2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest Winners Announced
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 2008 essay contest winners are:
Junior Division Winners
1st Place Winner – Sarah Denne, “The Ultimate Measure of a Man,” 6th grade, Zionsville Middle School
2nd Place Winner – Jinny Kim, “Fallen Star, Behavioral Conscience, and Advanced World,” 6th grade, Riverside School
3rd Place Winner – Emma Green, “Discrimination Essay,” 8th grade, Eastwood Middle School
4th Place Winner – Ali MacAllister, “The Measure of a Man,” 8th grade, The Orchard School
5th Place Winner – Matthew Skolnik, “Racism,” 8th grade, Eastwood Middle School
Senior Division Winners
1st Place Winner – Megan Crowther, “I Can Make a Difference,” 9th grade, Roncalli High School
2nd Place Winner – Matthew Blandford, “Silence: Society’s Sin,” 9th grade, Roncalli High School
3rd Place Winner – Trishya Srinivasan, “Living Dr. King’s Sermon,” 9th grade, The International School of Indianapolis
4th Place Winner – Daniel Ortiz, “More than Just a Man,” 9th grade, Roncalli High School
5th Place Winner – Paige Dossey, “In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends,” 12th grade, Avon High School
Students participating in the 2008 essay contest were asked to reflect on one of the following quotes from Dr. King: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends” or “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” The students’ essays focused on their own perceptions of the quote and how it related to the issue they selected.
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest is open to all Indiana students in grades 6 through 12. Junior Division (6th to 8th graders) and Senior Division (9th to 12th 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. All entries were judged anonymously by the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest Committee. Award recipients were presented with cash prizes ranging from $500 for first place winners, $300 for second place winners and $100 for third, fourth and fifth place winners for both the Junior and Senior divisions.
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is a non-profit institution committed to creating extraordinary learning experiences that have the power to transform the lives of children and families. The 433,000 square-foot facility houses 11 major galleries. Visitors can explore the physical and natural sciences, history, world cultures, the arts, see how dinosaurs lived 65 million years ago in Dinosphere: Now You’re in Their World®, and experience Fireworks of Glass, the largest permanent sculpture of blown glass by renowned artist Dale Chihuly. The Children’s Museum, situated on 13 acres of land in Indianapolis presents thousands of programs and activities each year. For more information about The Children’s Museum in English and Spanish, visit ChildrensMuseum.org.
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