. <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/esustage.wpengine.com\/get-involved\/esu-national-shakespeare-competition\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/colonialnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/eligibility-attachment_3-e1785623778650.png);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">ESU National Shakespeare Competition<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">Each February, the ESU Colonial NC Branch hosts its High School Shakespeare Competition. After competing in their schools, students showcase their talents in Shakespearean performance and sonnet recitation before a live audience. The public is invited to enjoy their inspiring performances as local students compete for a place at the national finals.\r\nThe Branch champion advances to the National Shakespeare Competition each April at New York City&#8217;s Lincoln Center, joining winners from 56 ESU branches across the country. 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