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Presentation: Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Contest Awards by the Brookings Human Rights Commission.
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In celebration of Dr. King’s birthday, the Brookings Human Rights Commission sponsored a poster contest for K-12 along with an essay contest for intermediate, middle, and high school students.
The BHRC used this year’s poster contest to launch a new anti-bullying campaign titled “Promoting Empathy and Kindness (PEAK).” The students were invited to choose one of the following quotes of Dr. King to create a graphic illustration of it that promotes kindness and empathy:
• “Life's most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’ ”
• “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”
• “The time is always right to do what is right.”
• “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
• “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
• “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” This year’s poster theme was: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”
The essay contest gave students an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s ideas and their effect on our community. The 2024 essay contest prompts were:
• Intermediate School (Grades 4-5): Identify two problems in your school, neighborhood, or community and what you would do to solve these problems. Include a quote from Dr. King and explain how it inspires your solution.
• Middle School (Grades 6-8): Building off a quote from Dr. King, describe how you can help create a more just, inclusive, and peaceful society. How can you work with your peers to make a difference? Identify your own aspirations for your community and what Dr. King means to you.
• High School (Grades 9-12): Incorporating a quote from Dr. King, explore how the principles of justice and oneness can be used to transform our divided world into a united one. Discuss how Dr. King's ideals, philosophy, and principles apply to our collective lives and impact your daily life. What solutions would you offer to promote peace and equity in your community? What would be the roles of young people and adults in implementing your solutions?
Mayor Ope Niemeyer will present the awards.
Poster - Kindergarten-3rd Grade
Kenlee Greve 1st Place $25.00
D’Mierylyn Medicine Horn 2nd Place $15.00
Aubern Rose Diaz 3rd Place $10.00
Poster - Intermediate School
Brynlee Sik 1st Place $25.00
Juliette Bechmann 2nd Place $15.00
Carma Helton 3rd Place $10.00
Isli See 1st Place $25.00
Lillianna Eikmeier 2nd Place $15.00
Lillian Timp 3rd Place $10.00
Nana Kwame Dwomoh 1st Place $25.00
Essay - Intermediate School
Stanturf Dwomoh 1st Place $100.00
Blythe Agnes Dorthea Jones 2nd Place $75.00
Alexander Liu 3rd Place $50.00
Sanhita Tummala 1st Place $100.00
Sinan Theodore Briddick 2nd Place $75.00
Louis Liu 3rd Place $50.00
Michelle Huh 1st Place $100.00
Nana Kwame Dwomoh 2nd Place $75.00
Danica Clarice Jones 3rd Place $50.00
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Kenlee Greve - Kindergarten-3rd Grade 1st Place
D’Mieryln M. - Kindergarten-3rd Grade 2nd Place
Aubern Rose Diaz - Kindergarten-3rd Grade 3rd Place
Brynlee Sik - Intermediate 1st Place
Juliette Bechmann - Intermediate 2nd Place
Carma Helton - Intermediate 3rd Place
Isli See - Middle School 1st Place
Lillianna Eikmeier - Middle School 2nd Place
Lillian Timp - Middle School 3rd Place
Nana Kwame Swomoh - High School 1st Place
Stanturf Dwomoh - 4th- 5th Grade 1st Place
Blythe Agnes Dorthea Jones - 4th-5th Grade 2nd Place
Alexander Liu - 4th-5th Grade 3rd Place
Sanhita Tummala - Middle School 1st Place
Sinan Theodore Briddick - Middle School 2nd Place
Louis Liu - Middle School 3rd Place
Michelle Huh - High School 1st Place
Nana Kwame Dwomoh - High School 2nd Place
Danica Clarice Jones - High School 3rd Place