martin luther king essay contest

Congratulations to the participants and winners of this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. writing, speech and art contests! Please join us on Sunday, January 17 at 1pm at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration. The winners of the speech, art, and writing contests will be recognized at this event. This year’s theme: “We Must Act Now” Writing Contest Winners (Sponsored by MTEA and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Grades K-1 Group Project Winner:  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary, Grade 1, Room 204,  Teacher:  Lori Tharp; Students:  Aniya Batton, Kayden Bell, Charlie Body, Jaeana Cooper, Kaden Crouthers, Orie Dodson, Ta Myaia Gatson,  Kristian Johnson, Fabion Moore, Julius Pitt, Cordayle Robinson, Taviana Smith, Tanilla Somerville, Aallyah Spates, Breanna Taylor, Camron Veasley, Isiah Washington, Roishannda Williams Grades 2-3 1st place: Amerra Jackson, Bryant School, Grade 3 2nd place: Tania Isidoro-Munoz, Hayes Bilingual, Grade 3 3rd place: Camila Morales-Rodriguez, Lincoln Avenue School, Grade 3 Grades 4-5 1st place: Aniya Gillespie, Keefe Avenue School, Grade 5 2nd place: Aalanianna Fox, Golda Meir School, Grade 4 3rd place: Mario James, Golda Meir School, Grade 4 Grade 6 1st place: Talya Jagers, Hartford University School, Grade 6 2nd place: Timari Robinson, Metcalfe Scool, Grade 6 3rd place: Akia Robey, Hartford University School, Grade 6 Grades 7-8 1st place: Samantha Hantsche, Garland School, Grade 7 2nd place: Talbot de St. Aubin, Golda Meir School, Grade 8 3rd place: Paola Merax-Garcia, Longfellow School, Grade 7 Grades 9-10 1st place: Mia Rimmer, Rufus King International High School, Grade 9 2nd place: Biluge Ntabala, Milwaukee High School of the Arts, Grade 10 3rd place: Mai Chue Yang, Rufus King International High School, Grade 10 Grades 11-12 2nd place: Madison Kurth, Rufus King.
Download and print PDF versionYou could win a 0, 0 or ,000 scholarship. The 2016 MLK Essay Contest is open to high school seniors attending Arlington schools or residing within the Arlington city limits. Scholarships to help defray the cost of college tuition and books will be awarded to the winning first, second and third place essay writers. ThemeThis Year’s Theme is “The Strength to Love: Tough Minds, Tender Hearts.” The theme is derived from Dr. King’s book, “The Strength to Love,” which was published in 1963. “The Strength to Love” explains the central element of Dr. King’s philosophy of nonviolence in short messages, some of them composed in jails and all of them crafted during the tumultuous years of the Civil Rights struggle. What does having the strength to love mean? How To EnterSUBMISSION DEADLINE IS 4 PM FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 2015 Media Office/Arlington Police Department 620 W. Division St. Arlington, TX 76011 One essay per student. Essays must be original, typed, double-spaced, and must not exceed 1,500 words. Cover sheet must contain student’s name, school, home phone number, address and email address. None of this information should be included in the body of the essay. E-mail essay as a Microsoft Word document attachment to Cheryel.Carpenter@Arlingtontx.gov Essays will be judged on the basis of organization, content, voice, creativity, grammatical structure and overall conformity to the theme. RulesEntries will be judged in November 2015. Winners will be formally recognized at the Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. Advancing the Dream Awards Banquet on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 and throughout the four-day celebration weekend. For more information about the MLK Essay Competition 2016, contact Cheryel Carpenter at Cheryel.Carpenter@Arlingtontx.gov or 817-459-5384. .
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 BY 5:00PM Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Remaining Awake through a Great Revolution THE CHALLENGE:   On March 31, 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke from the National Cathedral’s Canterbury Pulpit in Washington, D.C. His sermon, “Remaining Awake through a Great Revolution” was his final sermon before his death on April 9, 1968. In this sermon, Dr. King quotes from John in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation: “Behold I make all things new; former things are passed away.” He then makes an analogy to Washington Irving’s story of Rip Van Winkle who slept through America’s Revolutionary war. King writes, “One of the great liabilities of life is that all too many people find themselves living amid a great period of social change, and yet they fail to develop the new attitudes, the new mental responses, that the new situation demands. They end up sleeping through a revolution.” King goes on to describe the “great revolutions” going on during his day: the “technological revolution,” the “revolution in weaponry,” and the “human rights revolution.” Through these revolutions, King first argues that America is “challenged to develop a world perspective. No individual can live alone, no nation can live alone, and anyone who feels that he can live alone is sleeping through a revolution. The world in which we live is geographically one. The challenge that we face today is to make it one in terms of brotherhood.” Secondly, King says, “we are challenged to eradicate the last vestiges of racial injustice from our nation.” Next, King stresses, “we are challenged to rid our nation and the world of poverty. Like a monstrous octopus, poverty spreads its nagging, prehensile tentacles into hamlets and villages all over our world.” Finally, King recognizes the challenge to “find an alternative to war and.
Developing New Relationships: Building a Community for Everyone 2016 Writing Contest open to students in 2nd-5th grade, middle school, and high school Visit the Center for Education in Small Urban Communities for more information. Contacts: Lila Moore (lfmoore@illinois.edu), or Victor Perez (vhperez@illinois.edu).
Website Address Correctional AssociationAddressAttn: Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Award Committee206 N. Washington Street, Suite 200Alexandria, VA 22314Email Addressjenniferb@aca.orgApplication DeadlineJune 1, 2016Number Of AwardsSee DescriptionMaximum Amount,000Scholarship DescriptionThe scholarship is awarded to minority nominees who have demonstrated a need and a willingness to continue an educational mission toward a college education or graduate training related to a career in the criminal justice field. An ACA member must recommend nominations to the ACA Committee on Correctional Awards. Members, patrons and friends are invited to annually contribute to the fund for this scholarship.All nominees must describe in a short essay (250 words, double-spaced) their reflections on the ideals and philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King, and how they have attempted to emulate these qualities in their lives. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website. Latest College & Financial Aid News Will Declining Lotto Sales Impact Scholarships? March 3, 2016 by Susan Dutca Tuition assistance from scholarships may be cut as much as 30 percent by fall 2017 for tens of thousands of New Mexico students. Proceeds from lotteries, including the January .6 billion Powerball, are not able to keep pace with higher education cost increases. Ticket sales are down, college tuition costs are up, and state budgets are tight. As a result, lawmakers in eight [.] Could Trump University Fraud Lawsuit Derail Presidential Bid? March 1, 2016 by Susan Dutca GOP presidential candidate and current frontrunner Donald Trump may need to take some time off from his political campaign to take the witness stand in a pending class-action lawsuit against his now-defunct for-profit school, Trump.