Kaitlyn Lubega’s two years in New Mexico have left quite an impression on the soon-to-graduate senior, while the United World College-USA student has reciprocally left her mark on the Land of Enchantment.

Lubega will represent the state during the Poetry Out Loud National Finals on May 5-7 in Washington, D.C., after winning the New Mexico finals in mid-March at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. It was Lubega’s second victory in two tries in the state competition. The state and national finals events are sandwiched around April, which is National Poetry Month.

Lubega’s family lives in New Jersey, and she was born in the United Kingdom before moving to the U.S. Her mother grew up in Uganda, and many of the lessons her mother taught her about being a woman have informed how Lubega carries herself in contemporary America. She came to Montezuma as a junior, a big change for a teenager accustomed to the East Coast.

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