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2008 Martin Luther King Jr.
Essay Contest Winners
 On Thursday, May 1, the winners of the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest were announced at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Students from around the state were presented with their award during a special awards ceremony in the museum’s The Power of Children: Making a Difference exhibit.
The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. essay contest is open to all Indiana students in grades 6-12. Junior Division (6-8 graders) and Senior Division (9-12 graders) awards are given for first through fifth place winners. Essays were limited to 450 words and were judged on the basis of originality, clear connection between the quote and the issue selected, use of supporting examples or evidence, organization and clarity of composition in spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Junior Division |
First Place
Sarah Denne
Zionsville Middle School
Zionsville, IN
“The Ultimate Measure of a Man” |
Second Place
Jinny Kim
Riverside School
Fishers, IN
“Fallen Star, Behavioral Conscience, and Advanced World” |
Third Place
Emma Green
Eastwood Middle School
Indianapolis, IN
“Discrimination Essay” |
Fourth Place
Ali MacAllister
The Orchard School
Indianapolis, IN
“The Measure of a Man” |
Fifth Place
Matthew Skolnik
Eastwood Middle School
Indianapolis, IN
“Racism” |
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Senior Division |
First Place
Megan Crowther
Roncalli High School
Greenwood, IN
“I Can Make a Difference” |
Second Place
Matthew Blandford
Roncalli High School
Indianapolis, IN
“Silence: Society’s Sin”
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Third Place
Trishya Srinivasan
The International School of Indianapolis
Carmel, IN
“Living Dr. King’s Sermon”
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Fourth Place
Daniel Ortiz
Roncalli High School
Greenwood, IN
“More than Just a Man”
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Fifth Place
Paige Dossey
Avon High School
Avon, IN
“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.”
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